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'''Alia Bhatt''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɑː|l|i|ə|_|ˈ|b|ʌ|t}}; born 15 March 1993) is a British actress of Indian descent.<ref name="BritishCitizen" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Akshay, Alia, Jacqueline: Bollywood's 'Foreign' Voters |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2017/02/22/did-you-know-that-alia-bhatt-akshay-kumar-katrina-kaif-jacqueline-fernandez-and-deepika-padukone-cant-vote-in-india |last=Sharma |first=Muskan |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=TheQuint |language=en |date=29 April 2019}}</ref><!-- Please do not change; she has stated that she is a British citizen --> Known for her work in [[Hindi]]-language films, she has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Alia Bhatt|several accolades]] include four [[Filmfare Awards]]. One of India's highest-paid actresses, 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.

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]]'', she played her first leading role in [[Karan Johar]]'s teen drama ''[[Student of the Year]]'' (2012). She won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]] for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama ''[[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]]'' (2014), and 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 three [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Awards for Best Actress]] for playing a Bihari migrant in the crime drama ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' (2016), an undercover spy in the thriller ''[[Raazi]]'' (2018), and the volatile girlfriend of an aspiring rapper in the musical drama ''[[Gully Boy]]'' (2019). Following two poorly received films, she gained praise for playing the [[Gangubai Kothewali|titular role]] in ''[[Gangubai Kathiawadi]]'' (2022).

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.<ref name="CoExist" /> She has sung seven of her film songs, including the [[single (music)|single]] "[[Samjhawan|Samjhawan Unplugged]]" in 2014.<ref name="Unplugged" /> Bhatt is married to the actor [[Ranbir Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Kapoor to make public appearance soon|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-ranbir-kapoor-get-married-in-mumbai-live-updates-7868137/|access-date=14 April 2022|work=Indian Express|date=15 April 2022}}</ref>

==Early life==

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/ |access-date=15 March 2014 |work=The Indian Express |date=15 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315132259/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-bhatt-celebrates-birthday-shooting-for-humpty-sharma-ki-dulhania/ |archive-date=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 |access-date=15 March 2014 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=11 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=12 January 2018}}</ref> 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=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=8 March 2014 |date=14 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=16 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415195251/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140413/entertainment-bollywood/article/state-affairs-arjun-kapoor-and-alia-bhatt |archive-date=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 |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 |access-date=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 |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221083400/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/berlin-diary-alia-bhatts-berlin-connection-even-before-highway-1393603.html |archive-date=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 |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305080227/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/alia-bhatts-german-roots/15089076 |archive-date=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=The Indian Express |access-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014224331/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/20010130/ian30059.html |archive-date=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 |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317053438/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/archives/another-bhatt-on-the-block/article1-538439.aspx |archive-date=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 |access-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026121442/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/The-Saraansh-of-Mahesh-Bhatts-life/articleshow/34774326.cms |archive-date=26 October 2012}}</ref> Bhatt was educated at the [[Jamnabai Narsee School]] but dropped out from her 12th to pursue a career in acting.<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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317201643/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Alia-Bhatt-Lesser-known-facts/criphotostory/47565521.cms |archive-date=17 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Goswami |first=Parismita |date=7 June 2020 |title=School topper Anushka to brilliant Shraddha: Bollywood actresses' 10th, 12th board exam results |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/school-topper-anushka-brilliant-shraddha-bollywood-actresses-10th-12th-board-exam-results-821761 |access-date=30 March 2022 |work=IB Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marwah |first=Navdeep Kaur |date=22 February 2014 |title=I will never get back to studies: Alia Bhatt |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-will-never-get-back-to-studies-alia-bhatt/story-QpsrjsssRycwJuYyIFDMuM.html |access-date=30 March 2022 |work=Hindustan Times }}</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 |access-date=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 |access-date=16 May 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235459/https://openthemagazine.com/art-culture/that-sassy-girl/ |url-status=live}}</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 |access-date=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 |work=Rediff.com |last=Khilnani |first=Rohit |date=17 September 2012 |access-date=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 |access-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804130849/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/alia-bhatts-silver-screen-debut/1/197880.html |archive-date=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" />

