Alia Bhatt, or may I say, Mrs. Ali Bhatt Kapoor, who recently got married to Ranbir Kapoor, is a British actress of Indian descent. Alia has been the recipient of many accolades including four Filmfare awards. She is one of India’s highest-paid actresses along with Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Anusha Sharma, etc. Alia has appeared in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2017.
The first time Alia was seen on screen was in 1999 as a child actress in the movie ‘Sangharsh’. In the year 2012, she made her debut in the film industry as a lead actress, in Karan Johar’s movie Student of the Year, starring alongside Siddharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan (who also made their debuts with the movie).
After that, she has been unstoppable, her next three movies – Highway, Two States and Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya left a mark in Bollywood. Especially her acting in Highway was highly appreciated by the critics and won her the ‘Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress of the same.
One of the most successful young actresses of her time, Alia Bhatt won ‘Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her amazing performance in ‘Udta Punjab’ alongside Shahid Kapoor. She also went on to play the role of a spy in the movie ‘Raazi’ which was based on a true story.
Here is a list of the Top 6 movies by Alia Bhatt.
1. RAAZI
Release date: 11 May 2018 (India)
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Vicky kaushal, Soni Razdan, Shishir Sharma , etc
Music director: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Adapted from: the book Calling Sehmat
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Film, Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Filmfare Award for Best Director, etc.
In this movie, Alia played the role of Sehmat Khan, an undercover RAW agent of India, who was married into a Pakistani military family by her father to get some valuable pieces of information for India.
2. Gangubai Kathiawadi
Release date: 25 February 2022 (India)
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shantanu Maheswari, Ajay Devgan, Jim Sarbh, Vijay Raaz, etc
Music director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara
Producers: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Jayantilal Gada, Pratik Rawal
Production companies: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Pen India Limited, Bhansali Productions, Pen Studios
Alia Bhatt plays the role of Ganga in this movie.
This movie is also based on the true story of Gangubai Harjivandas
Young Ganga is tricked by her boyfriend who promises to provide her with a career in the film industry and convinces her to run away with him from home to Mumbai to pursue a career in the film, what happens next makes Ganga, a small-town girl in Gujarat, to the undisputed queen of kamathipura in Mumbai.
3. HIGHWAY
Release date: 21 February 2014 (India)
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Randeep Hooda, etc.
Music director: A. R. Rahman
Box office: 47.7 crores INR
Awards: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, Stardust Award for Best Director, etc.
Veera, the character is played by Alia Bhatt, is the daughter of a rich businessman and a young bride-to-be, who gets abducted by a local gangster named Mahabir a day before her wedding, instead of being terrified of her abductor, Veera finds a new meaning to her life while on the run.
4. DEAR ZINDAGI
Release date: 25 November 2016 (India)
Director: Gauri Shinde
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Shahrukh Khan
Music director: Amit Trivedi
Budget: 46 crores INR
Producers: Gauri Shinde, R. Balki, Gauri Khan, Karan Johar
Kaira, who is played by Alia Bhatt, is suffering from insomnia after a series of career and relationships failures, it is then that she contacts Dr. Jehangir Khan, a psychologist, who uses many creative methods to treat Kaira.
5. KALANK
Release date: 17 April 2019 (India)
Director: Abhishek Verman
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Kriti Sanon, Kunal Khemu, etc
Budget: 150 crores INR (2019)
Music director: Pritam Chakraborty, Ankit Balhara, Sanchit Balhara
Producers: Karan Johar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Apoorva Mehta, Hiroo Johar
It’s a love and hate story based on pre-independence India. Six individuals from six different families experience the touch of love, revenge, betrayal and depression. Alia plays the character of Roop Chaudhary in this movie.
6. GULLY BOY
Release date: 14 February 2019 (India)
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Actress, etc
Music director: Jasleen Royal, The Salvage Audio Collective, Karsh Kale, Ishq Bector
Producers: Zoya Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani
Murad, an underdog from a slum, struggles to convey his views on social issues and life in Dharavi through rapping, then he meets MC Sher, a local rapper who goes on to change Murad’s life forever. In this movie, Alia Bhatt plays the role of Safeena Firdaus, Murad’s girlfriend, Murad is played by Ranveer Singh.
Some of her other remarkable movies are, ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania,’ ‘Dear Zindagi,’ ‘2 States,’ ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania,’ and ‘Kapoor & Sons.’ ‘Kalank’ , ‘Gully Boy’ , ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ . Some of Alia’s upcoming movies include ‘Brahmastra’ alongside his husband Ranbir Kapoor and ‘Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani’.