Rahul Bhatt

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Rahul Bhatt
Born (1982-01-24) 24 January 1982 (age 42)
Occupation Fitness trainer
Parent(s) Mahesh Bhatt
Kiran Bhatt
RelativesSee Bhatt family

Rahul Bhatt (born 24 January 1982) is an Indian fitness trainer and actor. [1] The son of film director Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt, Rahul gained notoriety in 2009 following revelations that David Headley, an accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, had befriended him and they were close friends. [2] In an investigative report by PBS, Rahul Bhatt was described as a B-movie actor asking for favours to reveal more details about Headley. [3] He was a contestant on Bigg Boss 4 in 2010.

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Biography

Rahul is the only son of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt (born Loraine Bright). On his father's side, Bhatt is of predominantly Gujarati descent and on his mother's side, he is of English, Scottish, Armenian, and Burmese ancestry and Rahul is the younger brother of actress Pooja Bhatt. Rahul weighed 122 kilograms before he began working out. He thanks his fitness mentor Kaizzad Capadia. Rahul's father planned to launch him in 2007 with the film Suicide Bomber to be directed by Anurag Kashyap. [1]

In September 2010, Rahul became part of the Indian television reality show, Bigg Boss 4 , hosted by Salman Khan. After being evicted from the house, he claimed that the show was scripted. [4]

Association with David Headley

In September 2008, Rahul Bhatt and friend Vilas Varak met David Headley at a Mumbai gym. Even after the 26/11 attacks, they were continuously in touch, with Headley writing to Rahul an email in which he said he would soon be visiting them again. [5] According to Headley's testimony, he was fond of Bhatt. He claims to have warned Bhatt not to visit South Mumbai area on 26 November, the day the Mumbai attacks started. [6]

Television

YearNameRoleChannelNotes
2010 Bigg Boss 4 Contestant Colors TV Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 34

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References

  1. 1 2 Hindustan Times (13 November 2009). "Who's Rahul Bhatt". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010.
  2. Rahul Bhatt said, "One incident when we were going to South Mumbai that he mentioned to us there was a bombing in Islamabad, at the Marriott in Islamabad, and I remember him very clearly telling me "you know guys you are going to see things like that happening now in this country."" Miller, Jonathan (21 January 2010). "Exclusive: I had a hunch he was an agent". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010.
  3. "A Perfect Terrorist". Public Broadcasting Service. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2020. The segment about Rahul Bhatt starts at 30:30 of the video report
  4. "'Bigg Boss evictions aren't through public voting'". Rediff. Retrieved 3 December 2010. Rahul Bhatt was evicted from Bigg Boss last week
  5. "The double life of David Headley". Channel 4. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010.
  6. "I wanted to cultivate Rahul Bhatt as ISI agent: Headley". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011.