Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is garnering rave reviews for her performance in Meghna Gulzar's Raazi. The actress who impressed everyone with her heart-wrenching acting in the spy thriller made an appearance on the popular talk show Aap Ki Adalat on India TV.
While talking to India TV's Editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma, the actress divulged many interesting details about her personal life and films. She went candid about her latest film Raazi, which is set against the backdrop of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The daughter of veteran Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt, also spoke about her alleged relationship with her Brahmastra co-star Ranbir Kapoor. Tune in to India TV to watch the episode.
When Alia broke down in front of her father Mahesh Bhatt
Alia recalled an incident in Aap Ki Adalat when she broke down in front of her father. “When I told my dad that I was feeling nervous for her first film, he just called me to his office and made me stand in front of around 7 people including Pooja Bhatt and Emraan Hashmi. He told me to explain how I was feeling and while talking, I started crying,” the actress said.
Briefing about preparations that she underwent for the role of Sehmat in Raazi, Alia told Rajat Sharma, “I’ve learned how to drive a Jonga for Raazi. I’ve driven many cars in my life, but it was my first time with a Jonga. I was very nervous while driving such a heavy vehicle as I didn’t want to ruin such an important scene in the film. All the roles which I’ve portrayed in the past few years required hard work. But Sehmat is special for me, as it’s based on a true story''.
For the uninitiated, Alia Bhatt wore the Pink saree from her Vidaai sequence for more than 175 times during the shooting. Shedding light on it, she said, “The Vidaai sequence of Raazi captured Sehmat’s journey from her hometown in Kashmir to Pakistan. Since the shooting took place at different locations including Patiala and Malerkotla, I had to wear that same pink saree at every location.”
Alia reacts on jokes and memes made on her
Alia Bhatt’s goof-up up at Koffee With Karan is one of the most talked about episode of the talk show so far. On her first appearance, when she was asked about the President of India, she enthusiastically prompted, ‘Prithviraj Chavan’. Bollywood fans were shocked to know that an actress can make such a blunder on national TV.
Ever since then, social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are full of Alia Bhatt jokes. Alia also found herself mired in controversy after she performed in Uttar Pradesh’s Saifai village. She was criticised for being ‘politically unaware’ about the unrest that shrouded the state back then. Recalling the incidents, she said, “I was totally unaware about the condition of the state. However, after that incident, I became more aware.”