Vikram Bhatt is one of the most eminent filmmakers in the block, who has created some of the most loved films over the decades. Unlike his smooth-sailing professional front, the filmmaker’s personal life hasn’t been a bed of roses. After his divorce with first wife, Aditi Bhatt, he was reportedly in a committed relationship with actress, Ameesha Patel. Moreover, he was even allegedly in a relationship with the former Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen, while he was still married to Aditi. While none of his relationships sustained, fast forward to now, Vikram is happily married to Shwetambari Soni.
In an interaction with Siddharth Kannan, Vikram Bhatt opened up about his filmography and revealed an unheard connection of it with his personal life. Talking about his 2006-film, Ankahee, Vikram was asked whether the film was in any ways based on his relationship with the former Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen. In response, the filmmaker revealed that it was instead based on his real-life love triangle between him, his ex-wife, Aditi and Sushmita. In his words:
“Quite a bit. I would say semi-fictionalised. I think [it was based] on my situation with Sushmita and my wife. It was not incident-based. Sometimes you take the emotion and fictionalise it. So it was a real emotion in a fictionalised world.”
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Moving further in the conversation, Vikram Bhatt was asked whether his then-wife, Aditi or even Sushmita was in any way upset over the fact that their real-life complicated love triangle was used as an inspiration for cinema. Vikram mentioned that there was no question of being upset since the plot in no ways blamed either of the women, and instead it was the male character, based on himself that was put at the stake. He mentioned:
“I only blamed myself in the movie. Not Sushmita or my ex-wife's character. So why be upset? I have the right to blame myself. About Sushmita, I don't know. I have never asked her. But I have all the rights over my own life and my own story – not on anyone else's life.”
In the concluding segment of the interview, Vikram Bhatt opened up about his relationships, which despite its high publicity never attained success. In retrospect, the filmmaker revealed that all his relationships have taught him something, despite the pain that they have brought about. Moreover, he emphasised that everything that has happened was with his own decision and not without his permission. In his words:
“All my relationships have taught me something. The pain has brought me to where I am today. My spiritual journey would not have been the same had I not gone through those events. I believe that we all choose our lessons before we are born and I think I chose these. And I say it with honesty that you have to own every part of your life. Everything that has happened is my decision. I let it happen. Nothing that has happened to me has happened without my permission.”
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For the unversed, Vikram gave love another chance in the year 2020 by marrying art connoisseur, Shwetambari Soni. However, the couple chose to keep their marriage a secret until later, in an interview with the Mid-Day, where he opened up about the same. He remarked that their wedding was an intimate affair with only their close friends and family members in attendance.
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