Amid Gadar 2 Success, Vikram Bhatt Talks About Ex-GF Ameesha Patel & Her Career

As the two veteran stars take in the limelight, an old interview of Vikram Bhatt talking about Ameesha Patel's career and relationship has come to light.

New Delhi: Ameesha Patel and Sunny Deol film 'Gadar 2' has broken box office records in India. The film recently became the fastest film to enter the Rs. 500 cr club. The Hindi film which is the sequel to the 2001 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' saw Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel reprise their roles as Tara Singh and Sakeena. As the two veteran stars take in the limelight, an old interview of Vikram Bhatt talking about Ameesha Patel's career and relationship has come to light.

In an interview with ETimes, Ameesha Patel spoke about her relationship with Vikram Bhatt negatively affecting her career in many ways. 

The publication also shared an old interview of Vikram Bhatt, who dated Ameesha Patel in the 90s, addressed how he and Ameesha both saw tough times when they were together and how everything collapsed between the two.

"Ameesha and I saw bad times together. But when the good times came, unfortunately, we were not together. I was having my string of flops and she was also struggling. And as luck would have it, we broke off just before my film '1920' was released. Thereafter I had all hits like 'Shaapit' and 'Haunted'. I have seen her struggle." Vikram Bhatt said.

"The girl who came with 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai', 'Gadar' and 'Hum Raaz', she arrived at the top. But then she saw other girls taking her over. I also saw other directors coming and overtaking me. So, we both went through difficult times. And so, I understand the pain of an actress who is losing her ground."

Talking about Ameesha's film with Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji, Vikram added, "I have seen her being so excited about 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'. Ameesha had pinned all her hopes on the film. The film did not do well. I have seen her pain."

Ameesha Patel has in the past spoken about how only celebrity kids like Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol were considered insiders and how people like her were always on the margins.

ETimes also quoted her as saying that her contemporaries could not handle her success and there was jealousy with films being snatched under her nose. 

She was apparently also cut off from a lot of movies, which she did not realize at the time. Ameesha also said that she signed some films and blocked dates, but a few months post announcement, she found out that she was no longer part of them.