Mahesh Bhatt on Alia and Ranbir’s relation: I’d let the paparazzi guess if papa is raazi

Ranbir Kapoor has confessed to being in a relationship with Alia Bhatt but the actress has still remained tight-lipped on it. Whatever may be her reason, but she hasn’t even shied away from being spotted together in public during dinner dates, movie dates and wedding ceremonies. Not only that, they have also been bonding with each other’s families big time. A couple of days back, pictures of Ranbir visiting the Bhatts went viral and Mahesh Bhatt has something to say about those photos.

In an interview with Hindustan Times, he said, “When I saw those pics, I was like, ‘Oh, the paparazzi age is here and you have people from the outside using their premise to capture the image, because that’s what the nation is thrusting for.’ So, not saying more, I’d let the paparazzi guess if papa is raazi.”

Does papa Bhatt advice his darling daughter on her relation? “It’s very obvious that (Ranbir and Alia) are making no bones about talking to people about them being intimate. And I don’t belong to that category of parents who’d advise their children about their personal choices. Alia is an adult and it’s a matter that she has to resolve. It’s their life, their space. I respect and admire them for choosing to talk to the world when, and if, they want to do.”

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Alia has maintained that her personal life is going to be private. Talking about the same, Mr. Bhatt said, “That way, she’s very unlike my elder daughter, Pooja, who lives her life in the public eye. I never had walls around me and I’ve been very expressive, and Pooja is more like me. But Alia is of a different temperament and why she chooses to speak or doesn’t speak is something she has the right to answer.”

Maybe or maybe not as a ‘damaad’ but Mahesh Bhatt is surely impressed with Ranbir’s acting skills. “I like and love him very much. He has got a core far deeper than what cinema space can capture. He astounded me in ‘Sanju’. After Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Deewar’, this is the first time I’ve seen an actor take charge of a character, which is iconic like Sanjay Dutt.”

He adds, “Ranbir is barely 34 or 35 and though he comes from the great lineage of the Kapoor family, he has a unique charm and talent that’s his own. He is an original, just like Alia is an original.”

When you are a part of this film industry, there are times when your personal life is talked about more than your professional life. Sharing his views on the same, he said, “So what? Even if it does, that’s what life is all about. Alia haad-maas ki ladki hai and she’s like anybody else. Yes, she’s a star today, but like every human relationship is vulnerable to the highs and lows, my daughter is no different.”

He adds, “We tend to attribute magical qualities to celebrities, but they’re pathetically similar to the person reading so hungrily about him or her. Also, relationships have seasons and I don’t see any human being not being able to go through life without going through those seasons.”