{
  "id": 10673024,
  "title": "Rahul Bhatt on sister Pooja Bhatt’s body paint photo: ‘I hit people who were protesting’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/rahul-bhatt-on-sister-pooja-bhatts-body-paint-photo-i-hit-people-who",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:55:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/rahul-bhatt-on-sister-pooja-bhatts-body-paint-photo-i-hit-people-who-were-protesting-10898974/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rahul Bhatt, son of renowned filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, recently discussed his relationships with his father and sister Pooja Bhatt in an interview with Siddharth Kannan. Rahul expressed that he has never had any complaints about his stepmother, Soni Razdan, and praised her for being a supportive and generous figure in his life. Soni has always included Rahul in family events, taken him on holidays, and gifted him expensive presents, such as a Balenciaga bag worth Rs 3.5 lakh. Rahul also mentioned that Soni regularly invites him to family functions.\n\nRegarding a controversial statement made by Mahesh Bhatt, where he said he would have married Pooja Bhatt if she were not his daughter, Rahul stated that he disapproved of the magazine cover featuring Mahesh and Pooja kissing. He attributed the controversy surrounding the photograph to the duplicity prevalent in the film industry and emphasized the importance of discretion in such matters.\n\nOne of the most notable controversies in Pooja Bhatt's career involved her body-paint magazine photoshoot, which generated significant backlash in the 1990s. Rahul defended his sister against those who criticized or attacked her, stating that he personally confronted protesters at the time. He defended the photograph, describing it as classy and not vulgar, and emphasized that Pooja never engaged in vulgar behavior. Pooja later clarified that she was not actually nude in the photograph and that the intention behind the shoot was never to shock people.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Rahul Bhatt defended sister Pooja Bhatt against body-paint photo controversy.",
    "Rahul confronted protesters at Pooja's body-paint photo shoot in the 1990s.",
    "Rahul praised supportive, generous stepmother Soni Razdan."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Mahesh Bhatt’s son Rahul says their relationship is ‘fractured’: ‘He pays for our household’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/mahesh-bhatts-son-rahul-says-their-relationship-is-fractured-he-pays",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:32:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}