'I am the illegitimate son of a Muslim woman', Mahesh Bhatt opens up about the dark secrets of his life!

New Delhi: Today the whole world knows director-producer Mahesh Bhatt. Let us tell you that he has been in the news more for his personal life than his professional career. He did not want to divorce his first wife Kiran Bhatt, so Soni Razdan and Mahesh Bhatt converted to Islam and then got married. Soni Razdan has two daughters Shaheen Bhatt and Alia Bhatt. Mahesh Bhatt says he doesn't know who his father is? Because he is the illegitimate son of a Muslim woman. Let us know further what is the truth of his life?

son of a muslim woman

During an interview, Mahesh Bhatt said a big thing about his relationship. He said, “I have no memories of my father. So I don't know what my father's role should be. I am the illegitimate son of a single Muslim woman, Shireen Mohammed Ali.” After this he was asked that despite being the son of a Muslim woman, how did his name become Mahesh Bhatt? Then he said, “I remember, when I asked my mother the meaning of my name, she said that she would ask my father and tell me, because he was the one who gave me this name. I waited and then one day mother told me that Mahesh means 'Lord of Gods'.

Know why it was named Hindu?

Let us tell you that Mahesh Bhatt further says, “I did not like this name in childhood. There was a lot of anger inside me, because the God of Gods (Lord Shankar) had beheaded his own son Ganesha. I wanted to be named Ganesha because in my childhood I used to sleep with my head hidden in the pillow like Lord Ganesha. They have been my favourite. Like Ganesh, my father was also a stranger to me. They weren't even there for me. I just got his surname, because of which today I am Mahesh Bhatt.'' Mahesh Bhatt has tried to show his personal life in films like 'Arth', 'Zakhm' and 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani'. Also read…