'He whacked me with iron rod': The scandalous truth behind Ranvir Shorey's affair with Pooja Bhatt

In one of the recent episodes of Bigg Boss OTT season 3, actor Ranvir Shorey who is also a contestant on the show opened up about the biggest scandal of his life - his controversial relationship with Pooja Bhatt. The actor recalled the tough phase of his life in 2002 when he was on the sets of Lakshya and got a call about his mother's ill health. "During the same time, I also encountered the biggest scandal of my life with another actress," he said.

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Ranvir couldn't leave the sets of the film until the shooting in Ladakh was done. When he came back to Bombay, his mother was discharged from the hospital, but a few days later, he got the biggest trauma of his life - his mother passed away. He was finding it tough to deal with the loss and around the same time he was involved in the biggest scandal of his life. 

On Bigg Boss OTT 3, Ranvir Shorey shares about the biggest scandal of his life

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"During the same time, I also encountered the biggest scandal of my life with another actress. Unable to cope, my brother asked me to come to the US with him for a while. I pursued a six-month acting course in the States and borrowed money from my brother. After returning from the US, I started shooting for ‘The Great Indian Comedy Show’ in 2005. At that time, two of my long-shelved films were greenlit for release and hit theaters back-to-back within a week and my work was loved by audiences. After those films, I finally felt my life was steady as an actor and that I had arrived," he said on the show.

Ranvir Shorey-Pooja Bhatt's relationship

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It was back in the early 200s when Ranvir and Pooja first met. From good friends to falling in love, their relationship blossomed into a beautiful romance and they eventually started living together.

Engagement 

While there's no confirmation as of yet, some reports claimed that they were secretly engaged. 

Ranvir was an alcoholic and abusive boyfriend

However, the love story didn't last long. It is said that they broke off due to Ranvir's abusive behaviour and drinking habit. The break-up was quite ugly and scandalous. 

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In an interview with Rediff, Ranvir Shorey had once admitted, "Just like any normal couple. We had our share of tiffs. But today (pauses and begins to look at the ceiling). I used to drink at her place. Often, she used to say I was drinking too much and not taking enough care of her. On such occasions, I used to volunteer leaving the scene. That used to irritate her, and she would get violent. A scuffle would ensue. Mind you, it takes me drinking to get violent. She gets violent without drinking, too. I must have told her a relationship cannot work if she behaved like this at least 30 times."

Pooja Bhatt's bother Rahul attacked Ranvir Shorey with an iron rod

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He added, "Like every day, I was at Pooja's place. The usual scuffle ensued. I decided to call off the relationship. Things got out of hand. I packed my bags and left. When I slid behind the steering wheel of my car, I realised I had forgotten one of my bags. I started calling Pooja on her cell phone (groans). She disconnected my calls. I kept trying to reach her. As I was dialling, I heard the glass shatter around me. I looked back to see that both windows of my car had been broken. I came out and saw Pooja's brother Rahul standing with an iron rod. I was dazed. Before I knew what happened, he started whacking me with the rod."

After their ugly separation, Pooja Bhatt found love for the second time in Manish Makhija. They got married in 2003 and divorced in 2014. On the other hand, Ranvir went on to marry actress Konkona Sen Sharma in 2011.  They got separated in 2015 and divorced in 2020. 

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