My relationship with family has evolved: Alia

Actor opens up on life in Bhatt household

MUMBAI: Actor Alia Bhatt — who has recently shifted to a new house with her sister — says that her relationship with her family members, especially parents, has only evolved over the years.

“Every relationship evolves with time and I feel that my relationship with my family has evolved as well. I’m not living all alone but with my sister. We are all going through a phase where my mother and my father are more like friends,” said the Student of the Year star. “We are busy living our own lives but find a great amount of comfort within each other. Earlier, we were not interacting in that way. Now, it has kind of changed and become different,” she added.

Daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actor-director Soni Razdan, Alia has carved her own niche in Bollywood at a young age. After proving her versatility with films like Highway, 2 States and Udta Punjab, she is now looking forward to yet another fresh performance in Dear Zindagi, which sees her sharing the frame with superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The upcoming film has been directed by Gauri Shinde.

“Gauri is a strong woman; very focused and knows exactly what she wants. She is a very unique director who talks about simple things in a simple way and they have such a profound effect on you,” the 23-year-old said. “I don’t see any difference between a male director and a female director.”

Dear Zindagi is a feel-good film with Alia playing the protagonist: an aspiring film-maker, who is on the lookout for answers to a lot of unanswered questions. The film also features Ali Zafar, Aditya Roy Kapur, Kunal Kapoor and Angad Bedi. It marks the second directorial by Shinde, who had last helmed English Vinglish.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 9^th, 2016.

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