In the sector of Bollywood, where all and sundry’s watching for that one golden possibility, turning down a profession-defining function is regarded down upon. But at simply 17 years vintage, after her debut film Daddy (1989), Pooja Bhatt did exactly that. She walked away from the 1990 mega-hit film Aashiqui due to her decision to play the "sacrificial lamb" for her then-boyfriend. Read on!

Pooja Bhatt recalls father Mahesh Bhatt’s response while she said no to Aashiqui
Following her movie debut at 17, Pooja Bhatt become the biggest younger prospect within the industry. Her uncle, manufacturer Mukesh Bhatt, drove to her house prepared to fasten her in for his or her next huge project, Aashiqui.

Recalling the incident on Cyrus Broacha’s podcast, Pooja shared, "The best time in my life my uncle Mukesh Bhatt came to my residence with crisp bundles of coins. He said, 'This is your signing amount.' I stated, 'I even have decided I do not need to behave anymore'."At that time, Pooja become in a dating together with her formative years sweetheart who didn’t like having a girlfriend who could be an actor. Even even though he by no means explicitly informed her now not to behave, Pooja desired to be the “exact lady friend.” Hence, she decided to walk away from showbiz.

“I was seeking to be the good girlfriend and the sacrificial lamb, and I said I am now not going to do films anymore,” she brought.

Stunned with the aid of the rejection, Mukesh Bhatt at once phoned his brother and Pooja’s father, director Mahesh Bhatt, exclaiming, “Beti pagal ho gayi hai, na bol rahi hai film ko (Your daughter has long past loopy; she is announcing no to the movie).”

When Pooja sooner or later spoke to her father, the anxiety was thick enough to cut with a knife. Instead of shouting, Mahesh Bhatt gave her the silent remedy. She exclaimed, “You should simply hear his heavy breathing on the phone. He turned into livid. He instructed me, 'You are making the most important mistake of your existence.'"

Mahesh Bhatt became so angered by way of his daughter prioritizing a teenage romance over her career that he absolutely stopped speaking to her for almost two weeks.The role ultimately went to newcomer Anu Aggarwal, and Aashiqui went directly to end up an in a single day phenomenon, breaking box office statistics and being one of the greatest song albums in Indian cinema records.

The remorse hit Pooja while she later visited the film's set. Seeing the magic, fact crashed down on her. The courting she sacrificed the movie for finally ended and Pooja made peace with her father and formally lower back to the silver screen with the enduring Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991) alongside Aamir Khan.