January 2021 brought the news of the professional split between Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, leaving their fans wondering what happened between the two brothers. According to the reports, their production company, Vishesh Films will be controlled and run by Mukesh and his children, Sakshi Bhatt and Vishesh Bhatt as Mahesh stepped down from his position. Mukesh had confirmed the news and informed that Mahesh will be serving the company as a creative consultant.
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When the media reached out to Vikram Bhatt earlier and asked him to comment on the professional split between Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, he refused to clarify saying that his Boss (Mahesh) has asked him not to say anything. Vikram had said that whatever he has to say he won't say on this subject because he's asked to maintain silence and he has to listen to his Boss. But finally, Vikram broke his silence on the matter and Mahesh's role in the company, Vishesh Films.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, when filmmaker, Vikram Bhatt was asked to comment on Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt's professional split, he said, "I think of it as an end of a journey. Everything comes to an end. So did the journey of Boss (Mahesh Bhatt) and Mukeshji. Boss junked his career as a director almost twenty-five years ago and only looked back once for Sadak 2. He had promised Mukeshji when he gave up direction that if ever a situation arose where only he could direct a film for the company, then he would. Sadak 2 was that film, I am assuming. I believe that a man is just not his profession. There is much more to a man than how he chooses to make a living."
Speaking of why Mahesh Bhatt stepped down from his position in their production company, Vishesh Films, Vikram Bhatt added, "The filmmaker is only a small part of Mahesh Bhatt. He is more a guru and a mentor to young aspiring talent. He is at a stage in life where he is not motivated by money, fame or adulation. So how can you continue to be a part of a company that obviously thrives on money, fame and adulation - like any other film company. He had no interest in making the rich people richer - so he quit so that he could help lost talent find their way."
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When Vikram Bhatt was asked how he views the contribution of Mahesh Bhatt to the Vishesh Films Banner on the creative front, he said that it is like asking how one views the contribution of a mother in the child's upbringing. Vikram said that Mahesh's contribution to the company is from zero to hundred. As Vikram explained, one cannot be a consultant to something they own as it is like reducing the role of a mother to a midwife.
Vikram Bhatt was earlier asked not to comment on this matter by Mahesh Bhatt. Elaborating on series of events from then till now, Vikram continued, "Boss was of the opinion that he is beyond all this and did not need any explanations to be given on his behalf. So, he reigned me in and asked me not to comment. However, I did a lot of thinking and decided that I am going to not listen to him this time around and say my bit. And my bit is not caustic, believe me. My bit is more a lament on the state of affairs and a prayer that it does not remain this way."
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The 2020 film, Sadak 2 was Mahesh Bhatt's last film as a director, which starred his daughters, Pooja Bhatt (special appearance) and Alia Bhatt!
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