Biography
Who is Alia Bhatt?
Early life
Alia Bhatt was born on March 15, 1993, in Mumbai, India, and holds British citizenship. She grew up in a film industry family as the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. Her paternal grandfather was producer director Nanabhai Bhatt.
She attended the Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai before dropping out of the twelfth grade to pursue acting. As a child, she did not have a close relationship with her father, noting that her mother raised her mostly as a single parent.
Career beginnings
Alia Bhatt made her first acting appearance at the age of five with a brief role in the 1999 thriller film Sangharsh, which was produced by her father. She secured her first leading role in 2012 when director Karan Johar cast her in the teen film Student of the Year after she auditioned alongside five hundred other girls.
Following the initial critical response to her debut, she sought more challenging projects and earned praise for her performance as a kidnapping victim in Imtiaz Ali's road drama Highway in 2014. This role earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress and established her acting credentials.
Major film roles
Alia Bhatt expanded her film credits with starring roles in romantic comedies and dramas produced by Dharma Productions, including 2States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania in 2014. She demonstrated her range by playing a poor migrant worker in the crime drama Udta Punjab in 2016 and an undercover spy in the thriller Raazi in 2018.
She won the National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Award for her performance in the biographical crime film Gangubai Kathiawadi in 2022. Her other major commercial successes include the fantasy film BrahmÄstra Part One Shiva and the action thriller Jigra.
Personal life
Alia Bhatt is married to actor Ranbir Kapoor, and the couple has a daughter named Raha. Outside of her acting career, she has ventured into business and philanthropy by founding an ecological initiative called CoExist, a production company named Eternal Sunshine Productions, and a sustainable clothing brand titled Ed-a-Mamma.
She has also contributed vocals to several of her film songs, including the single Samjhawan Unplugged released in 2014. She stands at a height of 155 centimeters and continues to work across film production and brand endorsements.
Birthday and age
Alia Bhatt was born on March 15, 1993, which makes Alia 33 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Alia shares the date with 63 other famous people.
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