I can die in peace now, says Mahesh Bhatt

No, it wasn't in a fit of depression, but its very opposite happiness and contentment at the quality of work of his daughter Pooja Bhatt's directorial debut, Holiday that made Mahesh Bhatt tell IndiaGlitz in Mumbai: When you see your own walk with a flourish, walk with an energy, you feel that you have achieved! And I get a tremendous sense of achievement to see Pooja conduct herself the way she is doing nowadays.

Now I know Pooja can take care of herself, and can stand on her own, and brilliantly so! I can die in peace now! He described Pooja's achievement with Holiday as Marvelous! She's finally been able to touch me with a film. It's a moving document. It's made with tremendous sincerity, passion, single-mindedness and a certain amount of sensitivity.

And well may he be proud of his daughter. This most prolific young producer in Bollywood has already produced 8 films in 8 straight years, if memory serves one right. Mahesh Bhatt smiled happily and quipped: She's a chip of the old block! If I've made 55 films so far, she's got a long way to go!

Actor Gulshan Grover told IndiaGlitz, It has been a pleasure to have worked with Mahesh Bhatt all these years, and having had that experience, I can say without doubt that Pooja is better than him in several ways! She has created a film that will be loved by all for being a clean and beautifully and simply but exquisitely shot entertainer. This is a film for the entire family, and I am not saying this just because I play an important role in the film.

At its premiere in Mumbai, Holiday, an exquisite blend of song and dance, had the audience clamoring for an encore of the dance finale, and they got it too!