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| name              = Alia Bhatt
| name              =  
| image              = Alia Bhatt promoting Kalank.jpg
| image              = Alia Bhatt promoting Badrinath Ki Dulhania.jpg
| caption           = Bhatt at an event for ''[[Kalank]]'' in 2019
| image size        = 200 px
| image caption     = Bhatt at an event for ''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]'' in 2017
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1993|3|15}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1993|3|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], India
| birth_place        = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| citizenship        = British<ref name="BritishCitizen">{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Prashant|title=Alia Bhatt can't vote in 2014, encourages youth to cast their votes|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/alia-bhatt-can-t-vote-in-2014-encourages-youth-to-cast-their-votes/story-O0cEnVn13dMi85tnQIiJmK.html|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=5 June 2016|date=3 April 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713192416/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/alia-bhatt-can-t-vote-in-2014-encourages-youth-to-cast-their-votes/story-O0cEnVn13dMi85tnQIiJmK.html|archivedate=13 July 2016}}</ref>
| birth name         = Alia Bhatt
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| residence          = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| other_names       =  
| occupation        = Actress, Singer
| years_active      = 2012–present
| nationality       = British
| parents            = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]<br />[[Soni Razdan]]
| parents            = Mahesh Bhatt (director) , Father
| relatives          = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt family]]
                    Soni Razdan (Actress) , Mother
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Alia Bhatt|Full list]]
| siblings          = Shaheen Bhatt (sister)
                    Pooja Bhatt (step sister)
                    Rahul Bhatt (step brother)
| years active      = 2012-present
}}
}}
'''Alia Bhatt''' (born on 15 March 1993) is an British movie [[actress]] who appears in Bollywood films. She is regarded as one of the most successful Bollywood Actress. She started her career through a [[Karan Johar]]'s romantic-drama-comedy [[Student of the Year]] alongside [[Siddarth Malhotra]] and [[Varun Dhawan]]  in 2012 for which she gained a Filmfare award for Best Debut Female nomination. She was listed in  "Forbes 30 Under 30" List in 2017 and is regarded as one of the highest paid actresses of Indian Cinema.


'''Alia Bhatt''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑː|l|iː|ɑː|_|ˈ|b|ə|t}}; born 15 March 1993) is an actress and singer of Indian origin and British citizenship, who works in [[Hindi]]-language films.<!-- Please do not change; she has stated that she is a British citizen --> The highest-paid actress in India, as of 2019, [[List of awards and nominations received by Alia Bhatt|her accolades]] include four [[Filmfare Awards]]. She has appeared in ''[[Forbes India]]''{{'s}} [[Forbes Celebrity 100|Celebrity 100]] list since 2014 and was featured by ''[[Forbes|Forbes Asia]]'' in their [[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30]] list of 2017.
== Honours and awards ==
She is recipient of several awards and nominations including two Filmfare awards. She proved her acting mattle through her second movie which was a road drama directed by Imtiaz Ali called Highway in 2014. Through the movie, she earned her first ever [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Tamil|Filmfare]] Award as the Best actress-critics She became the youngest winner ever in this category.  


Born into the [[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt family]], she is the daughter of filmmaker [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and actress [[Soni Razdan]]. After making her acting debut as a child in the 1999 thriller ''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]],'' Bhatt played her first leading role in [[Karan Johar]]'s teen drama ''[[Student of the Year]]'' (2012). She went on to establish herself with starring roles in several films produced by Johar's studio [[Dharma Productions]], including the romances ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'' (2014), ''[[Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania]]'' (2014), and ''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]'' (2017); and the coming-of-age drama ''[[Dear Zindagi]]'' (2016). Bhatt won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama ''[[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]]'' (2014), and three [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] awards at the ceremony for playing a Bihari migrant in the crime drama ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' (2016), a spy in the thriller ''[[Raazi]]'' (2018), and the volatile girlfriend of an aspiring rapper in the musical drama ''[[Gully Boy]]'' (2019).
The year proved to be a great success as she followed it with two commercially successful romantic dramas 2 States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dhulania  both of which proved to be great success at box office. She received several nominations in the best actress category for Highway and 2 States.


In addition to acting in films, Bhatt has launched her own line of clothing and handbags and is the founder of the ecological initiative CoExist. She has sung six of her film songs, including the [[single (music)|single]] "[[Samjhawan|Samjhawan Unplugged]]" in 2014.
In 2015, she acted alongside [[Shahid Kapoor]] in Vikas Behal's Shaandaar. It proved to be a commercial as well as critical failure.  


==Life and career==
2016 year proved to be the year of ALIA as she got three releases all of which were commercial as well as critical successes. She earned two filters nominations for best actress that year. She received awards in portraying a supporting character in film Kapoor and Sons, a drug addict from Bihar in Udta Punjab and a free spirited girl next door in Dear Zindagi. She received the Filmfare for Best Actress for [[Udta Punjab]].


===Early life and work (1993–2012)===
In 2017 she appeared opposite Varun Dhawan in Badrinath ki Dhulania  which also was a critical and commercial success for Bhatt establishing her to be one of the leading actresses of Hindi Cinema. In 2018, was seen in Meghana Gulzaar's thriller Raazi.  
[[File:Alia Bhatt at the promo launch of &#039;Student of the Year.jpg|thumb|upright|Bhatt at an event for ''[[Student of the Year]]'' in 2012]]
Alia Bhatt was born on 15 March 1993<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sarika|title=Alia Bhatt celebrates birthday shooting for 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-celebrates-birthday-shooting-for-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania/|accessdate=15 March 2014|work=The Indian Express|date=15 March 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315132259/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-celebrates-birthday-shooting-for-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania/|archivedate=15 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Saxena|first=Kashika|title=I am sometimes retarded, sometimes composed: Alia Bhatt|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-sometimes-retarded-sometimes-composed-Alia-Bhatt/articleshow/23967163.cms|accessdate=15 March 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 October 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112111122/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-sometimes-retarded-sometimes-composed-Alia-Bhatt/articleshow/23967163.cms|archivedate=12 January 2018}}</ref> in [[Bombay]] (present-day Mumbai) into the [[List of Hindi film clans#Bhatt family|Bhatt family]] to Indian film director [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and actress [[Soni Razdan]]. Her father is of [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] descent<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Priya|title=I have great reverence for women: Mahesh Bhatt|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-have-great-reverence-for-women-Mahesh-Bhatt/articleshow/18006519.cms?referral=PM|work=Times of India|accessdate=8 March 2014|date=14 January 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122015006/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-have-great-reverence-for-women-Mahesh-Bhatt/articleshow/18006519.cms?referral=PM|archivedate=22 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Varma|first=Lipika (13 April 2014)|title=State of affairs: Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140413/entertainment-bollywood/article/state-affairs-arjun-kapoor-and-alia-bhatt|work=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=16 April 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415195251/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140413/entertainment-bollywood/article/state-affairs-arjun-kapoor-and-alia-bhatt|archivedate=15 April 2014|date=13 April 2014}}</ref> and her mother is of [[Kashmiri Pandit]] and [[German people|German]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Soni_Razdan |author-link=Soni Razdan |title=@PoojaB1972 @MaheshNBhatt @AdrianMLevy I'm half Kashmiri Pandit and Half German..also an atheist and have not imposed any faith on my kids|number=404503733880385536|date=23 November 2013 |accessdate=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shedde|first=Meenakshi|date=17 February 2014|title=Berlin diary: Alia Bhatt's family connection to the German city|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/berlin-diary-alia-bhatts-berlin-connection-even-before-highway-1393603.html|work=Firstpost|accessdate=8 March 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221083400/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/berlin-diary-alia-bhatts-berlin-connection-even-before-highway-1393603.html|archivedate=21 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dubey|first=Bharati (12 February 2014)|title=Alia Bhatt's German roots|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/alia-bhatts-german-roots/15089076|work=Mid-Day|accessdate=8 March 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305080227/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/alia-bhatts-german-roots/15089076|archivedate=5 March 2014|date=12 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dutta|first=Pradeep (30 January 2001)|title=I'll voice the worries of Kashmiri Pandits'|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20010130/ian30059.html|work=Indian Express|accessdate=8 March 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014224331/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20010130/ian30059.html|archivedate=14 October 2013}}</ref> She holds British citizenship.<ref name="BritishCitizen"/> She has an elder sister, Shaheen,<ref>{{cite web|last=Sharma |first=Neha (2 May 2010) |title=Another Bhatt on the block |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/another-bhatt-on-the-block/article1-538439.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317053438/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/another-bhatt-on-the-block/article1-538439.aspx |archivedate=17 March 2014 }}</ref> and two half-siblings, [[Pooja Bhatt|Pooja]] and [[Rahul Bhatt]]. Actor [[Emraan Hashmi]] and director [[Mohit Suri]] are her paternal cousins, while producer [[Mukesh Bhatt]] is her uncle.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/The-Saraansh-of-Mahesh-Bhatts-life/articleshow/34774326.cms |title=The Saraansh of Mahesh Bhatt's life |work=The Times of India |date=18 January 2003 |author=Anubha Sawhney |accessdate=1 August 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026121442/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/The-Saraansh-of-Mahesh-Bhatts-life/articleshow/34774326.cms |archivedate=26 October 2012 }}</ref> Bhatt was educated at the [[Jamnabai Narsee School]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Alia-Bhatt-Lesser-known-facts/criphotostory/47565521.cms|title= Alia bhatt lesser Known facts|work= The Times of India|url-status=live|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170317201643/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Alia-Bhatt-Lesser-known-facts/criphotostory/47565521.cms|archivedate= 17 March 2017|df= dmy-all}}</ref>


