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Actress · Hindi Cinema

Alia Bhatt

Contemporary 2012–present

Among the most acclaimed actresses of her generation, Alia Bhatt combines commercial star power with remarkable dramatic depth. Gangubai Kathiawadi and Raazi rank among the finest female-led performances of the era. She has also produced films and made her Hollywood debut in Heart of Stone.

Honours: National Film Award for Best Actress (Gangubai Kathiawadi); multiple Filmfare Awards.

Filmography

22 films · compiled from Wikidata

Recent & Ongoing

Alpha poster

Alpha

Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani poster

Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani

Heart of Stone poster

Heart of Stone

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva poster

Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva

RRR poster

RRR

Gangubai Kathiawadi poster

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Darlings poster

Darlings

Sadak 2 poster

Sadak 2

Gully Boy poster

Gully Boy

Kalank poster

Kalank

Raazi poster

Raazi

Badrinath Ki Dulhania poster

Badrinath Ki Dulhania

Kapoor & Sons poster

Kapoor & Sons

Udta Punjab poster

Udta Punjab

Dear Zindagi poster

Dear Zindagi

Shaandaar poster

Shaandaar

2000s

2 States poster

2 States

Ugly poster

Ugly

Highway poster

Highway

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania poster

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

Student of the Year poster

Student of the Year

The 1990s

Sangharsh poster

Sangharsh

Best known for: Highway · Udta Punjab · Raazi · Gangubai Kathiawadi · Gully Boy · Alpha

Did You Know?

The Filmfare Award trophy, nicknamed “the Black Lady,” has honoured Hindi film excellence since 1954.
“Bollywood” blends “Bombay” (now Mumbai) with “Hollywood” — but the industry’s formal name is simply Hindi cinema.
Raja Harishchandra (1913) by Dadasaheb Phalke is regarded as the first full-length Indian feature film.

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