Overview
- In an interview published this weekend, Bhatt recalled that in the late 1990s he was financially struggling despite directing major films and dating Sushmita Sen, saying he did not even have money to buy a CD.
- Multiple outlets report the relationship began on the set of Dastak (1996) when Bhatt was working as an assistant to Mahesh Bhatt and that he directed Ghulam (1998) during the same period.
- Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Soni were arrested in December after a complaint by Ajay Murdia alleging about Rs 30 crore was taken under a film-project pretext and that fake bills were prepared.
- Their bail plea was rejected by the Rajasthan High Court on January 31st but the Supreme Court granted them bail in February and they remain out on that bail while the case proceeds.
- Bhatt called the chargesheet 'bizarre' and said the accuser had not proved the allegations, and the interview has prompted renewed media discussion about celebrity finances and public perception.