'Parveen Babi was married', Mahesh Bhatt reveals shocking truth says, husband moved to...
If we talk about the superhit and glamorous actress of the 70s and 80s, then there is no doubt that the name will be Parveen Babi. She left a special mark with her work. But her personal life was always spent in sorrow and pain. The end was such that we have not been able to forget it to date. But now a big revelation has been made about Parveen Babi. Till now, her fans knew that she had never gotten married. Although she had affairs with Mahesh Bhatt, Kabir Bedi, and Danny Denzogpa, she never took the seven vows with anyone. But now filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who was in a relationship with her, has made a shocking revelation. He said that Parveen Babi was married and her husband had gone to Pakistan.
There was a time when Parveen Babi was suffering from mental illness. Before that, she was also in a relationship with producer and director Mahesh Bhatt. But the director married Kiran Bhatt. Now, in a recent interview, Mahesh Bhatt revealed big things about Parveen Babi and also spoke openly about his affair.
In an interview with the BBC, Mahesh Bhatt said, 'I came to know about his marriage later. When we were already in a relationship. His mother often came to Junagadh. Then she used to talk about it. Once he discussed that he was once married. But that man went to Pakistan.'
Mahesh Bhatt further said, 'I went to Pakistan for Kara Film Festival after many years. Then a man wanted to meet me. Later I came to know that he was claiming himself to be Parveen Babi's husband. But I did not meet him. I thought why should he see me. I am not such a man who would close his doors for anyone…' Mahesh Bhatt and Parveen Babi Relationship
Parveen Babi met Mahesh Bhatt in 1977 when she was at the peak of her career. By then, Mahesh was married to Kiran Bhatt. Parveen had also broken up with Kabir Bedi. It is said that their relationship lasted for three years. Parveen Babi died in a Mumbai apartment in 2005 at the age of 55. Death of Parveen Babi
Praveen Babi, who was a part of many hit films including Deewar (1975), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), The Burning Train (1980), Shaan (1980), had an incurable disease called paranoid schizophrenia. Due to the disease, she distanced herself from films and the industry. She started living alone. Then in 2005, when her 3-day-old rotting, dead body was found, there was a stir.
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