== Acting career ==

=== Early work (2012–2014) ===

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 |access-date=27 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005081045/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/The-new-stars-of-Bollywood/Article1-644946.aspx |archive-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> She auditioned alongside 500 girls and was cast after losing 16&nbsp;kg.<ref name="rediff12" /> She played a sophisticated teenage girl involved in a love triangle. [[Anupama Chopra]] of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' mentioned similarities between her character Shanaya Singhania and [[Kareena Kapoor]]'s Pooja "Poo" Sharma 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 |author-link=Anupama Chopra |date=19 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020082525/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Student-of-the-Year/Article1-947305.aspx |archive-date=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 |access-date=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, becoming a commercial success.<ref name="top" />

Dismayed by the critical response to ''Student of the Year'', Bhatt was keen to play a better role, which she found in [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]]'s [[road film]] ''[[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]]'' (2014). 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 |access-date=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 |work=Reuters |access-date=16 May 2020 |date=8 August 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235443/https://www.reuters.com/article/imtiaz-ali-highway/imtiaz-ali-and-the-art-of-last-minute-filmmaking-idINDEE9760FP20130807 |url-status=live}}</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]] |access-date=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 |work=Rediff.com |date=24 February 2014 |access-date=24 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225124509/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-box-office-highway-fares-below-average/20140224.htm |archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> but 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="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 |access-date=20 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=20 January 2016}}</ref> She next 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 |access-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=5 July 2015}}</ref>

Continuing her collaboration with Johar's 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 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with help from 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/ |access-date=22 February 2014 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221110933/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/alia-bhatt-plays-a-punjabi-girl-in-humpty-sharma/ |archive-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' was appreciative 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 |access-date=21 April 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020833/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/2-states-movie-review/2/ |archive-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> She played a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] girl who has an affair before her wedding in ''Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'', which marked the debut of writer-director [[Shashank Khaitan]], and 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 |access-date=11 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=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 |access-date=11 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=11 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711201822/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/3mqkEZoU2GC3e1TPFgCFZI/Film-Review--Humpty-Sharma-Ki-Dulhania.html |archive-date=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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919181138/http://boxofficeindia.com/Collections/world_total |archive-date=19 September 2015 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref> Her accomplishments in 2014 established Bhatt's career.<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 |access-date=1 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104072403/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/topactoractressdirectorproducerstudio2014 |archive-date=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 |access-date=21 July 2014 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=20 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720143240/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-in-the-highway-to-success-alia-bhatt-2003592 |archive-date=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 |access-date=1 January 2015 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229215614/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/i-still-feel-like-a-newcomer-alia-bhatt/article1-1300784.aspx |archive-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>

Bhatt reunited with Bahl for the romantic comedy ''[[Shaandaar (2015 film)|Shaandaar]]''. Released in 2015, the film features [[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 |access-date=21 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728032720/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shahid-kapoor-and-alia-bhatt-to-come-together-in-shandaar/1/369274.html |archive-date=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 |access-date=24 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408113830/http://mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/movie-review/Film-review-Shaandaar/articleshow/49500498.cms |archive-date=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 |access-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=28 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=28 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323175925/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kapoor-sons-review-round-here-what-critics-have-say-about-rom-com-671167 |archive-date=23 March 2016}}</ref>

