Vikram Bhatt has had a very successful career but quite the opposite can be said about his personal life. The 48 year old director spoke his heart out about his regrets in life in a recent interview with HT Brunch. He also mentioned contemplating to jump from the balcony of his sixth floor house but clarified it had nothing to do with Sushmita Sen.
He was quoted saying, “That was not because of Sushmita. That was because of what I’d done to my life. I had gotten divorced, my film Ghulam was yet to be released, I was only Sushmita Sen’s boyfriend, I was depressed, I missed my daughter like crazy…I had just made a mess of my life. I don’t think any one relationship in my life has wrecked me. I think I am a collection of wrecks.”
The director revealed the regret he feels for hurting his wife and daughter and abandoning them.
“I regret the pain I caused them. I always believe that when you’re not courageous, you become cunning. I did not have the courage to tell Aditi how I felt. And it was all happening together, it was a big mess. I regret being weak at that time. Had I not been weak, things would have been different today. But when I look back in hindsight, it’s all about growing up, and everything teaches you something at least”, Vikram explained.
Bhatt has released a book title, A Handful of Sunshine that revolves around the story of Veer and Mira who are insanely in love but are unfortunately separated due to a tragedy. The story moves on to them leaving their significant others to give their love a second chance. Bhatt stressed, “It’s not autobiographical; it’s sourced from real life, inspired by real life”.
He went on to explaining the book had nothing to do with Sushmita Sen or Ameesha Patel, “There’s nothing about Sushmita or Ameesha in this book. While they may have been my most known relationships, I think they were the shallow ones.” Bhatt finally made amends with his wife and at present works with his daughter in his production house.
