Mukesh Bhatt breaks silence on fall out with Mahesh Bhatt: 'Woh mera bhagwaan hai, bada bhai hai, marte dum tak pyaar karunga'

In 2021, Bollywood was taken by surprise when Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt — the brothers who had jointly helmed Vishesh Films for over thirty years — decided to go their separate ways professionally. During the 1990s and 2000s, the Bhatt brothers delivered a series of successful films including Aashiqui, Sadak, Sir, Raaz, and Murder, among many others.

He spoke about their split and hinted that people had vested interests to separate both the brothers. "'Woh kacche kaan ke hai (He is gullible, he believes what people tell him aur kisi ka vested interest hoga to separate both the brothers,' said Mukesh Bhatt during a chat with Lehren Retro. Now, for the first time since their split, Mukesh Bhatt has opened up about the matter in an interview and what happened exactly. Talking about their fall out, he said, "It was one of the most beautiful relationships of my life, with my brother.

it was like a love story. I was once asked in an interview who he would choose between his brother and wife and he said he will choose Mahesh Bhatt." He further said that he will always love Mahesh Bhatt.

He said, "Main iss ucche par nahi aaunga ki usne yeh kaha. Mere liye Mahesh Bhatt mera bhagwaan hai, mera bada bhai hai. Marte dam tak use bahut, bahut, bahut pyaar karta hu aur karta rahuga. (For me Mahesh Bhatt is my God and I will love him till the time I die)."

He added, "I have no bitterness towards him. I don’t know what he feels about me, but there is none from my side.”Mukesh also addressed the statements made earlier by filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who had claimed that Mahesh accused Mukesh of exploiting him for years. Despite sharing the same surname, Vikram is not related to the Bhatt brothers. Dismissing those allegations, Mukesh explained, “He (Mahesh) is gullible, and people had vested interests in how these brothers could be separated.”

He went on to comment further, saying, “Say what you want to say, I won’t name anyone. Tell Vikram Bhatt to look within himself, listen to his own conscience.

He will get the answer whether he’s right or wrong.”Speaking about the separation, Mukesh admitted that he never saw it coming: “I never thought we could separate. I always believed only one thing could separate us was death. I never in my wildest dreams thought we would part ways.”Reflecting on his enduring respect for Mahesh, Mukesh recalled a recent moment involving his son Vishesh — who now heads Vishesh Films and is producing Awarapan 2 starring

Emraan Hashmi

. Mukesh shared, “When this film began, I was told that Bhatt saab had sent a message to Vishesh saying, ‘Congratulations, I wish you all the very best from the bottom of my heart.’ I was very touched to hear that. I was happy that he blessed Vishesh. For me, he is not just an elder brother, he is a father figure.

I have always looked up to him as a father figure, so anything coming from him is invaluable.”Returning to the topic of Vikram Bhatt’s comments, Mukesh asserted his composure and self-awareness: “To ab agar koi mujhe aakar kahe ki Vikram Bhatt ne ye kaha ya kisi aur ne kuch aur kaha, toh main ye chichore logon ki baatein sun kar apna mann kadwa nahi karunga (So now, if someone comes to me and says that Vikram Bhatt said this or someone else said that, I will not let such petty talk influence my mind).

I am not gullible.

That is the difference between him and me. If anyone says Mahesh Bhatt was abusing me so much, I won’t be affected because I know what Mahesh Bhatt truly is. He may say something in anger, but not from his heart.”Earlier, Vikram Bhatt, who directed several successful films under the Vishesh Films banner — had recounted his own fallout with Mahesh Bhatt in an interview with Siddharth Kannan. He said, “Bhatt sahab gifted me a painting of a peacock flying over a desert, saying the peacock is like me, flying over a desert in full-blown colors.

One day, I was talking to Bhatt sahab and went to the toilet. When I came back, I saw my driver, Inder, taking the painting.

I asked him where he was taking it, and he said, ‘Boss (Mahesh Bhatt) asked me to keep it in the car.’ I asked Bhatt sahab, and he told me, ‘You get out of the company.’ When I asked why, he said, ‘My brother (Mukesh Bhatt) has exploited me for years. I don’t want him to exploit you. Go and do something on your own.’”