Bhatt next took on the part of a poor [[Bihari people|Bihari]] migrant in ''[[Udta Punjab]]'' (2016), a crime drama about [[substance abuse]] from writer-director [[Abhishek Chaubey]]. The intense role marked a departure from the mostly light-hearted parts she had played before, 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 |access-date=17 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=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 |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=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 |access-date=27 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627030039/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160624/jsp/t2/story_92852.jsp |archive-date=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 |work=Rediff.com |date=17 June 2016 |access-date=17 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619140212/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-udta-punjab-is-a-stunning-film/20160617.htm |archive-date=19 June 2016}}</ref> Bhatt next played a troubled young woman who consults with a therapist (played by [[Shah Rukh Khan]]) in Gauri Shinde's 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 |access-date=12 January 2017 |work=International Business Times |date=25 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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/ |access-date=13 January 2017 |publisher=[[Indiewire]] |date=25 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213232313/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/11/dear-zindagi-review-gauri-shinde-english-vinglish-bollywood-1201749912/ |archive-date=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 |access-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110144323/https://www.filmfare.com/news/nominations-for-the-62nd-jio-filmfare-awards-17987.html |archive-date=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 |access-date=13 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205140546/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt/1/826924.html |archive-date=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 |access-date=15 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114223143/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/62nd-filmfare-awards-2017-winners-list/articleshow/56541241.cms |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</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 |access-date=13 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=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 |access-date=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=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060616/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-1.html |archive-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> [[Meghna Gulzar]]'s espionage thriller ''[[Raazi]]'' (2018) starred Bhatt as Sehmat Khan, 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 |access-date=27 June 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=12 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=11 May 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=23 May 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523104703/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3954 |archive-date=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 |access-date=19 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519033228/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3940 |archive-date=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 |access-date=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=dead}}</ref>

Bhatt launched her own production company named Eternal Sunshine Productions in early 2019.<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 |access-date=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> Her first appearance that year was 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 |access-date=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]]'' (2019) 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 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=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 |access-date=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 |access-date=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 |access-date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822113837/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/karan-johars-period-opus-flops/article26935113.ece |url-status=live}}</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 in India]] could not be released theatrically and instead streamed on [[Disney+ Hotstar]], starring Dutt and Kapur alongside her.<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 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809234639/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-premiere-on-august-28-on-disney-hotstar/ |url-status=live}}</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 Johar's chat show ''[[Koffee with Karan]]''.<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 |publisher=NDTV |last=Roy |first=Gitanjali |date=13 August 2020 |archive-date=12 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812140440/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-the-internet-is-hitting-dislike-on-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-trailer-2278443 |url-status=live}}</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 |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813081256/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 |url-status=live}}</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 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820215931/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 |url-status=live}}</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 |access-date=29 August 2020 |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829223150/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 |url-status=live}}</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 |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829071231/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/sadak-2/movie-review/77810897.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, Bhatt starred as the [[Gangubai Kothewali|titular prostitute]] in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s crime drama ''[[Gangubai Kathiawadi]]'', which premiered at the [[72nd Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|date=15 December 2021|title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Pen Studios to present Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi at the 72nd Berlin International Film festival|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sanjay-leela-bhansali-pen-studios-present-alia-bhatt-starrer-gangubai-kathiawadi-72nd-berlin-international-film-festival/|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> In preparation, she studied the work of actress [[Meena Kumari]], and watched films about prostitution such as ''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]'' (1983) and ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meena Kumari films and homemade food: How Alia Bhatt prepared for 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2022/02/11/how-alia-bhatt-prepared-gangubai-kathiawadi.html |date=11 February 2022 |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=The Week}}</ref> Commenting on media speculation that she had been miscast in such an assertive part, Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] opined that "the actress puts all doubts to rest with a marvellously lively performance".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gangubai Kathiawadi Review: Alia Bhatt Puts Doubts To Rest With Marvellously Lively Performance |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/gangubai-kathiawadi-review-alia-bhatt-puts-doubts-to-rest-with-marvellously-lively-performance-2789002 |date=25 February 2022 |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=NDTV}}</ref> Additionally, Stutee Ghosh of [[The Quint]] commended her for playing the part with a "rare mix of innocence and jaw clenching seething anger".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Gangubai Kathiawadi' Review: Alia Bhatt in One of Her Finest Performances |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/gangubai-kathiawadi-alia-bhatt-film-full-movie-review-sanjay-leela-bhansali#read-more |date=25 February 2022 |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=The Quint}}</ref> In the same year, she took on a brief role in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language period film ''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]'', starring [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr|N.T. Rama Rao Jr.]] and [[Ram Charan]].<ref name="rrr"/> It emerged as the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|third highest-grossing Indian film]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2022 |title='RRR' box office update: S S Rajamouli's film beats 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' to become third highest-grossing Indian movie |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/rrr-box-office-update-s-s-rajamoulis-film-beats-bajrangi-bhaijaan-to-become-third-highest-grossing-indian-movie-1099061.html |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>

