Alia Bhatt all set to play a Kashmiri in her next film

Check out her never before seen avatar here

Alia Bhatt is currently busy prepping for Meghna Gulzar's next movie Raazi; based on Harinder Sikka's book Calling Sehmat.  Vicky Kaushal will be playing the male lead opposite her.

The Udta Punjab actor is all geared up to play a Kashmiri girl married to a Pakistani army officer in this intelligence thriller, which is set during the 1971 war between India and Pakistan.

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Although this role seems to be completely out of Alia's comfort zone and different to the ones she is used to playing, it seems as though the Student of the Year star has managed to completely morph into her character.

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Alia’s not-so-glam avatar has been shot by many and shared on Instagram, providing fans with sneak peeks of her look.

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When asked about how her shoot is going on, the talented starlet said, "I won’t lie. Yes, it has been very challenging. The shooting [of the film] is still on, and I still have a month left [before its completion]. We have been shooting in almost a non-stop manner, barring a few days when the shoot got disrupted [due to the recent unrest in the region].”

She continued, “But overall, it has been a good and an interesting journey — creatively as well as mentally. I am in Patiala right now, and I feel that when you are shooting outdoors, it’s always lovely because you are only with your film dedicating all your energies and attention to it. Plus, it’s lovely being in Patiala."

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Talking about her role, Alia shared, "I'm going through one of the most extensive preparations for this film. The last time I did something like this was for Udta Punjab. But that also was only with the dialect."

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Alia added, "Raazi is about dialect, body language and things like driving a big heavy jeep... Shifting those gears is a different ball game for me altogether. I am learning Urdu so it's also going to help me in the longer run. I'm playing with the language for over a month now and every day, I am sitting with it for hours. I know most of my dialogues by heart right now because I have been reading them over and over again. I am having a lot of fun with it."

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