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Mahesh Bhatt Reveals How Shaheen Bhatt's Birth Made Him Quit Alcohol And Start His Sobriety Journey

Mahesh Bhatt opened up about his struggle with alcohol and how Shaheen Bhatt's birth propelled his sobriety. He revealed how this incident inspired 'Daddy.'

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Mahesh Bhatt is known for making films that are borrowed from moments from his personal life. In a latest interview, the director opened up about how he made 바카라˜Daddy바카라™. In a candid interview, Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt opened up about their struggles with alcohol and their sobriety journey.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Mahesh Bhatt opened up about 바카라˜Daddy바카라™. He revealed how he decided to make the film. The director mentioned that the film stemmed from his life. Mahesh Bhatt talked about his struggle with alcohol and revealed that the birth of Shaheen Bhatt finally made him quit drinking.

He said, 바카라œIt was Shaheen who made me give up drinking. She was the first child born through Soni. I remember Soni had told me to stop drinking for a few days as the baby was coming.바카라 He revealed that Shaheen propelled his journey to sobriety when she turned away from him.

Mahesh Bhatt continued, 바카라œI carried her in my arms, this frail little child. I leaned to kiss her, but she turned away from me. I felt I couldn바카라™t have my newborn baby turn away from me. Life was telling me something through this child. That was grace. I gave up drinking...Daddy was born there 바카라” the daughter who becomes the trigger for the father.바카라

In the same interview, Pooja Bhatt also opened up about her struggle with alcohol. She mentioned that it was a 바카라œparadox바카라 that she did this film. She found herself going through an alcohol problem when she was 44. However, she stopped when Mahesh Bhatt asked her to love herself.

바카라˜Daddy바카라™ revolved around the story of a girl who helped her father fight alcoholism. The movie marked Pooja Bhatt바카라™s debut in Bollywood.

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