Rahul Bhatt (born 24 January 1982) is an Indian fitness trainer and actor. The son of film director

Mahesh Bhatt Mahesh Bhatt (born 20 September 1948) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Mahesh Bhatt, a number of accolades, including four Nati ...

and Kiran Bhatt, Rahul gained notoriety in 2009 following the revelations that David Headley, an accused in the

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, had befriended him and they were close friends.Rahul Bhatt said, "One incident when we were going to South Mumbai that he mentioned to us there was a bombing in Islamabad, at the Marriott in Islamabad, and I remember him very clearly telling me "you know guys you are going to see things like that happening now in this country."" In an investigative report by

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, Bhatt was described as a

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actor, asking for favours to reveal more details about Headley. The segment about Rahul Bhatt starts at 30:30 of the video report In 2010, he was a contestant in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 4''.

Biography

Rahul is the only son of Mahesh Bhatt and Kiran Bhatt (born Loraine Bright). On his father's side, Bhatt is of predominantly Gujarati descent and on his mother's side, he is of English,

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, and Burmese ancestry. He is the younger brother of actress Pooja Bhatt. In September 2010, Rahul became a part of the Indian reality show '' Bigg Boss 4'', hosted by

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Association with David Headley

In September 2008, Rahul Bhatt and friend Vilas Varak met David Headley at a Mumbai gym. Even after the 26/11 attacks, they were continuously in touch, with Headley writing to Rahul an email in which he said he would soon be visiting them again. According to Headley's testimony, he was fond of Bhatt. He claimed to have warned Bhatt not to visit South Mumbai area on 26 November, the day the Mumbai attacks started.

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