Why did Mahesh Bhatt return to direction after 22 years to make the film as deplorable as Sadak 2 , and that to direct his superstar-daughter, Alia Bhatt, for the first time? We will never know. Sadly he has also affected Alia’s career. Already reeling under the impact of the raging nepotism debate, the sheer shoddiness of Sadak 2 is likely to make a very big impact on Alia’s next release Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi. Many in the know feel Sadak 2 has taken Alia’s career down by many notches. Many of Alia’s closest well-wishers including Karan Johar are secretly wondering how Mahesh Bhatt could pull this pathetic stunt on his daughter. Not that Bhansali is overly worried. “Alia has given the performance of a lifetime in Gangubai Kathiawadi and SLB knows it. He’s pretty sure the whole nepotism debate and the impact of Sadak 2 will be considerably reduced by the time his film ...