Rahul Bhatt

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahul Bhatt

• Rahul Bhatt is an Indian actor and fitness trainer. The Indian film director Mahesh Bhatt is his father.

• In an interview, he shared that while he was growing up, he did not share a good relationship with his father. He said that when he was only three years old, his father left his mother and married another woman. ^[6]MensXP He said,
  

  My father Mahesh Bhatt never treated me like his own child. It’s the raw uncut truth about my relationship with my father. Perhaps if Mr Mahesh Bhatt had been a father to me I wouldn’t have gotten into the friendship with Headley. My childhood insecurities, the lack of a father-figure in my growing years were lacunas in my life that Mr Headley used to win over my confidence. I was vulnerable. I had no father to guide me in my growing years.”

  

• While he was a teenager, he was overweight and weighed around 122 kg. Gradually, he joined a gym to lose weight.

• Later, he trained under the Indian fitness trainer Kaizzad Capadia. While working out, he developed a passion for fitness training and became a fitness trainer. In an interview, he shared his workout regimen. He said in morning the first thing he do is to drink one litre of cold water and a protein shake. He daily ran five kilometres in thirty minutes, squatted 400 pounds, bench pressed 300 pounds, and lifted another 400 pounds.

• He has worked as a fitness trainer for many Indian celebrities like Richa Chadda, Kunal Kohli, and Aamir Khan.

  

• In 2004, he participated in Colors reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Season 4.’

  

• He trained Aamir Khan for his role in the Hindi film ‘Dangal’ in 2016 in which Aamir had to gain and lose weight for his role.

• He authored a book titled ‘Headly Aur Main’ in 2014.

  

• His father wanted Rahul to make his debut in Hindi films with ‘Suicide Bomber’ in 2017.

• Rahul Bhatt is a religious person and has a deep faith in lord Hanuman. ^[7]YouTube – Dostcast

• In his spare time, he enjoys reading books.

• In April 2025, he gave an interview in which he talked about Ranbir Kapoor and said that Ranbir is a great father and a great husband. He went on to talk about his half sister Alia Bhatt and said that in terms of looks and acting skills, she was not on par with his sister, Pooja Bhatt. He said,
  

  She is not even half of what my real sister Pooja Bhatt was once upon a time. Be it talent, looks, or sexiness, she is like pani kam chai compared to my real sister.”