When Alia Bhatt took the highway at the beginning of his career, he tried a less
Alia Bhatt, who entered Bollywood thirteen years ago, defined the criteria of female debut by choosing challenging roles with the highway in the early days of her career. His desire to take a risk has separated him, established as a versatile actor in the industry.
Thirteen years ago, Bollywood was ready for a big break of three fresh faces. He had all the correct launchpad in support of Karan Johar film, The Glamor, The Charm and Industry. But only one dared to convince the unwritten rules for new people, especially female actors clinging to romantic plays and playing it safely with A-Listers.
Enter the birthday girl Alia Bhatt. Over the years, he has navigated success, failure and criticism. But one thing is undisputed – she was ready to take risks quickly, some established stars often flew away from far away.
Most of the Millennium debutants have safely played it, choose roles in trending styles or reside in romantic hero molds. Female actors, in particular, often face more tests on their looks than their acting chops, inspired them to choose big banners, experienced directors and films supported by bankable male leads. Risk, especially in career, is not fully advised.
However, Alia did a separate course. After a beginning, which focuses more on her glam quotient than her acting skills, she took a jump of faith with the ‘highway’. Bhumika demanded rawness – no makeup, unwanted clothes, injuries and a deep emotional arc. Working with Imtiaz Ali, a director, known for an intense story, so soon there was no easy infection after a bright Karan Johar film. Nevertheless, Bhatt adopted the challenge.
The irony is that the lack of his experience became his biggest benefit. As he once accepted in an interview Today IndiaHe had no formal acting training, struggling with scenes that he needed to cry, and had to learn on the job. His crash course became in ‘highway’ craft.
“I did not make any preparations at all. Imtiaz wanted to be as raw as possible. Alia Bhatt told Today India In the interview before the release of the highway,
As Veera, a kidnapped girl with Stockholm syndrome who develops emotions for her kidnapper depends a lot on Alia’s performance. This also meant that the camera often pan on her face and catch the nuances of the feeling that she needed to show. Lack of experience can easily be fatal to someone’s career.
It was a gambling. This role can come back easily. But Alia embraced the challenge, and succeeded. Not only ‘Highway’ established her as a serious artist, but also broke the ‘Glam Doll’ stereotype, which paved the way for filmmakers of projects such as ‘Udta Punjab’ to see her in a different light.
In his 13 -year journey, he has dealt with an array of complex roles – ‘Darling’, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, and more, each, each. He also put his appearance and on-screen personality in front of experienced actors like Randip Hooda. The highway may not have been written to him (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was the original option), But Alia made it her own – and how!