Describing her childhood, Bhatt has said, "I had a rather grounded and modest upbringing. I didn’t get the pleasures that people assume I would’ve got because I am Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter."<ref name="filmfare12">{{cite news |url=https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/arjuns-confidence-blew-me-away-alia-bhatt-3893.html |title=Arjun's confidence blew me away- Alia Bhatt |work=Filmfare |last=Tandan |first=Raedita |date=8 August 2013 |accessdate=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312082056/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/arjuns-confidence-blew-me-away-alia-bhatt-3893.html |archive-date=12 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Growing up, she did not share a close bond with her father; Razdan has said that she raised her children mostly as a single parent as her husband did not take much interest in their lives.<ref name="open">{{cite news |url=https://openthemagazine.com/art-culture/that-sassy-girl/ |title=That sassy girl |work=Open |last=Unny |first=Divya |date=9 July 2014 |accessdate=16 May 2020 }}</ref> Bhatt aspired to be an actress from a young age, and has said that she first realised it while rehearsing for the school choir in kindergarten.<ref name="little">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2014-celebrity-100/alia-bhatt-the-little-old-star/39209/1 |title=Alia Bhatt: The little old star |work=Forbes |last=Upadhyay |first=Karishma |date=18 December 2014 |accessdate=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202062406/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/2014-celebrity-100/alia-bhatt-the-little-old-star/39209/1 |archive-date=2 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rediff12">{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-alia-bhatt/20120917.htm#1 |title=Alia Bhatt's silver screen debut |website=Rediff.com |last=Khilnani |first=Rohit |date=17 September 2012 |accessdate=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123154233/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-alia-bhatt/20120917.htm#1 |archive-date=23 November 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> She soon began dance lessons at [[Shiamak Davar]]'s institute.<ref name="little"/> Her first acting role was at age five in her father's production venture ''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]'' (1999), in which she briefly played the younger version of [[Preity Zinta]]'s character.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/alia-bhatts-silver-screen-debut/1/197880.html |title=Alia Bhatt's silver screen debut |location=New Delhi |work=[[India Today]] |last1=Joshi |first1=Sonali |last2=Varma |first2=Lipika |date=28 May 2012 |accessdate=1 August 2012 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804130849/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/alia-bhatts-silver-screen-debut/1/197880.html |archivedate=4 August 2012 }}</ref> Talking about her experience, Bhatt later said, "I don’t remember much of the shoot. I would go to the sets only for the food".<ref name="little"/>
She has also committed to star opposite [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in Ayaan Mukherji's [[Brahmāstra]] and Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy, acting alongside Ranveer  Singh.


Bhatt had her first leading role in 2012 with [[Karan Johar]]'s teen film ''[[Student of the Year]]'', alongside [[Sidharth Malhotra]] and [[Varun Dhawan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/The-new-stars-of-Bollywood/Article1-644946.aspx |title=The new stars of Bollywood |work=Hindustan Times |date=31 December 2010 |accessdate=27 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005081045/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/The-new-stars-of-Bollywood/Article1-644946.aspx |archivedate=5 October 2012 }}</ref> She auditioned alongside 500 girls and was cast after losing 16 kgs.<ref name="rediff12"/> She played a sophisticated teenage girl involved in a love triangle. [[Anupama Chopra]] of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' mentioned similarities between her character and the one played by [[Kareena Kapoor]] in Johar's ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001), but noted that her performance was "without the killer attitude".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Student-of-the-Year/Article1-947305.aspx |title=Anupama Chopra's review: Student of the Year |work=Hindustan Times |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |authorlink=Anupama Chopra |date=19 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020082525/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Student-of-the-Year/Article1-947305.aspx |archivedate=20 October 2012 }}</ref> Lisa Tsering of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' dismissed her as "a washout. Not only is she inelegant in the dance numbers, but her expressions are limited; and the digital retouching of her face throughout the film is a distraction".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/student-year-film-review-395622 |title=Student of the Year: Film Review |work=Hindustan Times |last=Tsering |first=Lisa |date=29 November 2012 |accessdate=15 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018100026/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/student-year-film-review-395622 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Student of the Year'' grossed {{INRConvert|960|m}} at the box office.<ref name="top"/>
In addition to acting in films, Bhatt is celebrity endorser of several brands and products. She is seen performing in various stage shows and award shows and has also sung many of her songs in films as a playback singer.


===Establishing as a leading lady (2014–2018)===
== Other websites ==
Dismayed by the critical response to ''Student of the Year'', Bhatt was keen to play a better role. She found it in [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]]'s [[road film]] ''[[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]]'' (2014), in which she starred as a lonely teenage girl who develops [[stockholm syndrome]] after being abducted.<ref name="little"/> She took diction lessons to improve her Hindi, and was challenged by the emotional and physical requirements of the part.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kanabar|first=Ankita|title=Alia Bhatt: 'Highway' to success|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/alia-bhatt-highway-to-success/|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=16 May 2020|date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221235441/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/alia-bhatt-highway-to-success/|archive-date=21 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Ali shot the film sequentially and several scenes were improvised on set based on Bhatt's reactions.<ref>{{cite web|last= Jamkhandikar |first= Shilpa |title=Imtiaz Ali and the art of last-minute filmmaking|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/imtiaz-ali-highway/imtiaz-ali-and-the-art-of-last-minute-filmmaking-idINDEE9760FP20130807|website=Reuters|accessdate=16 May 2020|date=8 August 2013}}</ref> She has said that several aspects of her character's journey mirrored her own, as it was the first time she experienced situations that were different from her own privileged upbringing.<ref name="little"/> Ronnie Scheib of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' took note of her "endearingly cockeyed perf" and commended her for "bringing an underlying sadness and wistful intelligence" to her part.<ref>{{cite news|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|title=Film Review: 'Highway'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/film-review-highway-1201114013/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=16 May 2020|date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521070944/http://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/film-review-highway-1201114013/|archive-date=21 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The film underperformed at the box office;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-box-office-highway-fares-below-average/20140224.htm|title=Box Office: Highway fares below average|publisher=Rediff.com|date=24 February 2014|accessdate=24 February 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225124509/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-box-office-highway-fares-below-average/20140224.htm|archivedate=25 February 2014}}</ref> Bhatt won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] and also gained a [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nomination at the ceremony.<ref name="ff15">{{cite news|title=60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete list of winners|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/60th-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-2014-Complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/46080277.cms|work=The Times of India|date=31 January 2015|accessdate=31 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203081332/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/60th-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-2014-Complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/46080277.cms|archivedate=3 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="ff15nom">{{cite news|title=60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete nomination list|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/60th-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-2014-Complete-nomination-list/articleshow/45949466.cms|work=The Times of India|date=20 January 2015|accessdate=20 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120090738/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/60th-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-2014-Complete-nomination-list/articleshow/45949466.cms|archivedate=20 January 2016}}</ref> She also appeared in [[Vikas Bahl]]'s short film on women's safety, entitled ''Going Home''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Going Home: Vikas Bahl visualises a utopia for women with Alia Bhatt|work=India Today|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/going-home-vikas-bahl-visualises-a-utopia-for-women-with-alia-bhatt/1/396449.html|date=18 October 2014|accessdate=13 April 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705054549/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/going-home-vikas-bahl-visualises-a-utopia-for-women-with-alia-bhatt/1/396449.html|archivedate=5 July 2015}}</ref>
 
