Vikram Bhatt With Daughter Krishna

Of late, Vikram Bhatt has been spotted with his daughter Krishna at various B-Town events. She accompanied the filmmaker to the premiere of Jaane Tu and was also at the coffee table book launch of Vikram's horror flick, 1920. The youngster has also been seen on the sets of the film.

It is learnt that the 14-year-old recently harboured aspirations of being a director. As a result, she has been accompanying her dad to get a feel of showbiz. Says Vikram, "I was 14 when I started with Mukul Anand's Kanoon Kya Karega in 1984. Krishna has done her homework. When anyone says, 'She is too young', she tells me, 'What age did you start, dad?' And that ends any further questions."

Friends post divorce
A student of Jasudben M L School in Khar, Krishna loves to watch movies and go swimming with her father. She stays with her mother Aditi, Vikram's ex-wife.

"Unlike most divorced couples, Aditi and I share cordial relations. In fact, she's the one who tells me to catch up with Krishna if I have been busy and not met her for a while.

And whenever things go wrong between father and daughter, it is Aditi who plays the peacemaker, telling both of us to call a truce. Aditi is okay with Krishna's idea of being a director. The one thing that she does not want Krishna to be is an actress!"

Best audience
Vikram also points out that he narrates his story ideas and reads scripts to his daughter first. "She's the best person to narrate an idea. You get instant reactions of boredom, joy, horror through her expressions. You can accordingly redraft the script."

The only grouse that Krishna has against her dad is that he makes mostly adult movies. "She can't see them, she tells me," says Vikram who feels that 1920, which releases on September 12, might just get an 'A' certificate too!

Source: Mid-day
Date: 11th July, 2008