Alia Bhatt on road to Hollywood with Netflix spy thriller
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, currently making waves as ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, is all set to make her Hollywood debut in Netflix spy thriller ‘Heart Of Stone’.
The multi award-winning talent will feature alongside Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan in the next feature by BAFTA-nominated British film and television director Tom Harper.
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One of India’s biggest movie stars, with a social media following of 90 million, 60.6 million on Instagram alone, Bhatt has bagged four FilmFare awards, seen as India’s Oscars equivalent, in her illustrious career trajectory thus far. Her most recent release, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, marked her third film to world premiere at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival, following the earlier Zoya Akhtar directorial ‘Gully Boy’ (2019) and Imtiaz Ali directed ‘Highway’ (2014).
Directed by leading filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ garnered unanimous plaudits by international audiences and critics alike. The female-centric film, helmed by Bhatt, secured the third biggest opening in the domestic territory last weekend and the biggest non-holiday opening for a Bollywood film since the start of the pandemic – an unprecedented achievement, given cinemas in key Indian states were operating at 50 per cent capacity in the first week of release.
In the UK, the film secured the highest opening weekend for an Indian film (all languages) since the pandemic started, closely tailing Hollywood blockbusters at the Box Office. Championed by critics and cineastes, the film has done tremendously well as a feminist-oriented film that chronicles the real-life story of a sex worker.
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Alia Bhatt is no stranger to accolades as her Berlinale-premiering ‘Gully Boy’ has gone on to become an international hit, grossing over $25 million worldwide to date. The film was India’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2020 Oscars.
Recognising her international appeal and global fan base, the Academy inducted her into its 2020 class.
Bhatt continues to be represented by WME, Echo Lake Entertainment, Matrix and attorney, Steve Warren.