==== Upcoming projects ====

Bhatt will next star opposite [[Ranbir Kapoor]] in [[Ayan Mukerji]]'s fantasy film ''[[Brahmāstra (film)|Brahmāstra]]'', the first part in a planned trilogy, which took five years to film.<ref name="brwrap"/><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 |access-date=11 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205230530/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/brahmastra-amitabh-bachchan-ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-s-new-trilogy/story-XTPkHehyncnRxJxeDtp9GJ.html |archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> She will reunite with Johar in his next directorial, the romantic comedy ''[[Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani]]'', co-starring Ranveer Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2021 |title=Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani: Ranveer Singh-Alia Bhatt collaborate for Karan Johar's directorial |url=https://www.thelivemirror.com/rocky-aur-rani-ki-prem-kahani-ranveer-singh-alia-bhatt-karan-johar-directorial/ |access-date=6 July 2021 |website=The Live Mirror |language=en-US}}</ref> She will also produce and star in the black comedy ''[[Darlings (film)|Darlings]]'', opposite [[Shefali Shah]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Priyanka |title=Darlings: Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan collaborate for dark comedy, warn 'offending women can be dangerous' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/darlings-alia-bhatt-to-produce-dark-comedy-warns-offending-women-can-be-dangerous-for-health-7209453/ |access-date=4 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=1 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, Bhatt will appear alongside [[Gal Gadot]] and [[Jamie Dornan]] in the [[Netflix]] spy film ''[[Heart of Stone (upcoming film)|Heart of Stone]]'', and alongside [[Priyanka Chopra]] and [[Katrina Kaif]] in [[Farhan Akhtar]]'s buddy film ''Jee Le Zaraa''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/bollywood-superstar-alia-bhatt-gal-gadot-netflixs-heart-of-stone-1234972452/|title=Alia Bhatt Joins Gal Gadot In Netflix And Skydance's 'Heart Of Stone'|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=7 March 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jee Le Zaraa: Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt go on a road trip, Farhan Akhtar to direct |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jee-le-zaraa-priyanka-chopra-katrina-kaif-alia-bhatt-to-star-farhan-akhtar-to-direct-7446786/ |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=12 August 2021}}</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 |title=Alia Bhatt roped in for PETA campaign |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=dead |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> In 2017, she launched an ecological initiative named CoExist to raise awareness about the welfare of street animals.<ref name="CoExist">{{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 |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/alia-bhatt-stands-for-welfare-of-street-cats-dogs/articleshow/59752081.cms |archive-date=8 February 2018}}</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 |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=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 |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002194132/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/i-want-to-style-parineeti-alia-bhatt/15645171 |archive-date=2 October 2014}}</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 |access-date=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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/alia-bhatt-launches-first-clothing-line-on-online-retailer-jabong/1294484/ |website=The Financial Express |title=Alia Bhatt launches first clothing line on online retailer Jabong |date=30 September 2014 |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 2018, Bhatt began dating actor [[Ranbir Kapoor]], her co-star in ''[[Brahmāstra (film)|Brahmāstra]]'' (2022). She married him on 14 April 2022 in a traditional ceremony in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt Wedding Live Updates: Akash And Shloka Ambani, Kareena And Saif, Navya Naveli And Nandas At Wedding |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-wedding-live-updates-wedding-this-afternoon-neetu-riddhima-soni-shaheen-at-vastu-2887054 |access-date=14 April 2022 |work=NDTV |date=14 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt Wedding LIVE Updates: Alia and Ranbir are officially married; take pheras in the presence of family, friends |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ranbir-kapoor-alia-bhatt-wedding-live-updates-neetu-kapoor-ayan-mukerji-brahmastra-karan-johar-pre-wedding-festivities/liveblog/90815206.cms |access-date=14 April 2022 |work=The Times of India|date=14 April 2022}}</ref>

