Revisiting Five Much Loved Films Of Alia Bhatt On Her Birthday

Alia Bhatt Birthday Special: The actor celebrates her birthday on March 15. The 29-year-old actor recently reigned on the box office with her recent release Gangubai Kathiawadi in which she played the role of an activist and sex worker. The film became the first Hindi film to surpass the 100 crore mark in 2022. Let's take a look at some of her best performances in the acting career that are a must-watch on her special day.

She had her first lead role in Karan Johar's teen drama Student of the Year in 2012, after making her acting debut as a child in the thriller Sangharsh in 1999. With Gangubai Kathiawadi, she has had a ten-year acting career and is praised for her performance.

With the thriller Heart of Stone, starring Gal Gadot, she will make her Hollywood debut. The feature film, directed by Tom Harper, will be a Netflix original. Written by Allison Schroeder and Greg Rucka, Heart of Stone is described as a spy thriller.

These are a few of her must-watch films:

Gangubai Kathiawadi

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The film is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and is based on selected chapters of Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges' book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai. It follows a youngster from a wealthy Gujarat family who is sold into the sex trade by her shady lover. Alia Bhatt as Gangubai eventually unites the women in the sex trade to demand better working conditions. She is claimed to have constantly advocated for the rights of sex workers and their children as she progressed up the ranks to become a brothel madame.

Gully Boy

Gully Boy is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar and released in India. In the film, Alia Bhatt plays Safeena, a feisty young woman with a bright future as a surgeon and a lack of control over her wrath. Safeena has her own thoughts, feelings, and vision, and Murad is only a small part of it. Murad's struggle against society is depicted in the film, but Safeena's journey is equally captivating. Bhatt's impulsiveness and possessive temperament shone across the screen. Many people wanted a sequel to Safeena's narrative.

Raazi

Raazi is a Meghna Gulzar-directed spy thriller that was released in Hindi in India in 2018.The film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka's 2008 novel Calling Sehmat. Raazi's narrative was Sehmat Khan, a 20-year-old Pakistani spy who married into a powerful Pakistani family in order to spy for India. Before being transferred to Pakistan, Khan was trained by RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) officers. Alia Bhatt played the main lead and carried the film on her shoulders.

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Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab is a 2016 Indian criminal thriller starring Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, and Diljit Dosanjh. It is centred on and focuses on drug addiction by the youth population in the Indian state of Punjab, as well as the myriad conspiracies that surround it. Her character is obliged to work in a harsh environment among the Punjab fields at all hours of the day and night. Despite the fact that she chooses an illegal route to get out of her desperate financial state by attempting to sell a package of drugs, she is willing to go to any extent. She becomes embroiled in a web of illegal activities and goes through a lot of pain, but she never cracks, unlike many others.

Highway

Highway is a 2014 Indian road drama written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It tells the narrative of a woman (Alia Bhatt) who discovers freedom after being kidnapped for reasons that will be revealed later. Bhatt stunned the audience by portraying a sexual assault survivor in the movie. Unlike her previous films, she portrayed a real person rather than a glamorous one. Her dramatic range is demonstrated in Highway. She played Veera Tripathi, a woman who learns to live life her own way.