Mumbai:
Noted director-producer MaheshBhatt, whose younger daughter Alia is making her acting debutwith Karan Johar's Student of the Year, says not launchingher was not a conscious decision.
"Alia is lucky to get a break with Karan Johar. He isan A-grade filmmaker who has a passion and platform and makesthe kind of movies that the masses like," Bhatt said.
"She is a young girl, just 18 years old and out ofschool, and that's the right kind of vehicle for her. Shedidn't have to work towards it, it just happened," hementioned.
On whether it was a deliberate decision not to launchhis own son and daughter, Bhatt said, "No, it is not likethat. There is no kind of strategy or plan behind this."
"The doors aren't shut on Sunny (Rahul Bhatt). It isjust that he is too fussy. He was offered Kalyug and he saidno to it. He was also offered a film by Pooja, he said no tothat as well," he said.
"There is no need to obsessively weave a film only forhim. I don't owe him a break. If he gets a break outside, sobe it," he added.
Rahul, an aspiring actor, was in news in2009 following revelations that David Headley, an accused inthe 2008 Mumbai attacks, had befriended him.
Meanwhile, Student Of The Year, a romantic-comedydirected by Karan Johar, marks the debut of Alia along withdirector David Dhawan's younger son Varun Dhawan and newcomerSiddharth Malhotra.
Bhatt's Vishesh Films has launched several actorsincluding John Abraham (Jism), Kunal Khemu (Kalyug), RahulRoy (Aashiqui), Sonal Chauhan (Jannat), Esha Gupta(Jannat 2) and Sunny Leone (Jism 2).
"Alia is lucky to get a break with Karan Johar. He isan A-grade filmmaker who has a passion and platform and makesthe kind of movies that the masses like," Bhatt said.
"She is a young girl, just 18 years old and out ofschool, and that's the right kind of vehicle for her. Shedidn't have to work towards it, it just happened," hementioned.
On whether it was a deliberate decision not to launchhis own son and daughter, Bhatt said, "No, it is not likethat. There is no kind of strategy or plan behind this."
"The doors aren't shut on Sunny (Rahul Bhatt). It isjust that he is too fussy. He was offered Kalyug and he saidno to it. He was also offered a film by Pooja, he said no tothat as well," he said.
"There is no need to obsessively weave a film only forhim. I don't owe him a break. If he gets a break outside, sobe it," he added.
Rahul, an aspiring actor, was in news in2009 following revelations that David Headley, an accused inthe 2008 Mumbai attacks, had befriended him.
Meanwhile, Student Of The Year, a romantic-comedydirected by Karan Johar, marks the debut of Alia along withdirector David Dhawan's younger son Varun Dhawan and newcomerSiddharth Malhotra.
Bhatt's Vishesh Films has launched several actorsincluding John Abraham (Jism), Kunal Khemu (Kalyug), RahulRoy (Aashiqui), Sonal Chauhan (Jannat), Esha Gupta(Jannat 2) and Sunny Leone (Jism 2).