''[[Forbes|Forbes Asia]]'' has featured Bhatt in their [[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30]] list of 2017 and in their 100 Digital Stars list of 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Entertainment & Sports |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2017/entertainment-sports/ |access-date=17 April 2017 |work=Forbes Asia|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417161824/https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2017/entertainment-sports/ |archive-date=17 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Asia's Digital 100 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ranawehbe/2020/12/07/forbes-asias-100-digital-stars/?sh=6979c95e78db |access-date=31 March 2021 |date=7 December 2020|work=Forbes Asia}}</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]] |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612214830/http://www.forbesindia.com/celebprofile2016/alia-bhatt/1587/83 |archive-date=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 |access-date=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 |access-date=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 |access-date=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=dead}}</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 |access-date=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 |access-date=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> In the same year, the market research firm [[YouGov]] named her India's ninth most influential celebrity.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=22 March 2018 |title=Alia joins the league |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/news-detail-686898|work=The Tribune }}</ref> The magazine ''[[Femina (India)|Femina]]'' has featured her in listings of women achievers in 2019 and 2021.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=25 December 2019 |title=Femina's Power List 2019: Women Who Changed The Game |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/feminas-power-list-2019-women-who-changed-the-game-143961-11.html |work=Femina}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=29 September 2019 |title=Femina Fab 40: Alia Bhatt Is More Than Just A Millennial Actor |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/femina-fab-40-alia-bhatt-is-more-than-just-an-actor-206599.html |work=Femina}}</ref> In 2022, she was ranked in the 97th position in ''The Indian Express''{{'}}s listing of the most powerful Indians.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=31 March 2022 |title=IE100: The most powerful Indians in 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/ie100-the-most-powerful-indians-in-2022-7842489/ |work=Indian Express}}</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=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001154433/http://m.indiatoday.in/gallery/alia-bhatts-kitty-full-with-endorsement-deals/1/9245.html |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=9 September 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020114700/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1703376/Alia-Bhatt-to-endorse-Garnier |archive-date=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 |access-date=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 2019, 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 |access-date=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> She occupied the seventh and sixth positions in the next two years, respectively, and in 2022, she peaked in the fourth position, with a brand value of US$68.1 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Virat Kohli holds highest brand value among Indian celebrities, MS Dhoni on ninth position |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-highest-brand-value-duff-phelps-ms-dhoni-ninth-position-6254337/ |access-date=31 March 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 February 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Virat Kohli continues to be India's most valuable celeb; here's a list of top 10 most valuable celebrities in India |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/photos/business/virat-kohli-continues-to-be-indias-most-valuable-celeb-heres-the-list-of-top-10-most-valuable-celebrities-in-india-6450701-7.html |access-date=31 March 2022 |work=Money Control |date=4 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar and Alia Bhatt Among Top 5 Celebrities with Maximum Brand Value |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ranveer-singh-akshay-kumar-and-alia-bhatt-among-top-5-celebrities-with-maximum-brand-value-4928954.html |access-date=31 March 2022 |website=News18 |date=31 March 2022 }}</ref>

! scope="row" |''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]''

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! scope="row" |''[[Student of the Year]]''

! scope="row" |''[[Highway (2014 Hindi film)|Highway]]''

! scope="row" |''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]''

|<ref>{{cite web |title=Ugly (2014) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/549888 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102130410/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/549888 |archive-date=2 January 2015 |access-date=3 January 2015 |publisher=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>

! scope="row" |''Going Home''

! scope="row" |''[[Shaandaar (2015 film)|Shaandaar]]''

| Bauria/Mary Jane

! scope="row" |''[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]''

! scope="row" |''[[Dear Zindagi]]''

|<ref>{{cite news |last=Lohana |first=Avinash |date=3 October 2017 |title='Dwarf' SRK serenades his lovely ladies again |work=Pune Mirror |url=http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dwarf-srk-serenades-his-lovely-ladies-again/articleshow/60916407.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029175920/http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dwarf-srk-serenades-his-lovely-ladies-again/articleshow/60916407.cms |archive-date=29 October 2017}}</ref>

| rowspan="3" | 2019

! scope="row" |''[[Kalank]]''

| Special appearance in song "The Hook Up Song"

|<ref>{{cite news |author=Coutinho, Natasha |date=27 April 2019 |title=Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff shoot for 'hook-up' song in Student of the Year 2 |work=Mumbai Mirror |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 |url-status=live |access-date=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}}</ref>

|<ref>{{cite news |date=26 June 2021 |title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali Wraps Gangubai Kathiawadi Starring Alia Bhatt |language=en |work=News 18 |url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/sanjay-leela-bhansali-wraps-gangubai-kathiawadi-starring-alia-bhatt-report-3896816.html |access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>

