'I Had To Be My Own Father': Rahul Bhatt Opens Up About His 'Fractured' Relationship With Dad Mahesh Bhatt

Rahul Bhatt, son of Mahesh Bhatt and his first wife Kiran, has opened up about his "fractured" relationship with his father. Reflecting on his childhood and their relationship over the years, Rahul said he felt that Mahesh had been somewhat indifferent towards him. He also spoke about the communication gap between them. Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, Rahul said, "I had to be my own father. My father was there, but he was not there. He has been a little indifferent to me for reasons he knows best. I love my father, I respect him, but I am not my father. It's a fractured relationship." Rahul further shared that he has always faced a "communication problem" with his father. Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran mutually separated in the late 1970s, though their formal divorce was finalised in 1988.