Continuing her collaboration with Johar's production company, [[Dharma Productions]], Bhatt starred in the romantic films ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'' and ''[[Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania]]'' (both 2014). The former was an adaptation of [[Chetan Bhagat]]'s [[2 States: The Story of My Marriage|novel of the same name]], and is about two management students who have trouble convincing their parents of their relationship. For her role as a headstrong [[Tamil people|Tamil girl]], she learnt to speak her lines in the [[Tamil language|language]] with help form a tutor.<ref name=forthcoming>{{cite news|last=Kanabar|first=Ankita R.|title=Alia Bhatt plays a Punjabi girl in Humpty Sharma....|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/alia-bhatt-plays-a-punjabi-girl-in-humpty-sharma/|accessdate=22 February 2014|work=The Indian Express|date=20 February 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221110933/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/alia-bhatt-plays-a-punjabi-girl-in-humpty-sharma/|archivedate=21 February 2014}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' was appreciate of Bhatt, labelling her a "surprise" and "easy and fresh and natural".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/2-states-movie-review/2/|title=2 States movie review : Alia Bhatt is easy, fresh and natural|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|work=The Indian Express|date=18 April 2014|accessdate=21 April 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020833/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/2-states-movie-review/2/|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref> She played a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] girl who has an affair before her wedding in [[Shashank Khaitan]]'s ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania''. Co-starring Varun Dhawan, the film was described as a tribute to ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' (1995) by Johar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/karan-johar-pays-tribute-to-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-through-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhaniya/|title=Karan Johar pays tribute to 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' through 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya'|work=The Indian Express|date=26 May 2014|accessdate=11 July 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714164822/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/karan-johar-pays-tribute-to-dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-through-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhaniya/|archivedate=14 July 2014}}</ref> Writing for ''[[India Today]]'', Rohit Khilnani thought that Bhatt had pitched in "one of her best performances so far", though Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'' found her lacking in subtlety, writing that she was "more comfortable acting out her feelings through dialogue and actions".<ref>{{cite news|last=Khilnani|first=Rohit|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania-alia-bhatt-varum-dhawan-siddharth-shukla/1/370774.html|title=Movie Review: Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania is a refreshing film|work=India Today|date=11 July 2014|accessdate=11 July 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713203228/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/movie-review-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania-alia-bhatt-varum-dhawan-siddharth-shukla/1/370774.html|archivedate=13 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/3mqkEZoU2GC3e1TPFgCFZI/Film-Review--Humpty-Sharma-Ki-Dulhania.html|title=Film Review: Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|date=11 July 2014|accessdate=11 July 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711201822/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/3mqkEZoU2GC3e1TPFgCFZI/Film-Review--Humpty-Sharma-Ki-Dulhania.html|archivedate=11 July 2014}}</ref> Both films were commercially successful, each earning over {{INRConvert|1|b}} worldwide.<ref name="top">{{cite web|title=Top Worldwide Grossers All Time |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Collections/world_total|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919181138/http://boxofficeindia.com/Collections/world_total|archivedate=19 September 2015|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=23 July 2015}}</ref> Her accomplishments in 2014 established her in Bollywood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Actor Actress Director Producer Studio 2014|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/topactoractressdirectorproducerstudio2014|publisher=Box Office India|date=1 January 2015|accessdate=1 January 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104072403/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/topactoractressdirectorproducerstudio2014|archivedate=4 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Madhukalya|first=Amrita|title=In the highway to success- Alia Bhatt|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-in-the-highway-to-success-alia-bhatt-2003592|accessdate=21 July 2014|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=20 July 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720143240/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-in-the-highway-to-success-alia-bhatt-2003592|archivedate=20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Prashant|title=I still feel like a newcomer: Alia Bhatt|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/i-still-feel-like-a-newcomer-alia-bhatt/article1-1300784.aspx|accessdate=1 January 2015|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=27 December 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229215614/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/i-still-feel-like-a-newcomer-alia-bhatt/article1-1300784.aspx|archivedate=29 December 2014}}</ref>
 
[[File:Alia Bhatt 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|Bhatt at an event for ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' in 2016]]
 
Bhatt collaborated with Bahl once again in the romantic comedy ''[[Shaandaar]]''. Released in 2015, the film featured [[Shahid Kapoor]] and Bhatt as insomniacs who fall in love during a [[destination wedding]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shahid-kapoor-and-alia-bhatt-to-come-together-in-shandaar/1/369274.html|title=Shahid and Alia to come together in Shandaar|work=India Today|date=30 June 2014|accessdate=21 July 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728032720/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shahid-kapoor-and-alia-bhatt-to-come-together-in-shandaar/1/369274.html|archivedate=28 July 2014}}</ref> Kunal Guha of ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'' criticised the film and wrote that Bhatt "socks life into her character but fails to pump any into this film".<ref>{{cite news|last=Guha|first=Kunal|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/movie-review/Film-review-Shaandaar/articleshow/49500498.cms|title=Film Review: Shaandaar|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=23 October 2015|accessdate=24 February 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408113830/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/movie-review/Film-review-Shaandaar/articleshow/49500498.cms|archivedate=8 April 2016}}</ref> ''Shaandaar'' did not perform well commercially.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-did-pyaar-ka-punchnama-2-prove-detrimental-to-shaandaar-and-main-aur-charles-2140648|title=Did 'Pyaar ka Punchnama 2' prove detrimental to 'Shaandaar' and 'Main Aur Charles'?|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=31 October 2015|accessdate=3 November 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102010448/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-did-pyaar-ka-punchnama-2-prove-detrimental-to-shaandaar-and-main-aur-charles-2140648|archivedate=2 November 2015}}</ref> She began 2016 with a supporting role in the ensemble drama ''[[Kapoor & Sons]]'', which was a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-now-kapoor-sons-cross-rs-100-crore-mark-india-neerja-earns-rs-75-672455|title=Box office collection: Now 'Kapoor & Sons' to cross Rs 100 crore mark in India; 'Neerja' earns Rs 75 crore|work=International Business Times|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=28 March 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402014153/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/box-office-collection-now-kapoor-sons-cross-rs-100-crore-mark-india-neerja-earns-rs-75-672455|archivedate=2 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Suparno|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kapoor-sons-review-round-here-what-critics-have-say-about-rom-com-671167|title='Kapoor & Sons' review round-up: Here is what critics have to say about the rom-com|work=International Business Times|date=18 March 2016|accessdate=28 March 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323175925/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kapoor-sons-review-round-here-what-critics-have-say-about-rom-com-671167|archivedate=23 March 2016}}</ref>
 
