Anu Agarwal made her Bollywood debut with Aashiqui.
Aashiqui is one of the most popular and successful films of the 90s, which made both the stars of this film Anu Agarwal and Rahul Roy stars overnight. But this stardom of both the stars of the film could not last long. Anu Agarwal’s career was completely ruined after an accident. The actress’s last film was released in 1996, after which she was not seen on the big screen. After the success of ‘Aashiqui’, Anu’s name was also linked to film maker and director Mahesh Bhatt. It was said that the actress was having an affair with Mahesh Bhatt. In such a situation, the actress has now spoken about this for the first time after years.
Mahesh Bhatt used to call Anu Aggarwal ‘one take artist’
The rumours of Anu Agarwal’s affair with Mahesh Bhatt first started spreading when during the shooting of Aashiqui, the veteran filmmaker started calling Anu a one-take artist. He was very happy with Anu’s acting skills and work. He would often praise the actress on the sets of the film, due to which rumours started spreading that Anu Agarwal was having an affair with the married Mahesh Bhatt, due to which she got this film.
What did Anu Agarwal say about the rumors of affair with Mahesh Bhatt
When Anu was asked about this in an interview with Bollywood Bubble, she replied- ‘This is wrong, I had no relationship with Mahesh Bhatt. He liked me as a director, he liked my work. There was nothing else. No one knew anything about me. I lived alone in Mumbai. I had no parents and I was a model. This was a one-take shot. All my shots in Aashiqui were one-takes. That’s why Mahesh Bhatt used to call me ‘one take artist’. I had never even heard this word before.’
Later, see people’s reactions: Anu Agarwal
Anu further says- ‘I think many people did not like it. You must know how it is. Other people start getting jealous of you and that is why many people started spreading such rumors during that time. The reactions I saw after the release of the film showed that people were spreading rumors about me and Mahesh Bhatt. They were raising questions about us. I was asked why he is so biased towards me? Why does he praise me so much? I had a lot of work during that time, so I ignored these rumors. I was a young girl living alone, who was managing everything alone at the age of 22.’
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