In-Conversation with Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt is an actor, producer, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and global icon—one of India’s most influential multi-hyphenates.
As an actor, she has delivered acclaimed performances in films such as Highway, Udta Punjab, Raazi, Dear Zindagi, Gully Boy (Berlinale premiere), and Gangubai Kathiawadi (Berlinale premiere, National Award). She made her Hollywood debut with Heart of Stone in 2023.
As a producer, her debut film Darlings became the second most-watched non-English title on Netflix for two weeks, followed by the critically acclaimed series Poacher, directed by Emmy-winning Richie Mehta.
As an entrepreneur, she founded Ed-a-Mamma, a sustainable children’s clothing brand promoting a love of nature.
One of India’s biggest box-office draws, she has also become a global fashion and beauty ambassador. Alia is the first Indian actor to represent Gucci globally, the first Indian featured in Mandarin Oriental’s ‘I’m a Fan’ campaign, and a global ambassador for L’Oreal—debuting at Paris Fashion Week 2024 and Cannes 2025 for the brand. She was among the top five most visible attendees of the Met Gala 2024 and is featured in the BOF 500.
Named to TIME 100 Impact, Forbes 30 Under 30, and Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business, Alia is also among India’s top five Instagram accounts.
She will next appear in YRF’s ALPHA and Bhansali Productions’ Love and War.
Other movies
SINK
Director: Zain Duraie
Behind the facade of a perfect life, Nadia, a 40-year-old wife and mother of three, struggles with her marriage and a lost sense of self, leaving her emotionally detached. Her one true connection is with her eldest son, Basil, a brilliant but unsociable high school senior. When a violent outburst at school leads to his suspension, Nadia’s world crumbles. On the verge of burnout, she attempts to care for him, but as she battles her own crisis, she's pulled into his undiagnosed mental illness. As his condition spirals, Nadia's struggle to prove that her son is normal intensifies. The film is an intimate look into a powerful maternal bond and a portrait of unconditional love in the face of chaos.
LOST LAND
Director: Akio Fujimoto
In this quietly powerful, first-ever Rohingya-language feature, Japanese filmmaker Akio Fujimoto offers a haunting, intimate portrait of two siblings fleeing persecution in Myanmar. With nothing but vague directions and each other, nine-year-old Somira and her younger brother Shafi begin a harrowing journey to join an uncle in Malaysia, crossing borders by sea and land and navigating a world shaped by smugglers, fear and exploitation. With a cast of non-professional actors, most of whom lived refugee experiences, the film blends realism with lyrical restraint. Eschewing melodrama for quiet observation, Fujimoto captures the disorientation of displacement and the uncertainty of fragile hopes. Lost Land is a timely, deeply human reflection on survival, resilience and the Rohingya’s eternal search for a place to call home.