Bhatt took on the part of a poor [[Bihari people|Bihari]] migrant in ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' (2016), a crime drama about [[substance abuse]] from the director [[Abhishek Chaubey]]. The intense role marked a departure from the mostly light-hearted parts she had played, and in preparation, she watched documentaries on drug abuse and learned to speak a Bihari dialect.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mukherjee|first=Madhureeta|title=Alia Bhatt: If everybody likes you, it means you are boring|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Alia-Bhatt-If-everybody-likes-you-it-means-you-are-boring/articleshow/52763748.cms|work=The Times of India|date=16 June 2016|accessdate=17 June 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617031114/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Alia-Bhatt-If-everybody-likes-you-it-means-you-are-boring/articleshow/52763748.cms|archivedate=17 June 2016}}</ref> The film generated controversy when the [[Central Board of Film Certification]] deemed that it represented [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in a negative light and demanded extensive censorship before its release.<ref name="freedom">{{cite news|last=Parussini|first=Gabriele|title=How the Movie Udta Punjab Sparked a Debate About Drug Use in India|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/06/09/how-the-movie-udta-punjab-sparked-a-debate-about-drug-use-in-india/|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=9 June 2016|accessdate=15 June 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619081944/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/06/09/how-the-movie-udta-punjab-sparked-a-debate-about-drug-use-in-india/|archivedate=19 June 2016}}</ref> The [[Bombay High Court]] later cleared the film for exhibition with one scene cut.<ref>{{cite news|title=Udta Punjab row: Bombay HC clears film with just one cut, tells CBFC not to act like grandmother|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/udta-punjab-censor-board-cuss-word-cbfc-bombay-high-court-anurag-kashyap2850443/|work=The Indian Express|date=13 June 2016|accessdate=15 June 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627103545/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/udta-punjab-censor-board-cuss-word-cbfc-bombay-high-court-anurag-kashyap2850443/|archivedate=27 June 2016}}</ref> Bhatt's performance was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roy|first=Priyanka|title=Doff that hat to Alia|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160624/jsp/t2/story_92852.jsp|work=The Telegraph|date=24 June 2016|accessdate=27 June 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627030039/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160624/jsp/t2/story_92852.jsp|archivedate=27 June 2016}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[Rediff.com]] wrote that she "commits to her accent and deals with the film's most unsavoury section, and is stunning during an incendiary speech that elevates the entire film to a whole other level."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sen|first=Raja|title=Review: Udta Punjab is a stunning film|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-udta-punjab-is-a-stunning-film/20160617.htm|publisher=Rediff.com|date=17 June 2016|accessdate=17 June 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619140212/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-udta-punjab-is-a-stunning-film/20160617.htm|archivedate=19 June 2016}}</ref> Bhatt next played a troubled young woman who consults with a therapist (played by [[Shah Rukh Khan]]) in the coming-of-age film ''[[Dear Zindagi]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goswami|first1=Parismita|title=Dear Zindagi review round-up: Here's what critics say about Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt film|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/dear-zindagi-review-round-heres-what-critics-say-about-shah-rukh-khan-alia-bhatt-film-705482|accessdate=12 January 2017|work=International Business Times|date=25 November 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203123910/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/dear-zindagi-review-round-heres-what-critics-say-about-shah-rukh-khan-alia-bhatt-film-705482|archivedate=3 December 2016}}</ref> Writing for [[IndieWire]], Anisha Jhaveri commended her for providing millennial angst with "a three-dimensionality".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jhaveri|first1=Anisha|title='Dear Zindagi' Review: Second Film From 'English Vinglish' Director Doesn't Disappoint|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/dear-zindagi-review-gauri-shinde-english-vinglish-bollywood-1201749912/|accessdate=13 January 2017|publisher=[[Indiewire]]|date=25 November 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213232313/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/dear-zindagi-review-gauri-shinde-english-vinglish-bollywood-1201749912/|archivedate=13 December 2016}}</ref> ''Udta Punjab'' and ''Dear Zindagi'' gained Bhatt awards attention; for the former, she won the [[Screen Award for Best Actress|Screen Award]] and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and for the latter, she received an additional Best Actress nomination at Filmfare.<ref name="ff16">{{cite news|title=62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards-17987.html|work=Filmfare|date=9 January 2017|accessdate=13 January 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110144323/https://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards-17987.html|archivedate=10 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="ss16">{{cite news|title=Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list: Pink wins big, Big B-Alia get best actor and actress award|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt/1/826924.html|work=India Today|date=5 December 2016|accessdate=13 January 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205140546/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt/1/826924.html|archivedate=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="ff16win">{{cite news |url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms |title = 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Winners' list |work = The Times of India |date = 15 January 2017 |accessdate = 15 January 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170114223143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms |archivedate = 14 January 2017 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
 
