Lesser Known Facts About The Actress Alia Bhatt

She trotted into Bollywood as the spoilt brat Shanaya in Karan Johar Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities i >> Read More... ’s ‘ Student Of The Year’. Ever since, Alia has only scaled the ladder of talent, dishing out some impeccable performances. Her intense portrayal in Imtiaz Ali’s ‘ Highway Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ garnered her praise and applause. She effortlessly balances between the intense, subtle and chirpy. And with her showcasing the humorous part of hers in ‘Kapoor & Sons’, now she is for sure going to have a basket full of offers coming her way. The unveiled look of her upcoming movie ‘ Udta Punjab’ which also stars Shahid Kapoor Shahid Kapoor also identifies as the name Shahid K >> Read More... , Kareena Kapoor and Punjabi actor Diljit is already stirring the curiosity of the audiences. Here are twenty lesser known facts about her:

1. Born on 15th March,1993 to ace Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt created a niche for himself >> Read More... and actress Soni Razdan She is an actress as well as a film director. She >> Read More... .

2. She first starred as a child artist in the movie Sangharsh as the younger Preity Zinta Preity, also known as Preity Zinta is a famous Act >> Read More... in 1999 at the age of 6.

3. She completed her schooling from Jamnabai Narsee, Mumbai.

4. She was enrolled into Shiamak Davar’s dance classes at the age of 4.

5. She is a pro at playing handball.

6. In spite of coming from a Bollywood family, for her debut movie ’Student of the Year’, she had to audition for her role as Shanaya along with 500 other girls. Alia was against the idea of her father launching her. She wanted to make her foray on her own accord.

7. She is a fitness freak. She swears by the routine of keeping herself constantly hydrated to stay fit.

8. Alia’s favorite food is French fries. She can indulge herself any time of the day.

9. Yogurt or Dahi also qualifies as one of her favorite foods. She makes sure she has her share of yogurt while indulging in Italian and Mexican cuisine.

10. For her debut film, ‘Student of the year’, she lost 16 kilos for her role within 3 months of auditioning.

11. Her lineage boasts of an interesting melange. She is half Kashmiri and half German on her mother’s side and Gujarati on her father’s side.

12. Pooja Bhatt This chubby star of Bollywood had a different styl >> Read More... and Rahul Bhatt Rahul Bhatt is a hunk Indian model turned actor an >> Read More... are her step siblings.

13. Alia and her siblings were brought up as atheists.

14. Actor Emraan Hashmi and director Mohit Suri Mohit Suri has directed many Indian movies mostly >> Read More... are her first cousins.

15. Alia spends her free time doing charcoal paintings.

16. She admitted in an interview that she is an introvert. She tends to keep things to herself and mingles with a few.

17. Alia is closer to her mother. She tends to take her mother’s permission before going anywhere or doing anything.

18. Her pet name is ‘Aloo’ which is Hindi for ‘potato’.

19. Contrary to her outward bubby and outgoing appearance, Alia is an emotional person. She believes that sometimes crying is good.

20. The talented actress is also a beautiful singer. She crooned to the song ’Samjhawan’ in the movie ‘Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania’. She went through formal music training at music legend A.R Rahman’s music school.