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Ssmilly Suri, who starred in back in 2005, is a member of the Bhatt family. While Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt are her maternal uncles, Emraan Hashmi is her cousin, and filmmaker Mohit Suri is her brother. This makes Alia Bhatt also her cousin.

After starring in , Ssmilly Suri disappeared from the big screen barring a few roles in lesser known movies. Recently, Ssmilly Suri appeared on Siddharth Kannan’s YouTube show and talked about why her career took a backseat, and how her relationship with the Bhatt family is. She revealed that Pooja Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter, first signed her to appear in her 2006 movie , and later dropped her from the project.



She also said that Mahesh Bhatt didn’t offer her any more projects after because of Pooja Bhatt. She also said that she has had a tough time in Bollywood, struggling financially and estranged from her extended Bhatt family. Now, Ssmilly Suri has also talked about her equation with Alia Bhatt.

She said that she doesn’t share any special or deep bond with her, but did recall a time she gave the actor dance lessons. Speaking about the same, Ssmilly Suri said, “Alia is very sweet. I was her teacher when she was really small.

She was barely four years old. I was 16, but was told to say 18. Once I reached their house, little Alia was there, along with two or three other little ones.

I immediately said, ‘Okay, I am starting the class.’ Her parents were standing nearby. If I said, ‘Stand on one foot,’ she would.

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