The series of successful films continued with Bhatt's next project{{mdash}}the romantic comedy ''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]'' (2017){{mdash}}which reunited her with Khaitan and Dhawan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-business-talk/business-talk-badrinath-ki-dulhania-hits-bulls-eye-consolidates-varun-alias-status-bollywood/|title=Business Talk: 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania' hits the bull's eye, consolidates Varun and Alia's status in Bollywood|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=13 March 2017|accessdate=13 March 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313050313/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-business-talk/business-talk-badrinath-ki-dulhania-hits-bulls-eye-consolidates-varun-alias-status-bollywood/|archivedate=13 March 2017}}</ref> It tells the story of an independent young woman (Bhatt) who refuses to conform to patriarchal expectations from her chauvinistic fiancée (Dhawan). Rachel Saltz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' took note of the film's statement on gender equality and wrote, "Without ever falling into the clichés of spunky Bollywood heroine, [Bhatt] effortlessly embodies that admirable thing: a modern woman."<ref>{{cite news|last=Saltz|first=Rachel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/movies/badrinath-ki-dulhania-review.html|title=Review: In 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania,' Boy Meets Girl (and Learns to Respect Her)|work=The New York Times|date=12 March 2017|accessdate=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313125210/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/movies/badrinath-ki-dulhania-review.html|archive-date=13 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> She received another Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.<ref name="ff18">{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-1.html|title=Nominations for the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018|work=Filmfare|access-date=18 January 2018|date=18 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060616/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-1.html|archivedate=19 January 2018}}</ref> [[Meghna Gulzar]]'s espionage thriller ''[[Raazi]]'' (2018), starred Bhatt as Sehmat, a Kashmiri spy married to a Pakistani army officer. Set during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka's novel&nbsp;''[[Calling Sehmat]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lohana|first=Avinash|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-kicks-off-meghna-gulzars-upcoming-espionage-thriller-raazi-in-july/articleshow/59276486.cms|title=Alia Bhatt kicks off Meghna Gulzar's upcoming espionage thriller, Raazi, in July|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=23 June 2017|accessdate=27 June 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625203429/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-kicks-off-meghna-gulzars-upcoming-espionage-thriller-raazi-in-july/articleshow/59276486.cms|archivedate=25 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/this-week-in-cinema-alia-bhatt-vicky-kaushal-start-shooting-for-raazi-a-sequel-to-baby-driver/article19239944.ece|title=This week in cinema: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal start shooting for 'Raazi'; a sequel to 'Baby Driver'|work=The Hindu|date=8 July 2017|accessdate=12 July 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/this-week-in-cinema-alia-bhatt-vicky-kaushal-start-shooting-for-raazi-a-sequel-to-baby-driver/article19239944.ece|archivedate=8 February 2018}}</ref> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' found Bhatt to be "stupendous" in the role, adding that "the young star once again displaying the maturity and confidence of a veteran on camera".<ref>{{cite news|last=Vetticad|first=Anna M. M.|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/raazi-movie-review-alia-bhatt-is-stupendous-in-meghna-gulzars-heart-stopping-heartbreaking-espionage-drama-4465137.html|title=Raazi movie review: Alia Bhatt is stupendous in Meghna Gulzar's heart-stopping, heartbreaking espionage drama|work=Firstpost|date=11 May 2018|accessdate=11 May 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511215732/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/raazi-movie-review-alia-bhatt-is-stupendous-in-meghna-gulzars-heart-stopping-heartbreaking-espionage-drama-4465137.html|archivedate=11 May 2018}}</ref> ''Raazi'' proved to be one of the highest-grossing female-led Hindi films, and its success led Box Office India to credit Bhatt as the most successful contemporary actress of Hindi cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3954|title=Top Fifteen Films Driven By Female Leads|publisher=Box Office India|date=23 May 2018|accessdate=23 May 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523104703/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3954|archivedate=23 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3940|title=Alia Bhatt Topples Deepika Padukone To Be Number One|publisher=Box Office India|date=17 May 2018|accessdate=19 May 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519033228/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3940|archivedate=19 May 2018}}</ref> She won another Best Actress award at Filmfare.<ref>{{cite news|title=Winners of the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/all-winners-of-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-33004-3.html|date=23 March 2019|accessdate=23 March 2019|work=Filmfare|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323165124/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/all-winners-of-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-33004-3.html|archive-date=23 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===''Gully Boy'' and beyond (2019–present)===
[[File:Alia Bhatt at Mukesh Ambani’s residence for Ganesh Chaturthi celebration (20) (cropped).jpg|upright|thumb|left|Bhatt in 2019]]
In 2019, Bhatt launched her own production company named Eternal Sunshine Productions.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alia Bhatt says her new house is no love nest, reveals film production plans|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-says-her-new-house-is-no-love-nest-reveals-film-production-plans/story-20omR4XJsaBNX4Ky6kHmhM.html|date=5 March 2019|accessdate=30 March 2019|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320042139/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-says-her-new-house-is-no-love-nest-reveals-film-production-plans/story-20omR4XJsaBNX4Ky6kHmhM.html|archive-date=20 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She starred opposite [[Ranveer Singh]] in [[Zoya Akhtar]]'s ''[[Gully Boy]]'', a musical inspired by the life of the street rappers [[Divine (rapper)|Divine]] and [[Naezy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/real-gully-boys-divine-and-naezy-praise-ranveer-singh-he-soaked-in-our-body-language-our-attitude/story-CXjwVVTUdyrE5CG3T85CXN.html|title=Real Gully Boys Divine and Naezy praise Ranveer Singh: He soaked in our body language, our attitude|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174335/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/real-gully-boys-divine-and-naezy-praise-ranveer-singh-he-soaked-in-our-body-language-our-attitude/story-CXjwVVTUdyrE5CG3T85CXN.html|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She attended acting workshops to learn a ghetto dialect to enable her to improvise on set.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sharma, Priyanka|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/my-dna-is-simmba-not-gully-boy-ranveer-singh-5577673/|title=My DNA is Simmba, not Gully Boy: Ranveer Singh|work=The Indian Express|date=11 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214115625/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/my-dna-is-simmba-not-gully-boy-ranveer-singh-5577673/|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[69th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Ramachandran, Naman|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/spotlight/indian-hip-hop-gets-big-screen-time-in-berlin-festival-pic-gully-boy-1203138253/|title=Indian Hip-Hop Gets Big Screen Time in Berlin Festival Pic 'Gully Boy'|work=Variety|date=13 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213170049/https://variety.com/2019/film/spotlight/indian-hip-hop-gets-big-screen-time-in-berlin-festival-pic-gully-boy-1203138253/|archive-date=13 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Screen International]]'', Lee Marshall opined that "it's Bhatt’s sharp performance that carries most successfully the mix of wry humour, romance and social comment that ''Gully Boy'' essays".<ref>{{cite news|author=Marshall, Lee|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/gully-boy-berlin-review/5136698.article|title='Gully Boy': Berlin Review|work=[[Screen International]]|date=10 February 2019|access-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174244/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/gully-boy-berlin-review/5136698.article|archive-date=14 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> With global earnings of over {{INRConvert|2.37|b}}, the film emerged as Bhatt's highest-grossing release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/all-time/page/2|title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=11 March 2019|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330120509/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/all-time/page/2/|archive-date=30 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Gully Boy'' won a record 13 Filmfare Awards, and Bhatt was awarded with her career's third Best Actress trophy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2020-full-list-of-winners-gully-boy-s-13-wins-make-history-alia-bhatt-and-ranveer-singh-take-top-awards/story-JRWvCT8f2A8KxDy94AZYSI.html|title=Filmfare Awards 2020 full list of winners: Gully Boy's 13 wins make history, Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh take top awards|work=Hindustan Times|date=16 February 2020|accessdate=17 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216210752/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2020-full-list-of-winners-gully-boy-s-13-wins-make-history-alia-bhatt-and-ranveer-singh-take-top-awards/story-JRWvCT8f2A8KxDy94AZYSI.html|archive-date=16 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The ensemble period drama ''[[Kalank]]'' marked Bhatt's biggest-budget film to that point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-actress-alia-bhatt-films-are-a-part-of-my-life-loved-ones-my-priority-2024460|title=Kalank Actress Alia Bhatt: Films Are A Part Of My Life, Loved Ones My Priority|date=17 April 2019|work=NDTV|accessdate=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417174044/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-actress-alia-bhatt-films-are-a-part-of-my-life-loved-ones-my-priority-2024460|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Set in the 1940s prior to the [[partition of India]], it featured Dhawan and her as star-crossed lovers. She watched the films ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]'' (1960) and ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981) to learn the body language of women from the era; to better her Urdu-speaking skills, she watched the Pakistani television series ''[[Zindagi Gulzar Hai]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/lessons-from-the-classics-alia-bhatt-watched-mughal-e-azam-umrao-jaan-to-prepare-for-kalank/articleshow/68795912.cms|title=Lessons from the classics: Alia Bhatt watched 'Mughal-E-Azam', 'Umrao Jaan' to prepare for 'Kalank'|date=9 April 2019|work=The Economic Times|accessdate=17 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411014427/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/lessons-from-the-classics-alia-bhatt-watched-mughal-e-azam-umrao-jaan-to-prepare-for-kalank/articleshow/68795912.cms|archive-date=11 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta bemoaned that she was "watchable, if increasingly, exasperatingly familiar".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Shubhra|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kalank-movie-review-rating-5680369/|title=Kalank movie review: All show and no go|date=20 April 2019|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=15 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506020104/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/kalank-movie-review-rating-5680369/|archive-date=6 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The film did not perform well at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cornelious|first=Deborah|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/karan-johars-period-opus-flops/article26935113.ece|title=Karan Johar's period opus flops|date=24 April 2019|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2 May 2019}}</ref>
 
