With Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone making it big in Hollywood, Alia Bhatt too is contemplating to step into their shoes - but after a while.The Udta Punjab actress wants to experiment with acting in Hollywood and a web series for a platform like Netflix. On an deed note, Ms Bhatt would also like to work in Lollywood, Tollywood and even Nollywood, referring to the Pakistani, South Indian and Nigerian film industries and admires Netflix for its variety of content and global accessibility!
In a tete-a-tete with a popular daily, Bhatt shared, “Definitely Hollywood is something, a destination that you really reach after, maybe a couple of years after kind of finding your feet in Indian cinema, in Bollywood. I’m going to step into it maybe a little slower, but definitely I have plans.”
Bhatt, who is just seven films old in the industry, said she admires the work of Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence. “Jennifer Lawrence is somebody I really look up to because I really like the kind of choices she makes. She’ll do the ‘Hunger Games’ but then she’ll also do the Silver Linings Playbook. So I probably want to start with like a Silver Linings Playbook, something more where there’s more scope for performance, you know, because I feel like that’s where I’ll really learn.”
Alia’s recent act in Utda Punjab, and was hugely appreciated for her performance in the film in which she also sang. “You can say acting’s my husband and singing is my boyfriend. It’s a long-term commitment with my acting. Singing is something that I’m really, really fond of, but I don’t know how far I cacan take that in my life,” Alia said.
A new horizon waiting for the talented Ms Bhatt, indeed!
