Guwahati: Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is celebrating her 28th birthday today. With her charm and versatile acting, she has left no stones unturned in Bollywood. It’s been more than 8 years that the cute and talented actress has been entertaining her fans with her spectacular performances.
The ‘Highway’ actress set off her foot in the Hindi film industry 9 years back as she made her debut with the 2012 movie ‘Student Of The Year’. Though she couldn’t make her mark in Bollywood with her first performance as an actor, the ‘Dear Zindagi’ actress then went to deliver some of the strongest performances with her upcoming movies. During all these years in the film industry, Bhatt has proved herself to be one of the most versatile actors of this generation.
Here’s bringing to you the top 5 movies of Alia Bhatt, one of the talented and versatile artists of this generation:
Highway
Director Imtiaz Ali’s 2014 film ‘Highway’ proved to be a turning point in Alia Bhatt’s career. The critics as well as the audience started taking her more seriously as an actor with her incredible performance in this Indian road drama film. The plot of the movie revolves around of a girl who gets kidnapped and it tells the story as to why she discovers freedom post her abduction. ‘Highway’ also stars Randeep Hooda in a significant role.
Udta Punjab
One of her career’s best performances till now, Alia Bhatt was seen illustrating a totally different character on-screen in this 2016 black comedy crime film. She personified the role of a Bihari migrant worker who dreams of playing hockey but unfortunately gets into trouble over a packet of drugs. ‘Udta Punjab’ is based on drug abuse by the youth population of our country and the reality behind it. The powerful performance of Alia Bhatt was loved by the audience and this movie helped the actress to establish herself amongst the best performances in the film industry. ‘Udta Punjab’ also stars Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh in pivotal roles.
Dear Zindagi
Directed by Gauri Shinde and co-starring Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role, Alia portrayed the role of a restless and frustrated cinematographer who is discontented with her life. Alia’s character then meets the free-spirited psychologist, played by SRK. The lead cast of the movie complemented each other’s performances and Bhatt nailed the illustration of the blunt and cynical cinematographer with perfection. ‘Dear Zindagi’ released in the year 2016.
Raazi
With Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Raazi’, Alia Bhatt was carrying an entire film on her shoulder for the first time. And the actress did not fail to impress with her powerful portrayal of an Indian spy. The movie revolves around Bhatt’s character who serves as an undercover agent of India’s external intelligence agency, RAW to continue the family tradition to be in the country’s service. The protagonist of the story, Sehmat, portrayed by Alia, sets off to Pakistan after getting married to serve the nation as an undercover agent. ‘Raazi’ released in the year 2018 and it also stars Vicky Kaushal in a titular role.
2 States
The story revolves around the love story of Krish and Ananya – two significant individuals giving birth to a cute rom-com movie. Based on Chetan Bhagat’s best-selling book ‘2 States’, the story portrays Alia as Ananya, an economics topper in her college, coming from a conservative Tamil Hindu Brahmin family. When love blossoms between the two, the real challenge was to seek their parent’s approval for marriage. Ananya is smart, unapologetic about expressing her feelings and always encourages her loved ones to follow their aims. When Krish confides in her about being a writer, it was Ananya who was supportive of him. But yes, despite her dating beliefs, running away or avoiding responsibilities wasn’t something she was in favour of. She loved and respected her parents more than anyone else in the world. Alia’s on-screen energy made Ananya’s character believable.
Gully Boy
Remember when Safeena entered into the girl’s workstation to hit her and say, ” Door reh mere boyfriend se.” Most of us have been there – getting into major fights for our love. Safeena and Murad’s relationship is one such bond most of the youth could relate to. Not only being the protective girlfriend, Safeena also proved to be a rebel for a good cause. When it came to her life decisions, she chose to stand up for her rights. She fought and cried for continuing her further education when her parents told her to get married. In the end, she made sure to move on with her studies and got what she wanted. She is bold, resilient and made sure to not leave her partner’s side right from being in his struggling days to the time he gave his best concert performance. We all loved watching Alia being ‘Safeena’. Murad was portrayed by Ranveer Singh.
