Back in the day, one of the biggest controversies that happened was the magazine cover that featured Mahesh Bhatt kissing his elder daughter Pooja Bhatt in the year 1990. Following the same, there have been mixed reactions by the audience across decades. While some felt that it was completely normal for a father to share a kiss with his child, others thought of it as a vulgar act and poured dirt. The controversy, 33 years later, is still a burning topic of discussion. 

In one of the interviews recently, Pooja finally  addressed the controversy and mentioned that a moment captured on a camera can be highly misrepresented.

Pooja stated, “I see it very simply, and I think that unfortunately jo hota hai, a frozen moment can be represented and misrepresented in anyway. Aur mujhe yaad hai Shah Rukh ne mujhe yeh kaha tha when you have daughters, jab hi aapke bacche chote hai, how often child just say, ‘Mummy papa give me a kiss’. And they go this way. Mai ab bhi is umer mein bhi wahi 10-pound ki bacchi hoon for my father. Vo jindagi bher wahi rahege for me. So it was a moment that was absolutely innocent which was captured. Aur uske conotation jo hai, jinko padhna hai vo padhge, jinko dekhna hai vo dekhege. Aur mai is cheej ko defend karne nahi baithi. Agr log baap aur beti ke rishte ko alag najariye se dekh sakte hai toh vo kuch bhi kar skte hai. Fir hum baat karte hai family values ki. Bahut kamal ka joke hai."

The actress made her OTT debut by participating in a popular reality show Big Boss OTT 2 a few months back where she finished on rank 5. 

Source: The Siddharth Kannan show