Rahul Bhatt reacts to the controversy around the notorious lips kiss between Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt for the magazine cover: ‘We have seen it since childhood …’.

In a 1990s magazine cover, Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt had a lot of controversy showing kisses on the lips. Both have discussed and clarified the issue several times in years.
Rahul Bhatt Share your views when growing between scam
Rahul Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt’s son and brother of Pooja Bhatt, shared their views on the controversy around the cover of the magazine and its influence on it. In an interview with Hindi Rush, Rahul recalled at the age of 13–14 when all this happened. He mentioned how children of film families often face criticism and challenges, but they learned to be strong and unaffected by it. He shared how to make them immune for negativity, without losing their humanity, growing with dangers and continuous investigation. Rahul insisted that when he gets better than these experiences, he has not allowed bitterness and has always been true for himself.Pooja Bhatt addressed Lip kissing controversy
Earlier, in an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Pooja Bhatt was asked about her magazine shoot with Mahesh Bhatt, which attracted significant attention. He replied, saying that he did not regret it, explaining that moments can be captured and interpreted in many ways, sometimes incorrectly presented. He recalled a piece of advice of Shah Rukh Khan, who once told him that when you have young children, they often ask their parents to a fickle, innocent manner. Pooja further reflected that, despite being an adult, she will always be her father’s “little girl” in her eyes, a bond that will never change.

Pooja Bhatt defends the innocence of the moment
She continued to explain that the moment the occupied moment was completely innocent, and its interpretation depended on the viewer. She emphasized that she was not going to defend the situation, as people could see the relationship between a father and daughter, but they chose. He pointed out the irony in discussing family values, while some were interpreting the situation in this way, calling it “remarkable joke”.