Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, who is busy promoting her upcoming film ‘Raazi’ revealed that until she had signed the film, she was “afraid of losing it to another actress”. Alia didn’t want the story of the film to reach any other actress in Bollywood and therefore she used to keep calling director Meghna Gulzar.
During an interview, Alia said, “I am very happy that the film came to me and I didn’t want the story of the film to reach any other actress in Bollywood. I still remember the day when Meghna had narrated the story to me, I was waiting for her to call me back since then. I used to ask my manager about the status of the film and she used to revert back saying that Meghnaji is still writing the script.”
She further adds, “In the middle, I felt that I have lost the film as there were many rumours making rounds. The plot of the film is so good that I was afraid of losing it to someone else.”
When quizzed about the film’s comparison to other patriotic films, Alia opened up saying, “‘Raazi’ is different from other patriotic films as the film is based on a real-life story. I play the role of Sehmat in the film who is young and innocent. She is stuck in a situation from where she can neither go back nor run away, due to which she goes ahead slowly so that she can do something for her country.” Alia even opened up about the challenges that she had to face while shooting for the film. She said, “I am essaying the character of Sehmat, who has different shades to her character, that of a wife, who is also a spy. ” She further added, “I take all my films and the characters that I portray in them as a challenge. I get afraid when I start a new film, but by the end of it I feel satisfied and the process continues like this with another film. All characters are challenging to me and until now Sehmat was a challenge for me but now my new character in ‘Kalank’ is what I am tensed about.”
When she was quizzed about her bond with her father Mahesh Bhatt, who is a renowned filmmaker she said, “We never talk about the films until they release. But after the release, he tells me about where I could have improved. On the other hand, in the personal level, we have just turned friends. We don’t get much time due to professional commitments but he does visit the sets to meet me. He pings me before if he can come on the sets to meet me even if it’s for 10 minutes.”
Talking about collaborating with Meghna, Alia said, “She is a very simple, clear and a detailed director, which is the reason why everything is clear in her work. I was astonished to see her film ‘Talvar’ as it looked like a documentary and looked so realistic. She has an eye for detail and being the daughter of Gulzar sir and Rakhi ma’am, her working style is well defined.”
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film is produced by Vineet Jain, Karan Johar, Hiroo Johar and Apoorva Mehta and co-produced by Priti Shahani. ‘Raazi’ is slated to release on May 11, 2018.