Bhatt next starred in ''[[Sadak 2]]'' (2020), a sequel to her father's crime film ''[[Sadak]]'' (1991), which due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] could not be released theatrically and instead streamed on [[Disney+ Hotstar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2020 |title=Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 2 premiere on August 28 on Disney+ Hotstar|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-premiere-on-august-28-on-disney-hotstar/|access-date=6 August 2020 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> The [[death of Sushant Singh Rajput]] sparked a debate on [[nepotism]] in the Hindi film industry; his fans blamed Bhatt for being one of the beneficiaries of nepotism and for once speaking dismissively of Rajput on a chat show.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why The Internet Is Hitting 'Dislike' On Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 Trailer |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-the-internet-is-hitting-dislike-on-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-trailer-2278443 |access-date=16 August 2020|website=NDTV|last=Roy|first=Gitanjali|date=13 August 2020}}</ref> This led to [[vote brigading]] on the film's trailer on [[YouTube]], on which it became the [[List of most-disliked YouTube videos|second most-disliked video]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 August 2020|title=Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 the most disliked trailer on YouTube amid nepotism debate, fans demand justice for Sushant Singh Rajput|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-s-sadak-2-is-the-most-disliked-trailer-on-youtube-as-fans-demand-justice-for-sushant-singh-rajput/story-iEvKT1u4XhRDsM9RvtN8CJ.html|access-date=19 August 2020|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Sadak-2' by Mahesh Bhatt is Now the Second Most Disliked Video in the World, Beats Justin Bieber |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/sadak-2-by-mahesh-bhatt-is-now-the-second-most-disliked-video-in-the-world-beats-justin-bieber-2793579.html|access-date=19 August 2020|website=News18|date=19 August 2020}}</ref> The film received negative reviews, and Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of ''[[The Times of India]]'' dismissed Bhatt's performance "by her own high standards [to be] strictly average".<ref name="roundup">{{cite news|title=Alia Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2 Becomes Lowest-rated Film of All Time on IMDb With 1.1 Score|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/alia-bhatt-and-mahesh-bhatts-sadak-2-becomes-lowest-rated-film-of-all-time-on-imdb-with-1-1-score-2829963.html|publisher=News18|date=29 August 2020|accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sadak 2 Movie Review : Not worth taking a trip down this sadak|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/sadak-2/movie-review/77810897.cms |access-date=28 August 2020|work=The Times of India|last=Dey Purkayastha |first= Pallabi|date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
 
Bhatt's upcoming projects include a starring role opposite [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in [[Ayan Mukerji]]'s fantasy film trilogy, the first of which is named ''[[Brahmāstra (film)|Brahmāstra]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-alia-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-star-mahesh-bhatts-sadak-2-exclusive-details-full-star-cast/ |title=Confirmed! Alia Bhatt – Sanjay Dutt to star in Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2 |date=1 September 2018 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=6 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904172648/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-alia-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-star-mahesh-bhatts-sadak-2-exclusive-details-full-star-cast/ |archive-date=4 September 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/brahmastra-amitabh-bachchan-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-s-new-trilogy/story-XTPkHehyncnRxJxeDtp9GJ.html|title=Brahmastra: Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt's new trilogy|date=11 October 2017|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=11 October 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205230530/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/brahmastra-amitabh-bachchan-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-s-new-trilogy/story-XTPkHehyncnRxJxeDtp9GJ.html|archivedate=5 February 2018}}</ref> She will then appear alongside [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr]] and [[Ram Charan]] in the Telugu-language period film ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]'', and will portray the titular gangster and madam of a [[Kamathipura]] brothel in ''[[Gangubai Kathiawadi]]'', a biopic directed by [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]].<ref name="rrr">{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/its-official-alia-bhatt-and-ajay-devgn-confirmed-for-ss-rajamoulis-next-rrr-starring-ram-charan-and-jr-ntr/382361|title=It's official! Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn confirmed for SS Rajamouli's next RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR|publisher=Times Now|date=14 March 2019|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-to-star-in-sanjay-leela-bhansali-s-gangubai-kathiawadi-out-sept-2020/story-lWnnnuggfQTuC9cJF1nZUM.html|title=Alia Bhatt to star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi, out Sept 2020|work=Hindustan Times|date=16 October 2019|access-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016143241/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-to-star-in-sanjay-leela-bhansali-s-gangubai-kathiawadi-out-sept-2020/story-lWnnnuggfQTuC9cJF1nZUM.html|archive-date=16 October 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Bhatt has also committed to feature alongside an ensemble cast in ''Takht'', a historical drama directed by Johar.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/takht-karan-johar-alia-bhatt-ranveer-singh-janhvi-kapoor-5298675/ |title = Takht: Karan Johar ropes in Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Janhvi Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and others for his next directorial |date = 9 August 2018 |work = The Indian Express |access-date = 9 August 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180809163439/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/takht-karan-johar-alia-bhatt-ranveer-singh-janhvi-kapoor-5298675/ |archive-date = 9 August 2018 |url-status=live |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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==Other work==
Bhatt has performed playback singing for the song "Sooha Saaha" in ''Highway'' (2014). [[A. R. Rahman]], the composer of the film, invited her to his [[KM Music Conservatory|music school]] to undergo training.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-am-politically-ignorant-says-a-r-rahman/15126086|title = I am politically ignorant, says A R Rahman|author = Joshi Pitale, Sonali|work = Mid Day|date = 27 February 2014|accessdate = 27 February 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140302201134/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-am-politically-ignorant-says-a-r-rahman/15126086|archivedate = 2 March 2014|df = dmy-all}}</ref> In 2014, she sang the unplugged version of the song "Samjhawan", for the composers [[Sharib Sabri|Sharib]]-[[Toshi Sabri|Toshi]], in ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania''.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-to-sing-samjhawan-unplugged-for-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania/|title = Alia Bhatt to sing 'Samjhawan Unplugged' for Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania|work = The Indian Express|accessdate = 12 July 2014|date = 28 June 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234510/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-to-sing-samjhawan-unplugged-for-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania/|archivedate = 14 July 2014|df = dmy-all}}</ref> In 2016, she sang an alternate version of the song "Ikk Kudi", for the soundtrack of ''Udta Punjab'', with her co-star Dosanjh.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-feels-honoured-to-sing-her-second-song-with-diljit-dosanjh-1420392|title = Alia Bhatt Feels 'Honoured' to Sing Her Second Song With Diljit Dosanjh|publisher = NDTV|accessdate = 18 June 2016|date = 17 June 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160617181219/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-feels-honoured-to-sing-her-second-song-with-diljit-dosanjh-1420392|archivedate = 17 June 2016|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
 
Bhatt has performed on stage at the [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare]], [[Screen Awards|Screen]] and [[Stardust Awards|Stardust]] award ceremonies, and has also participated in a stage show in [[Hong Kong]] alongside Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra.<ref>{{cite web |last=Parikh |first=Urvi |url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/glamsham/article.aspx?cp-documentid=253726833 |title=Karan Johar's 'students' Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan perform at Hong Kong |publisher=MSN |date=24 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701175446/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/glamsham/article.aspx?cp-documentid=253726833 |archivedate=1 July 2014 |access-date=18 October 2013 }}</ref> In 2013, she performed at a charity event with Dhawan, Malhotra, Aditya Roy Kapur, [[Shraddha Kapoor]] and [[Huma Qureshi (actress)|Huma Qureshi]] to raise funds for the flood-affected victims of Uttarakhand.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1872462/report-varun-dhawan-alia-bhatt-and-siddharth-malhotra-unite-for-a-cause |title=Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Malhotra unite for a cause – Entertainment – DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=10 August 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019161957/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1872462/report-varun-dhawan-alia-bhatt-and-siddharth-malhotra-unite-for-a-cause |archivedate=19 October 2013 }}</ref> In August 2016, she performed in various cities of America for the "Dream Team 2016" tour, alongside Johar, the actors Dhawan, Malhotra, Roy Kapur, [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Parineeti Chopra]], and the singer [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bollywood Dream Team 2016: Katrina, Alia, Sidharth, Varun, Parineeti, Aditya Roy Kapur US tour in August|url=http://www.indianewsbulletin.com/bollywood-dream-team-us-tour-august-2016-to-feature-alia-bhatt-katrina-kaif-parineeti-chopra-varun-dhawan|work=India Bulletin|date=10 August 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926235434/http://www.indianewsbulletin.com/bollywood-dream-team-us-tour-august-2016-to-feature-alia-bhatt-katrina-kaif-parineeti-chopra-varun-dhawan|archivedate=26 September 2016}}</ref>
 
