As a mum, I have the right to have terrible days: Alia Bhatt
Bhatt recently sat down with 'Vogue India' for an in-depth conversation
Alia Bhatt is an absolute superstar in her own right. Beginning her career at the young age of six with Sangarsh, the actor formally debuted in Karan Johar's Student of the Year, alongside Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra. The actor has gone on to give hard-hitting performances in films like Highway, 2 States, Raazi, and Dear Zindagi to prove her mettle. However, to further cement her place in the industry, she delivered power-packed performances in Gully Boy and Gangubai Kathiawadi, carrying the latter on her shoulders.
Bhatt recently sat down with Vogue India for an in-depth conversation. The ace actor clearly had the interviewer smitten with her talent. Raha, Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s daughter, also made an appearance in the interview.
Bhatt, as mentioned earlier, began her acting career at the age of six with a minor role in the film Sangharsh. She has since starred in several successful films and has become known for her discerning fashion sense. She recently made headlines for her work-cum-birthday trip to London, where she also shot for Vogue India’s cover, and for debuting three snatched looks back-to-back at the launch of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai.
In addition to her acting career, Bhatt has also co-produced a film and is working on her debut Hollywood project. She recently tied the knot and announced her pregnancy, making her one of the busiest actors in the industry.
On motherhood
“I’m just taking each day as it comes,” says the RRR star to the interviewer. “I’m not putting too much pressure on either Raha or myself to be together as a family unit with Ranbir all the time. She’s just five months old and I’m so impressed with how well-behaved and peaceful she is. And on days when she isn’t, that’s fine too, because she’s a baby and has the right to have good and bad days.”
“Similarly, I, as a mum, have the right to have great and terrible days too—even though it’s very difficult for me to not have it together at all times because I’m such a control freak. I always want to ace things and usually have everything under check. I guess what grounds me is how passionate I am about my work,” states Bhatt.
On post-partum weight loss
The actor also shed light on losing weight after giving birth to Raha. “I know everyone believes that I lost weight unnaturally," she says, "but the truth is that I can’t even get my wisdom tooth extracted at the moment since I’m breastfeeding and can’t be given anaesthesia. I didn’t put any pressure on myself.”
On daddy Kapoor and Raha
Bhatt’s eyes “glimmer with the trademark twinkle that appears whenever she talks about her husband,” as per Vogue India. “The Ranbir I know has always been very sensitive, loyal and supportive,” states the Darlings star. “But he has become even more sensitive since Raha was born. He absolutely dotes on her.”
“It’s adorable to watch the two of them together because he’s had to bulk up quite a bit for his character in Animal, so when he carries her, it’s like this giant picking up a little puppy. Ranbir is such a hands-on father at home that it sometimes gets difficult for me to even hold her for a second,” Bhatt recalls.
“And he’s got very unique ways of hanging out with Raha,” she continues. “He likes to sit with her in front of the window where the breeze comes in and make sure she spends a good amount of time looking at the big green plant there. He thinks of her as this earthly sprite. He’s travelling at the moment, so I try to recreate that same routine with Raha because Ranbir’s constantly nervous that she’ll forget him.”
On nepotism
The parting question involves a tag that has been making the rounds in Bollywood and Hollywood alike. The “nepo baby” question is posed to Bhatt, which touches upon the fact that she is, indeed, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter, which opens up doors that outsiders often find bolted shut.
“The only thing I can do is build a body of work which hopefully proves I belong in this industry,” the Gully Boy star says. “I always make it a point to acknowledge the easy start I got at the beginning of my career. And sure, it will get you in the room, but then it’s up to you to work that room. The audience is actually the best judge of talent. You could come from a background that props you up but the audience will ultimately decide whether or not you belong there.”
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