Filmmaker
Mahesh
Bhatt
has
never
been
hesitant
in
investing
in
newcomers
and
fresh
talent.
But
when
it
comes
to
working
with
his
own
daughter,
the
young
and
vibrant
Alia,
he
has
his
reservations.
Bhatt
calls
his
youngest
daughter
a
"star".
Asked
if
he
will
ever
work
with
his
daughter,
the
64-year-old,
known
for
making
serious
and
meaningful
films
including
Arth,
Saraansh,
Naam
and
Daddy,
said
an
emphatic
"No".
"She
is
a
star
in
her
own
world,
and
I
don't
work
with
stars," the
film
veteran
told.
With
over
four
decades
of
experience
in
showbiz,
he
has
given
a
chance
to
some
of
the
then
"not
so
known
faces"
who
later
went
on
to
make
a
remarkable
name
in
the
film
world.
One
such
example
is
Anupam
Kher,
who
witnessed
a
sudden
boost
in
his
career
with
his
role
in
"Saaransh".
Mahesh
Bhatt's
banner
Vishesh
Films
has
also
launched
Rahul
Roy
in
Aashiqui,
Sunny
Leone
in
Jism
2,
and
Pakistani
actress
Sara
Loren
in
Murder
3.
Alia,
on
the
other
hand,
has
became
a
youth
icon,
thanks
to
her
successful
roles
so
far.
Be
it
for
her
role
a
student
in
her
debut
film
Student
of
The
Year,
a
kidnapped
rich
girl
in
Highway,
an
IIM
student
in
2
States
or
a
would-be-bride
in
Humpty
Sharma
Ki
Dulhania
-
she
won
appreciation
from
all
quarters.
Sharing
his
reaction
on
her
career
graph
as
a
father
and
as
a
filmmaker,
Bhatt
said:
"She
is
lucky
to
get
what
she
wants." But
for
him,
success
comes
with
a
clause.
"She
got
what
we
call
'the
misfortune
of
success'
because
I
was
fortunate
enough
to
be
unsuccessful
when
I
started
and
then
I
was
groomed
in
the
pain.
She
had
the
privilege
to
take
a
fantastic
take-off
in
the
industry
and
that
too
with
diverse
films.
But
it's
still
a
beginning," he
said.
Bhatt
feels
"she
has
to
do
a
lot
to
keep
on
fulfilling
the
unreasonable
demands
that
audiences
make" because
no
one
spares
anyone
in
their
failure.
"Remember
this
nation
didn't
even
forgive
Sachin
Tendulkar,
who
had
a
spectacular
take-off
and
when
he
leaned
down,
he
had
to
face
lot
of
criticism.
This
is
public
place,
they
worship
success,
but
they
hate
failures
too,"
added
the
filmmaker.