When Ameesha Patel said relationship with Vikram Bhatt ruined her career, the 'Raaz' director admitted he never wanted to marry her

Ameesha Patel and Vikram Bhatt were in a relationship for five years after they worked together on 'Aap Mujhe Acche Lagne Lage'. The duo then broke up but the actress had once admitted that it was a biggest drawback of her career.

Ameesha made her debut in the industry with 'Kaho Naa..Pyaar Hai' opposite Hrithik Roshan which was a huge success. Both Hrithik and Ameesha became stars overnight. But soon after, she started dating Vikram Bhatt and in an interview, she had admitted how it impacted her career. She had said during a chat with Bollywood Hungama, "In this industry, honesty is not welcome and I am someone, who is very honest. I am someone, who wears my heart on my sleeves.

I think that has been the biggest drawback for me in my life. And definitely, the only two relationships that I ever had in public, the only two I ever had, they did take a beating on my career. For 12-13 years, I was like, 'No men. Only peace. I want nothing else in my life'.

"She added, "Because the single status of a girl is always more attractive to the people that you work around. It's always more attractive for your audiences.

And they feel if you're single or you're dating someone in the industry or a superstar, that only benefits your career. Otherwise, they don't accept it. See, a heroine dating a hero can still do films with the hero and continue getting work. For me, that was not the case.

So, it does take a beating but you learn from it."Meanwhile, when they were dating, Vikram Bhatt had once said, "At this point of time she’s chasing her career, and I’m chasing her.

I’m ready whenever she is. This relationship is for keeps. But I don’t want to say much. In the past I’ve been terribly hurt after taking a relationship to my heart.”Many years later after their break-up, during a chat with HT Brunch, Vikram had spoken about his past relationships with Sushmita Sen and then Ameesha Patel. He had said, "No, I didn’t want to marry either of them. And it’s not like there’s any bitterness. There’s too much water under the bridge now."