Biography of Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt, born March 15, 1993, made her Bollywood debut in Karan Johar’s romantic drama ‘Student of the Year’ in 2012. She first appeared on screen as a child actor in small roles. and the thriller Fada Sangharsh in 1999. Alia is the daughter of famous actor Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan.

She has an older sister, Shaheen and two brothers, Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt. Her performance as a teenager in Imtiaz Ali’s film Highway (2014) received critical acclaim. She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and was nominated for Best Actor at the same ceremony. She also sang some of his movie songs.

Early life

Alia Bhatt was born on March 15, 1993 in London, United Kingdom. She was born into the Bhatt family of Indian director Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. Her father is of Gujarati origin and his mother is of Kashmiri Pandit and German descent. As She was born in London, She has British citizenship.

Alia Bhatt has an older sister Shaheen and two brothers Rahul Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt. Director Mohit Suri and actor Emraan Hashmi are his uncles. Producer Mukesh Bhatt is his uncle. Up to standard 12, he studied at Jamnabai Narsee School. But after that, he quit to pursue acting career.

At the age of five, in the year 1999, she made her debut in her father’s production company Sangharsh as a younger version of Preity Zinta’s character.

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Alia Bhatt started her career as the leading lady and one of the main characters in the 2012 romantic comedy-drama “Student of the Year.” Directed by Karan Johar, the film was a huge commercial success and met mixed reviews. The other actors of the film are Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Ronit Roy and Rishi Kapoor.

Bhatt’s performance earned her a Filmfare nomination for “Best Female Debut”. In 2014, She was seen in the movie “Highway”. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, the film was a commercial success. She stars with Randeep Hooda as a rich girl who is kidnapped and starts to develop feelings for her captor.

Her performance was praised and she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. It also received a Filmfare nomination in the Best Film category.

She appeared in the film “Type Two”, based on Chetan Bhagat’s best-selling novel of the same name. Directed by Abhishek Varman this film was a huge commercial success. It was next seen in the romantic comedy “Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania” directed by Shashank Khaitan.

The film did well financially, earning three times the amount. He appeared in the thriller film “Ugly”. In 2015, she acted with Shahid Kapoor in the romantic drama “Shandaar”. The film had many negative reviews. It was also a commercial failure and became the first flop of his career.

In 2016, he appeared in the film “Udta Punjab” in the lead role. It won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. This film is about the problem of drug addiction in the Indian state of Punjab. It was a commercial success even if it caused a lot of controversy. She also appeared in the movie ‘Kapoor & Sons’. It revolves around the story of two brothers who return to their dysfunctional family after their grandfather’s heart attack.

The film was a huge financial success. Bhatt appeared with famous Indian actor Shahrukh Khan in the movie “Dear Zindagi” (2016). The film was a commercial success and his career was praised. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. She played the female lead in the 2017 romantic drama “Badrinath ki Dulhania” which became one of the biggest commercial hits of the year. At the beginning of 2018, he had a role in the movie “Welcome to New York”. In the same year, She was seen in the thriller film “Raazi”. Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the film is about an Indian spy who marries a Pakistani army officer.

In 2019, she starred in ‘Gully Boy’, where she played the role of the unstable girlfriend of an aspiring rapper. She received tremendous praise for the same. In the year 2022, She acted in ‘Gangbai Kathiawadi’ which earned him acclaim.

Facts about Alia Bhatt

• Alia thought she would be an actress when she was 2 years old.
• She is closer to her mother than her father, Mahesh Bhatt. Her mother, Soni Razdan is a British-born Indian actress and director of Kashmiri-German descent.
• Alia is the niece of Indian model Tina Razdan. She also graced the cover of India’s Vogue magazine, in its September 2012 issue.
• Alia likes to party and listen to music. She played the role of Sehmat Khan Syed in the 2018 Hindi spy thriller Raazi, an adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s 2008 novel Calling Sehmat. For this performance, she won Filmfare Award for “Best Actor”, Zee Cine Award for “Best Actress. (Viewers’ Choice)”, Award International Indian Film Academy Award for “Best Actor in a Leading Role”, Nickelodeon Kids Choice. India Award for “Favorite Actress (Female)” and Screen Award for “Best Actor”. He relies more on his own judgment than on other people’s advice.
• She didn’t want his father to direct or produce his first film to come true. Her father told Alia that the best way to get involved in this industry is not to get into it.
• 400 girls auditioned before signing Alia Bhatt for the 2012 film “Student of the Year”. In January 2021, Alia was hospitalized after experiencing hyperacidity and nausea. She was discharged from the hospital the same day. In March 2021, it was revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
• Alia has privately invested INR 4.95 crore in luxury e-commerce platform Nykaa. Following its IPO in November 2021, Alia’s valuation in the company was INR 54 crore (with a 10x jump) on the first day of trading.
• She played the lead role in the 2022 Hindi biographical crime drama Gangubai Kathiawadi and became the third highest grossing Hindi film of 2022. Along with N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody and Olivia Morris, she played the role of Sita (Rama Raju’s niece and fiancee) in this epic action movie in telugu 2022 RRR. The film became the fourth highest grossing Indian film. Alia Bhatt is the 8th most searched Asian celebrity on Google according to the Google Mid Year Search 2022 list released in July 2022.
• In 2022, Alia charged between INR 85 lakh to 1 crore for social media ads or posts. Its brand value is estimated at $68.1 million in 2021.
• In August 2022, Alia revealed that she was paid INR 15 lakhs for her debut film Karan Johar’s Student of the Year. He gave this money to his mother and is still following this practice in 2022. According to Alia, he does not know how much money he has in his bank account. Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022) managed to earn more than INR 100 crore in 3 days of its release (Friday to Sunday) which happened after a long hiatus in Hindi cinema.
• In February 2023, Alia won Best Actress at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023.