Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt (born 15 March 1993) is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut with Karan Johar's romantic comedy Student of the Year (2012), a box office success. She subsequently garnered praise for her next film—Imtiaz Ali's road movie Highway (2014).Bhatt's first movie role was as a child artist in Sangharsh (1999), starring Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta where she played the younger version of Zinta's character.
Bhatt had her first leading role in 2012 with Karan Johar's Student of the Year, alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan. She portrayed the role of Shanaya, a sophisticated teenage girl who is in a relationship with Dhawan's character but is attracted to the character played by Malhotra. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama wrote of her performance, "Alia's role is reminiscent of Kareena Kapoor in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Stylish, classy, born with a silver spoon, she's someone who loves to flaunt not just her clothes and bags, but also her riches. Extremely photogenic, Alia makes a super-confident debut."Film critic Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times also mentioned the similarities with Kapoor's character, but noted that her performance was "without the killer attitude." Student of the Year was a financial success, grossing INR700 million (US$12 million) domestically.
In 2014, Bhatt appeared in Imtiaz Ali's road film Highway alongside Randeep Hooda. Bhatt's portrayal of a girl who develops stockholm syndrome after being kidnapped received positive reviews from critics. Rachit Gupta of Filmfare mentioned that "t 20, it's surprising how Alia has got so many deft nuances right. It's as if the actor has grown with the character. She is truly one of the most promising new actors in Hindi films." Sonia Chopra of Sify added that Bhatt is "[c]ompletely immersed" in her role, and that "Alia's uninhibited and raw performance will have you emotionally invested in her character all through."
As of March 2014, Bhatt has completed work on Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala's joint production 2 States with Arjun Kapoor. Set for an April 2014 release, the film is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name. For her role as Ananya Swaminatham, a Tamil girl, she learnt the language. She is filming for Johar's next production Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania alongside Student of the Year co-star Dhawan.
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