Shammi Saab asked me why dad quit direction: Pooja Bhatt
On the occasion of the 87th birth anniversary of Shammi Kapoor on Sunday, Pooja Bhatt tweeted, "I'll never forget meeting Shammi Saab...and him saying...'Why has your father [Mahesh Bhatt] quit direction? Tell him the industry needs him!'" Pooja further wrote, "I'm sure he smiled big and wide when you [Mahesh] decided to come back." Shammi passed away in 2011.