Alia Bhatt (/ˈɑːliːə ˈbɑːt/; born 15 March 1993) is an actress and singer of Indian origin and

British citizenship, who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several accolades, including
three Filmfare Awards, Bhatt is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. She has
appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was featured by Forbes Asia in
their 30 Under 30 list of 2017.
Born into the 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, 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), 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), and two Best Actress awards at the
ceremony for playing a Bihari migrant in the crime drama Udta Punjab (2016) and a spy in
the thriller Raazi (2018). The latter emerged as one of Hindi cinema's biggest-earning
female-led films, after which she starred in the musical drama Gully Boy (2019), which
ranks as her highest-grossing release.
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 "Samjhawan Unplugged" in 2014, and she participates in stage shows
and concert tours.