The Daddy of different movies

Mahesh Bhatt has always followed the path less trodden, be it his movies or his personal life. If they seem too radical for the times, he will most certainly not apologise for it.
Quite simply, there is only one way he''s done things, and that is his way. A film and economic writer, a social and political commentator and a director par excellence, when Bhatt talks, you listen.
As we walk in to his hotel room, we find Mahesh sprawled on a sofa with brother Mukesh, intently catching up on current affairs news. A cursory acknowledgement and he lashes out at the US.
"Look what they are doing in Iraq. They have demonised the entire Muslim community. and certainly don''t have the prerogative to decide these things. Which is why my next few movies are so relevant. It is the voice of South Asian opinion and hopes to unmask America''s political agenda," he tells us.
That''s Bhatt for you, passionate about life, movies and issues that bothers him. And his movies reflect just that, no matter what the subject.
His latest movie, Murder, has evoked mixed responses. Sensational, bold or unnecessarily sleazy, Bhatt says it''s a movie that has re-ignited the box office.
"Just because it talks about sex in an unapologetic manner, does not mean it''s sleazy. But if people think that way, they are entitled to their own opinion," he says.
Adds Bhatt, "Globalisation has changed the way Indians live. People no longer buy the morality that is sold to them. Yet, so many things remain the same. Arth is still the most relevant movie about extra-marital sex."
The industry, Bhatt says, has been slow in catching up with the times. But he thinks things are certainly changing.
One thing that hasn''t changed though, is the partnership between him and producer-brother Mukesh.
"I fly and he''s rooted, that''s probably why we complement each other so well. There are various differences of opinion, but I would never be able to take care of the finances," he says.
Bhatt also talks proudly of his daughter, Pooja, who has taken the plunge into direction.
He says, "Pooja has taken her first baby step, but she has steel in her. She has faced the highs and lows with her first two movies, but has an appetite for hard work and is a no-nonsense person."
Does he have any dreams left to fulfil? "I live life dangerously, neither do I have goals nor a destination. This way I can live life the way I want," he concludes.