Alia takes a family vacation after 17 years

Alia and sister Shaheen persuade Mahesh Bhatt to take a family vacation after 17 years and enjoy two days of doing nothing.

After 17 years, Alia Bhatt is enjoying a two-day family vacation in Hyderabad with her parents, Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, and her older sister Shaheen.

When Mirror got in touch with Mahesh Bhatt, he informed that he was enjoying a dinner at the Falaknuma Palace with his wife, daughters and some friends who had dropped by. They were being entertained by some Sufi singers. "It's simple, heartfelt music. They started with the song Alia had sung herself in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya, Main tenu samjahawan, it was very moving," sighed the doting dad who had waited to hear it before calling us back.

He revealed that his two girls had planned this holiday, insisting that he take a break from the neverending cycle of work.

"I've been on the treadmill for years. Soni, Shaheen and I flew in on Wednesday night and Alia joined us on Thursday morning. I've never travelled for leisure before and after I landed, it felt strange to have nowhere specific to go for work," he admitted.

Bhatt spent the day lying on the grass and watching the peacocks. Today too he has planned to do absolutely nothing. "The last time I took a holiday in London was when Alia was a little girl," he reminisced.

His little girl injured her shoulder recently and her concerned family had toyed with the idea of postponing the holiday. But Alia was adamant that they go ahead with their plans. "June 25 is an important day for me. It was on this day, 32 years ago, that Arth released and India won the World Cup. Today, I am on a break with my wife and two daughters. Can it get any better," he said emotionally.

They'll be back in Mumbai on Saturday. Three days later, Alia will resume shooting.