New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt recalled a disturbing incident from his childhood when four young adults tried to assault him in Mumbai over his family. He said that the ones who assaulted him called his mother 'mistress' and tried to see if he was "one" of them.

Bhatt, who is the son of late filmmaker Nanabhai Bhatt, shared on his daughter Pooja Bhatt's show, The Pooja Bhatt Show, that no one on the streets helped him.

He said, "Suddenly, four elderly boys waylaid me. They grabbed me violently and pushed me against the wall. I panicked, and from the depths of my heart rose a cry asking the Gods to rescue me. But the Gods were indifferent."

Mahesh Bhatt added that he begged those boys to let him go, however, he was trapped ...