In 2013, Bhatt took part in a campaign for [[PETA]] to raise awareness on homeless animals.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-25/news-interviews/43394687_1_alia-bhatt-peta-campaign-homeless-animals | work=The Times Of India | title=Alia Bhatt roped in for PETA campaign – The Times of India | date=25 October 2013 | access-date=30 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101140404/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-25/news-interviews/43394687_1_alia-bhatt-peta-campaign-homeless-animals | archive-date=1 November 2013 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2017, she launched an ecological initiative named CoExist to raise awareness about the welfare of street animals.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/alia-bhatt-stands-for-welfare-of-street-cats-dogs/articleshow/59752081.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Alia Bhatt champions the welfare of street cats and dogs | date=25 July 2017 | accessdate=7 February 2018 | url-status=live | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/alia-bhatt-stands-for-welfare-of-street-cats-dogs/articleshow/59752081.cms | archivedate=8 February 2018 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The following year, she collaborated with Facebook Live for a campaign named Find Your Green, to campaign for [[environmentalism]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rakshit |first=Nayandeep |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-interview-alia-bhatt-on-her-initiative-coexist-i-m-not-a-preacher-or-an-activist-2582060 |work=Daily News and Analysis |title=Alia Bhatt on her initiative CoExist: I'm not a preacher or an activist |date=7 February 2018 |accessdate=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-interview-alia-bhatt-on-her-initiative-coexist-i-m-not-a-preacher-or-an-activist-2582060 |archivedate=8 February 2018 }}</ref> Bhatt designed her own clothing brand for women in 2014 for the online fashion portal [[Jabong.com]] and in 2018, she launched her own line of handbags for [[VIP Industries]].<ref>{{cite news|url =http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-want-to-style-parineeti-alia-bhatt/15645171|title =I want to style Parineeti: Alia Bhatt|work =Mid Day|date =30 September 2014|accessdate =30 September 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20141002194132/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-want-to-style-parineeti-alia-bhatt/15645171|archivedate =2 October 2014|df =dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url =https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/alia-bhatt-launches-her-own-range-of-handbags/articleshow/65458337.cms|title =Alia Bhatt launches her own range of handbags|work =The Times of India|date =19 August 2018|accessdate =23 August 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180820104655/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/alia-bhatt-launches-her-own-range-of-handbags/articleshow/65458337.cms|archive-date =20 August 2018|url-status=live|df =dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/alia-bhatt-launches-first-clothing-line-on-online-retailer-jabong/1294484/|website=Financial Express|title=Alia Bhatt launches first clothing line on online retailer Jabong|access-date=1 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050407/https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/alia-bhatt-launches-first-clothing-line-on-online-retailer-jabong/1294484/|archive-date=2 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==In the media==
[[File:Alia Bhatt graces GQ Style Awards (04) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Bhatt at an event for ''[[GQ]]'' in 2018]]
In 2017, Bhatt was featured by ''[[Forbes|Forbes Asia]]'' in their [[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30]] list.<ref>{{cite news|title=30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Entertainment & Sports|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2017/entertainment-sports/|accessdate=17 April 2017|work=Forbes|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417161824/https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2017/entertainment-sports/|archivedate=17 April 2017}}</ref> She has appeared in ''[[Forbes India]]''{{'s}} [[Forbes Celebrity 100|Celebrity 100]] list since 2014, peaking at the eighth position in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alia Bhatt|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/alia-bhatt/1587/83|work=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=7 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612214830/http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/alia-bhatt/1587/83|archivedate=12 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2019-celebrity-100/1819/all |title=2019 Celebrity 100 |work=Forbes India |accessdate=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219063445/http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2019-celebrity-100/1819/all |archive-date=19 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, the magazine estimated her annual income to be {{INRConvert|592.1|m}} and listed her as the highest-paid actress in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shah |first=Ruchika |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/2019-celebrity-100/2019-celebrity-100-what-the-money-says/56695/1 |title=2019 Celebrity 100: What the money says |work=Forbes India |date=19 December 2018 |accessdate=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219184840/http://www.forbesindia.com/article/2019-celebrity-100/2019-celebrity-100-what-the-money-says/56695/1 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018 and 2019, the Indian edition of ''[[GQ]]'' featured her among the nation's 50 most influential young people and credited her for "striking a balance between big-budget, all-star blowouts and more script-oriented films".<ref>{{cite news|title=GQ's 50 Most Influential Young Indians of 2018|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/gq-most-influential-young-indians-2018/|work=GQ|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=5 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205104722/https://www.gqindia.com/content/gq-most-influential-young-indians-2018/|archive-date=5 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sethi|first=Shikha|url=https://www.gqindia.com/influence-list/content/the-gq-50-most-influential-young-indians-of-2019|title=Here's the full list of GQ's 50 most influential young Indians of 2019|work=GQ|date=12 December 2019|accessdate=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227115506/https://www.gqindia.com/influence-list/content/the-gq-50-most-influential-young-indians-of-2019|archive-date=27 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Bhatt was listed in first place in ''The Times of India''{{'}}s "50 Most Desirable Women" list of 2018.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=21 June 2019|date=24 May 2019|author=Mukherjee, Madhureeta|title=Alia Bhatt is the Times Most Desirable Woman of 2018|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/alia-bhatt-is-the-times-most-desirable-woman-of-2018/articleshow/69465812.cms|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526041953/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/alia-bhatt-is-the-times-most-desirable-woman-of-2018/articleshow/69465812.cms|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Bhatt is also the celebrity endorser for a number of brands and products, including [[Coca-Cola]], [[Garnier]] and [[Maybelline]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/gallery/alia-bhatts-kitty-full-with-endorsement-deals/1/9245.html |title=Alia Bhatt's kitty full with endorsement deals |work=India Today |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001154433/http://m.indiatoday.in/gallery/alia-bhatts-kitty-full-with-endorsement-deals/1/9245.html |archivedate=1 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1703376/Alia-Bhatt-to-endorse-Garnier|title=Alia Bhatt to endorse Garnier? &#124; Hindi Movies News|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=23 January 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020114700/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1703376/Alia-Bhatt-to-endorse-Garnier|archivedate=20 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt overtake SRK, Salman Khan in celeb endorsements |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/akshay-kumar-alia-bhatt-overtake-srk-salman-khan-in-celeb-endorsements/story/351181.html |accessdate=26 January 2020 |work=Business Today |date=28 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128075308/https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/akshay-kumar-alia-bhatt-overtake-srk-salman-khan-in-celeb-endorsements/story/351181.html |archive-date=28 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Duff & Phelps]] estimated her brand value to be US$36.5 million, in 2018, the eighth highest of Indian celebrities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Laghate |first=Gaurav |title=Virat Kohli tops powerful celebrity brands list with a brand value of $170.9 million |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/virat-kohli-tops-powerful-celebrity-brands-list-with-a-brand-value-of-170-9-million/articleshow/67469396.cms |accessdate=26 January 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118170726/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/advertising/virat-kohli-tops-powerful-celebrity-brands-list-with-a-brand-value-of-170-9-million/articleshow/67469396.cms |archive-date=18 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Alia Bhatt}}
 