! scope="row"|''[[RRR (film)|RRR]]''

|<ref name="rrr">{{cite news |last1=Pranita |first1=Chaubey |title=RRR Director SS Rajamouli On Alia Bhatt And Ajay Devgn's Roles: "They Are Cameos, Won't Cheat My Audience" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/rrr-director-ss-rajamouli-on-alia-bhatt-and-ajay-devgns-roles-they-are-cameos-wont-cheat-my-audience-2680189 |access-date=15 March 2022 |work=NDTV |date=30 December 2021}}</ref>

! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Brahmāstra (film)|Brahmāstra]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}}

|<ref name="brwrap">{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/finally-alia-bhatt-ranbir-kapoor-wrap-brahmastra-after-5-years-ayan-mukerji-locks-release-date-4919135.html|title= Finally! Alia Bhatt-Ranbir Kapoor Wrap Brahmastra After 5 Years, Ayan Mukerji Locks Release Date|work=News18|access-date=29 March 2022|date=29 March 2022}}</ref>

! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Darlings (film)|Darlings]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}}

| Badru Qureshi

|<ref>{{cite news |title=Shooting of Alia Bhatt's 'Darlings' completed |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/shooting-of-alia-bhatts-darlings-completed20210907191236/ |access-date=7 September 2021 |work=ANI News |date=7 September 2021}}</ref>

| 2023

! scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" |''[[Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film has yet to be released}}

|<ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2021 |title=Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani: Alia Bhatt And Ranveer Singh Kick Start The Shoot Of Karan Johar's Film |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/rocky-aur-rani-ki-prem-kahani-alia-bhatt-and-ranveer-singh-kick-start-the-shoot-of-karan-johars-film-2514632 |publisher=NDTV |access-date=20 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

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=== Music videos ===

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| rowspan="2" |2019

! scope="row"|"Prada"

|The Doorbeen <small>(featuring Shreya Sharma)</small>

|<ref>{{cite news |access-date=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>

! scope="row"|"Smile Deke Dekho"

|[[Amit Trivedi]] feat. [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Nakash Aziz]]

|<ref>{{cite tweet |user=sonymusicindia |number=1208310677703577601 |date=21 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 |access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref>

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|2020

! scope="row"|"Kudi Nu Nachne De"

|[[Vishal Dadlani]], [[Sachin–Jigar]]

|<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 |publisher=NDTV |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=5 March 2020 |archive-date=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 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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| ''[[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 |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/highway-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1116181230 |archive-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>

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! 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 |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/samjhawan-unplugged-by-alia-bhatt-from-humpty-sharma/895407623 |archive-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>

| ''[[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 |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ikk-kudi-club-mix-from-udta-punjab-single/1124931755 |archive-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>

| <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 |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/dear-zindagi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1176102020 |archive-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>

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| 2017

! scope="row"|"Humsafar (Alia's version)"

| ''[[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 |access-date=7 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208111828/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/humsafar-alias-version-from-badrinath-ki-dulhania-single/1213794893 |archive-date=8 February 2018}}</ref>

|<ref>{{cite web |title=Tum se hi (Reprise) [From "Sadak 2"] – Single |url=https://twitter.com/aliaa08/status/1299281730105352194?s=19}}{{Primary source inline|date=March 2022}}</ref>

== Accolades ==

{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Alia Bhatt}}

For her role in ''Highway'' (2014), Bhatt won the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress]]. She also received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] for her roles in ''Udta Punjab'' (2016), ''Raazi'' (2018) and ''Gully Boy'' (2019).<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 |access-date=31 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/winners |title=Winners of 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 |website=filmfare.com}}</ref>