Alia Bhatt
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| Alia Bhatt | |
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Bhatt at the Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards, 2016
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| Born | 15 March 1993 |
| Nationality | British[1] |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Parent(s) | Mahesh Bhatt Soni Razdan |
| Relatives | See Bhatt family |
Bhatt established herself in Bollywood by starring as the female lead in several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama 2 States (2014), the romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), the drama Kapoor & Sons (2016), the coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi (2016), and the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017). She received critical acclaim for portraying emotionally intense characters in the road drama Highway (2014), which won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, and the crime drama Udta Punjab (2016), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
In addition to acting in films, Bhatt has launched her own line of clothing for women. She has sung six of her film songs and participates in stage shows and concert tours.
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Life and career
Early life and film debut
Alia Bhatt with Sidharth Malhotra (left) and Varun Dhawan (right) promoting Student of the Year in 2012
Bhatt's first acting 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.[12] She had her first leading role in 2012 with Karan Johar's Student of the Year, alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan.[13] She portrayed the role of Shanaya Singhania, 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."[14] Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times also mentioned the similarities with Kapoor's character, but noted that her performance was "without the killer attitude."[15] Student of the Year grossed ₹960 million (US$15 million) at the box office.[16]
Rise to prominence (2014–15)
Bhatt at an event for Highway in 2014. She won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress for the film.
In Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala's joint production 2 States, Bhatt starred opposite Arjun Kapoor. An adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel of the same name, it narrates the story of two IIM Ahmedabad students who encounter trouble in convincing their parents to approve of their relationship. For her role as Ananya Swaminatham, a headstrong Tamil girl, she learnt the language.[25] Critics were appreciative of her performance with Rediff.com publishing that Bhatt "really grows into the character and makes you believe that she's a career-oriented IIM-A grad."[26] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express added that Bhatt was a "surprise" and was "easy and fresh and natural."[27] The film emerged as a top-grossing production, earning over ₹1.7 billion (US$26 million) worldwide.[16]
Bhatt's final film role in 2014 was as Kavya Pratap Singh, a Punjabi girl who engages in a romantic affair with a stranger a few days prior to her wedding, in Shashank Khaitan's romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. Co-starring Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Shukla, the film was described as a tribute to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) by Johar, who served as producer.[28] Writing for India Today, Rohit Khilnani thought that Bhatt had pitched in "one of her best performances so far", though Nandini Ramnath of Mint found her performance to be lacking in subtlety, writing that she was "more comfortable acting out her feelings through dialogue and actions".[29][30] Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania proved to be her second consecutive release to earn over ₹1 billion (US$16 million).[16] Her accomplishments in 2014 led Box Office India to label her as the top Bollywood actress of the year.[31]
Also in 2014, Bhatt appeared in a short film on women's safety, entitled Going Home, from director Vikas Bahl.[32] She next reunited with Bahl to film the romantic comedy Shaandaar. Released in 2015, the film featured Shahid Kapoor and Bhatt as two insomniacs who fall in love during a destination wedding.[33] Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror criticised the film and wrote that Bhatt "socks life into her character but fails to pump any into this film".[34] Shaandaar earned little at the box office.[35]
Success (2016–present)
Bhatt with co-star Kareena Kapoor at a promotional event for Udta Punjab in 2016. For her performance in the film, Bhatt won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Bhatt continued to gain critical praise as she took on the role of an aspiring cinematographer whose life undergoes a series of changes after she consults a free-spirited psychologist (played by Shah Rukh Khan) in the coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi (2016).[43] Writing for IndieWire, Anisha Jhaveri noted that Bhatt provides her character with "a three-dimensionality in which the somewhat annoying nature of millennial angst is balanced with an innocence that’s impossible not to recognize".[44] The film proved a box office success as well, earning a total of ₹1.39 billion (US$22 million) worldwide.[45] Udta Punjab and Dear Zindagi earned Bhatt several awards and nominations; for the former, she won the Screen Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and for the latter, she received an additional Best Actress nomination at Filmfare.[46][47][48]
The series of successful films continued with Bhatt's next project—the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)—which reunited her with Khaitan and Dhawan.[49] The film tells the story of an independent young woman (Bhatt) from rural India who refuses to conform to patriarchal expectations from her chauvinistic fiancee (Dhawan). Rachel Saltz of The New York Times took note of the film's statement on gender equality and wrote, "Without ever falling into the clichés of spunky Bollywood heroine, [Bhatt] effortlessly embodies that admirable thing: a modern woman."[50] With over ₹1.95 billion (US$30 million) in box office receipts, Badrinath Ki Dulhania proved to be Bhatt's highest-grossing release.[51][52]
As of March 2017, Bhatt has committed to star with Ranbir Kapoor in Ayan Mukerji's Dragon about a man with superpowers, and opposite Ranveer Singh in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy, a musical based on the life of rappers living in Mumbai's ghettos.[53][54]
Other work
Bhatt at an event in 2016
In addition to acting in films, Bhatt has performed at the Filmfare, Screen and Stardust award ceremonies, and has also participated in a stage show in Hong Kong alongside Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra.[58] In 2013, she performed at a charity event with Dhawan, Malhotra, Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor and Huma Qureshi to raise funds for the flood-affected victims of Uttarakhand.[59] In August 2016, she performed in various cities of the United States as a part of the "Dream Team 2016" tour, alongside actors Dhawan, Malhotra, Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, filmmaker Karan Johar, and singer Badshah.[60]
In 2013, Bhatt took part in a campaign for PETA to raise awareness about homeless animals.[61] The following year, she launched her own line of clothing for women in association with the online fashion portal Jabong.com; she described the collection to be "very simple" and "very me".[62] She is also the celebrity endorser for a number of brands and products, including Coca-Cola, Garnier and Maybelline.[63][64]
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Sangharsh | Young Reet Oberoi | Special appearance |
| 2012 | Student of the Year | Shanaya Singhania | |
| 2014 | Highway | Veera Tripathi | Also playback singer for song "Sooha Saha" |
| 2014 | 2 States | Ananya Swaminathan | |
| 2014 | Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania | Kavya Pratap Singh | Also playback singer for song "Samjhawan Unplugged" |
| 2014 | Going Home | Herself | Short film |
| 2014 | Ugly | Young Shalini | Cameo appearance[65] |
| 2015 | Shaandaar | Alia Arora | |
| 2016 | Kapoor & Sons | Tia Malik | |
| 2016 | Udta Punjab | Mary Jane | Also playback singer for song "Ikk Kudi (Club Mix)" |
| 2016 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | DJ | Cameo appearance |
| 2016 | Dear Zindagi | Kaira | Also playback singer for songs: "Love You Zindagi (Club Mix)" and "Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le – 2" |
| 2017 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | Vaidehi Trivedi | Also playback singer for "Humsafar (Alia's version)" |
| TBA | Dragon |
TBA | Filming[66] |
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