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col"|Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes
|-
|1999
! scope="row"|''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]''
|Young Reet Oberoi
|
|-
| 2012
! scope="row"|''[[Student of the Year]]''
| Shanaya Singhania
| Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"|''[[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]]''
| Veera Tripathi
| [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"|''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]''
| Ananya Swaminathan
|
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"|''[[Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania]]''
| Kavya Pratap Singh
|
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"|''Going Home''
| Herself
| Short film
|-
| 2014
! scope="row"|''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]''
| Young Shalini
| Cameo appearance<ref>{{cite web|title=Ugly (2014)|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/549888|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=3 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102130410/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/549888|archivedate=2 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
! scope="row"|''[[Shaandaar]]''
| Alia Arora
|
|-
| 2016
! scope="row"|''[[Kapoor & Sons]]''
| Tia Malik
|
|-
| 2016
! scope="row"|''[[Udta Punjab]]''
| Bauria/Mary Jane
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|-
| 2016
! scope="row"|''[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]''
| DJ
| Cameo appearance
|-
|2016
! scope="row"|''[[Dear Zindagi]]''
| Kaira
| Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|-
|2017
! scope="row"|''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]''
| Vaidehi Trivedi
| Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|-
|2018
! scope="row"|''[[Welcome to New York (2018 film)|Welcome to New York]]''
| Herself
| Cameo appearance
|-
| 2018
! scope="row"|''[[Raazi]]''
| Sehmat Khan
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress<br/>Nominated—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
|-
| 2018
! scope="row"|''[[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]''
| Herself
| Special appearance<ref>{{cite news|last=Lohana|first=Avinash|url=http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dwarf-srk-serenades-his-lovely-ladies-again/articleshow/60916407.cms|title='Dwarf' SRK serenades his lovely ladies again|work=Pune Mirror|date=3 October 2017|accessdate=11 November 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029175920/http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dwarf-srk-serenades-his-lovely-ladies-again/articleshow/60916407.cms|archivedate=29 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
! scope="row"|''[[Gully Boy]]''
| Safeena Firdausi
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|-
| 2019
! scope="row"|''[[Kalank]]''
| Roop Chaudhry
|
|-
| 2019
! scope="row"|''[[Student of the Year 2]]''
| Unnamed
| Special appearance in song "The Hook Up Song"<ref>{{cite news|author=Coutinho, Natasha|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-tiger-shroff-shoot-for-hook-up-song-in-student-of-the-year-2/articleshow/69065339.cms|title=Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff shoot for 'hook-up' song in Student of the Year 2|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=27 April 2019|accessdate=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427024801/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-tiger-shroff-shoot-for-hook-up-song-in-student-of-the-year-2/articleshow/69065339.cms|archive-date=27 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
! scope="row"|''[[Angrezi Medium]]''
| Herself
| Special appearance in song "Kudi Nu Nachne De"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/angrezi-medium-song-kudi-nu-nachne-de-alia-bhatt-katrina-kaif-and-anushka-sharma-will-set-your-mood--2189862|title=Angrezi Medium Song Kudi Nu Nachne De: Alia Bhatt, Katrina Kaif And Anushka Sharma Will Set Your Mood For The Week|website=NDTV|date=4 March 2020|accessdate=5 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305134048/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/angrezi-medium-song-kudi-nu-nachne-de-alia-bhatt-katrina-kaif-and-anushka-sharma-will-set-your-mood--2189862|archive-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
! scope="row"|''[[Sadak 2]]''
| Aarya Desai
|
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Gangubai Kathiawadi]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}}
| [[Gangubai Kothewali|Gangubai Kathiawadi]]
| Filming<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-begins-shooting-for-gangubai-kathiawadi-shares-pic-of-her-trailer-look-what-santa-gave-me-this-year/story-B7SG8a3jfqx7n7cBzCzm6L_amp.html|title=Alia Bhatt begins shooting for Gangubai Kathiawadi, shares pic of her trailer: 'Look what Santa gave me this year '|work=Hindustan Times|date=27 December 2019|accessdate=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227122214/https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-begins-shooting-for-gangubai-kathiawadi-shares-pic-of-her-trailer-look-what-santa-gave-me-this-year/story-B7SG8a3jfqx7n7cBzCzm6L_amp.html|archive-date=27 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Brahmāstra (film)|Brahmāstra]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}}
| Isha
| Filming<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/brahmastra-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-begin-shooting-today/articleshow/63055136.cms|title='Brahmastra': Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt begin shooting today|date=24 February 2018|work=The Times of India|accessdate=25 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225031920/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/brahmastra-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-begin-shooting-today/articleshow/63055136.cms|archivedate=25 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/after-first-glimpse-of-brahmastra-ayan-mukerji-reveals-on-screen-names-of-alia-bhatt-and-ranbir-kapoor/376540|title=After first glimpse of Brahmastra, Ayan Mukerji reveals on-screen names of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor|publisher=Times Now|accessdate=4 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044512/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/after-first-glimpse-of-brahmastra-ayan-mukerji-reveals-on-screen-names-of-alia-bhatt-and-ranbir-kapoor/376540|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}}
| Sita
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]]; filming<ref name="rrr" />
|}
 
===Music video===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align: margin;"
|-
!Year
!Song
!Performer
!{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
|-
|2019
! scope="row"|"Prada"
|The Doorbeen <small>(featuring Shreya Sharma)</small>
|<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=13 August 2019|date=13 August 2019|author=Mukherjee, Madhureeta|title=Prada full song out: Alia Bhatt sizzles like never-before with The Doorbeen boys|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/prada-full-song-out-alia-bhatt-sizzles-like-never-before-with-the-doorbeen-boys/21531168|work=Mid Day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813064237/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/prada-full-song-out-alia-bhatt-sizzles-like-never-before-with-the-doorbeen-boys/21531168|archive-date=13 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2019
! scope="row"|"Smile Deke Dekho"
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Amit Trivedi]]
|<ref>{{cite tweet |user=sonymusicindia  |number=1208310677703577601 |date=29 December 2019 |title=This weekend do everything that makes you say - #SmileDekeDekho!☺ P.S. Don’t forget to tell us what made you smile today! bit.ly/SmileDekeDekho @aliaa08 #RanbirKapoor @ItsAmitTrivedi @SunidhiChauhan5 @AzizNakash @purevayu @Lays_India #SmileWithLays pic.twitter.com/cqEu2vD8r1 |accessdate=15 January 2019 }}</ref>
|}
 
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Track
! Year
! Album
! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Sooha Saha"
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[Highway (soundtrack)|Highway]]''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Highway (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/highway-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1116181230|publisher=iTunes (Apple Inc.)|date=7 February 2014|accessdate=7 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/highway-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1116181230|archivedate=8 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Samjhawan|Samjhawan Unplugged]]"
| ''[[Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania#Soundtrack|Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania]]''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Samjhawan (Unplugged by Alia Bhatt) [From "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania"] - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/samjhawan-unplugged-by-alia-bhatt-from-humpty-sharma/895407623|publisher=iTunes (Apple Inc.)|date=7 July 2014|accessdate=7 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/samjhawan-unplugged-by-alia-bhatt-from-humpty-sharma/895407623|archivedate=8 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Ikk Kudi (Club Mix)"
| rowspan="3" | 2016
| ''[[Udta Punjab#Music|Udta Punjab]]''
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Ikk Kudi (Club Mix) [From "Udta Punjab"] - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ikk-kudi-club-mix-from-udta-punjab-single/1124931755|publisher=iTunes (Apple Inc.)|date=17 June 2016|accessdate=7 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ikk-kudi-club-mix-from-udta-punjab-single/1124931755|archivedate=8 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Love You Zindagi (Club Mix)"
| rowspan="2" |''[[Dear Zindagi#Soundtrack|Dear Zindagi]]''
| <ref name="dzitunes">{{cite web|title=Dear Zindagi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/dear-zindagi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1176102020|publisher=iTunes (Apple Inc.)|date=17 June 2016|accessdate=7 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/dear-zindagi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1176102020|archivedate=8 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|"Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le – 2"
| <ref name="dzitunes"/>
|-
! scope="row"|"Humsafar (Alia's version)"
| 2017
| ''[[Badrinath Ki Dulhania#Soundtrack|Badrinath Ki Dulhania]]''
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Humsafar (Alia's Version) [From "Badrinath Ki Dulhania"] - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/humsafar-alias-version-from-badrinath-ki-dulhania-single/1213794893|publisher=iTunes (Apple Inc.)|date=9 March 2017|accessdate=7 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/humsafar-alias-version-from-badrinath-ki-dulhania-single/1213794893|archivedate=8 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|"Tum se hi (Reprise)"
| 2020
| ''[[sadak 2]]''
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Tum se hi (Reprise) [From "Sadak 2"] - Single|url=https://twitter.com/aliaa08/status/1299281730105352194?s=19}}</ref>
|}
 
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