A picture of Mahesh Bhatt kissing his daughter Pooja Bhatt was published on a magazine cover.

Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt were featured on the cover of the February 1994 issue of Stardust magazine. They were shown kissing each other.

Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt were featured on the cover of the February 1994 issue of Stardust magazine. They were shown kissing each other.Mahesh Bhatt did a photoshoot with his daughter Pooja Bhatt for the cover of the February 1994 issue of the Stardust magazine. The picture showed the director kissing his daughter. He was also quoted as saying that had Pooja not been his daughter, he would have loved to marry her. The statement and the photograph created controversy and the director had received flak for the same.

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