Rahul Bhatt

Rahul Bhatt Biography

Rahul Bhatt is an aspiring actor of Bollywood, better known as the son of film maker Mahesh Bhatt and brother of Pooja Bhatt. Actors Emraan Hashmi and Mohit Suri are his cousins and actress Alia Bhatt is his half-sister. Noted theatre artist and cine personality, Soni Razdan is his stepmother. Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt is his uncle. He is to debut big screen with an upcoming project produced by his father and scripted by Shagufta Rafique, who has scripted many thriller films for Mahesh Bhatt camp.

Though his father planned to launch him in 2007 with the film Suicide Bomber, things didn’t take off following the accusations related to 26/11 attacks and his meeting with David Headley at a Mumbai gym. According to Headley's testimony, he warned Bhatt not to visit South Mumbai area on November 26 and wanted to recruit him as an ISI agent. David Coleman Headley is the prime accused of 26/11 Mumbai attacks. After this incident, Bhatt’s career didn’t take off. Rahul appeared as a contestant in reality show on Colors TV, Bigg Boss 4, hosted by Salman Khan.

He was born in Mumbai on January 24, 1982 as the son of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt. To start his career as an actor in films, he reduced his weight to normal. He was 122 kgs when he started the workout. At present he works as a Fitness trainer in Mumbai. His father was to launch him as hero for the movie in 2007. He made headlines following his linkups with David Coleman Headley and his debut movie didn’t happen.

Headley also told that Tahawwur Hussain Rana, another accused of Mumbai terrorist attack, wanted to launch Rahul as the lead actor for his upcoming movie, a movie that he wanted to make. After his eviction from Bigg Boss, he claimed that the show was scripted.

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Updated: April 15, 2014