Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is today celebrating her 26th birthday. She always amazes us with her acting and charm. Seven years back, Alia made her debut in Bollywood and look where here she is today. The bubbly babe of Bollywood is a versatile person. Also, she has a passion for singing as well as for painting. She has got millions of fan all across the globe. We are all admirers of her versatility. ‘2 States’, ‘Udta Punjab’, ‘Highway’, ‘Dear Zindagi’, ‘Raazi’, ‘Gully Boy’ are some of the top films of Alia Bhatt among others.
For all the die-hard fans of Alia Bhatt, on her special day, we bring to you the 13 interesting lesser-known facts of this gorgeous actress.
- Alia Bhatt is a daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan. She has an elder sister, Shaheen and two half-siblings named Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt. Mukesh Bhatt is her uncle. Director Mohit Suri and Actor Emraan Hashmi are her paternal cousins.
- Alia first appeared on screen as a child artist in ‘Sangharsh’ (1999). She played a role of junior Preety Zinta.
- Alia was selected out of 400 girls who tried for Karan Johar’s film ‘Student of the Year’. She had to lose her weight to act in ‘Student of the Year’ and at that time she was only 17.
- The actress is very much health conscious and she drinks a lot of water to stay fit. She likes to eat fresh foods and fruits where as Dosa, Pasta, Kheer and Rabri are her favorite dishes. Alia loves to eat French fries and cold beverages than hot ones. She loves yogurt too.
- Alia is very good friends with designer Masaba Gupta as they call their girls gang as ‘Spice Girls’.
- Alia also supports PETA as she has shot special ad for them in support of cats and homeless animals.
- The gorgeous actress loves to paint, especially with charcoal. She is also a handball player. She had also enrolled in Shiamak Davar dancing school by her mother.
- Alia loves to sleep if she has nothing to do as sleeping makes her refresh and happy.
- Alia’s pet name is Aloo, as she was fat before.
- Alia is fan of Kareena Kapoor Khan
- ‘Highway’ was her first movie to record her playback singing for which she tool training from AR Rahman’s music school.
- Alia thinks Parineeti Chauhan as her biggest competitor in Bollywood.
- Surprisingly, Alia wears men’s perfume rather than trying female ones.
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