Mahesh Bhatt returns with Sadak 2, daughters Alia, Pooja to work with Sanjay Dutt

New Delhi : Bollywood's popular director, Mahesh Batt is making a comeback into the directorial chair with Sadak 2. The film will cast Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles. 

To recall, Sadak, released in 1991, was a movie about a a taxi driver who is trying to rescue the girl he loves from a brothel. Sadashiv Amrapurkar played the character of Maharani in the film. Mahesh’s wife and Alia’s mother Soni Razdan also had a small part in the film.

Coming to Sadak 2, the film will hit the screen in 2020 which is 29 years after the release of the first movie. To inform, it will be the first film that daughter Alia Bhatt will be directed by father Mahesh Bhatt

Talking to Mahesh Bhatt, he said “Like the spider gets its thread from his own guts. The narrative of Sadak 2 is pulled out from my lived life. It’s a film about living, loving and dealing with the anguish of the loss of a loved one.”

On Mahesh Bhatt’s birthday, Alia Bhatt posted on Instagram, “Dear Daddy, On your 70th Birthday you have given me the greatest present I could ask and dream for. You are directing me! Sadak 2 is a dream come true.. What I thought will never be possible you have made possible. Thank you daddy from the bottom of my heart, soul and bones.This will be a journey of discovery.. Of life, movies, feeling and most of all.. Of a father and daughter. I love you my not-so-old man! Happy Birthday 💕”