Shabana Azmi explains why Alia Bhatt is the upcoming queen of Bollywood
| Jul 27, 2017, 11:09 IST
Alia Bhatt has proved in a short span that she is one of the best things that have ever happened to Bollywood. From making a classic debut under the Dharma Productions banner, having Karan Johar as her mentor to grabbing the Filmfare award for Best Actress in a leading role within five years of setting foot in the industry, Alia has always been at the top of her game.
Impressed by her extraordinary journey, veteran actress Shabana Azmi recently opened up and praised Alia for her great command over the craft. “I think a lot of the heroines are making very good choices. But what I like about Alia Bhatt is that she is a very fine actor and her work isn’t an imitation of any other previous actor. That she is an original performer works wonderfully for her. Plus, she has a mixture of strength and vulnerability, which is very attractive. Apart from all this, she has the brains to do roles in which she has very important central roles to play and also balance it out with some really good mainstream Hindi cinema like ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ and others.”
“If you start believing in your own myth that you are this great actor and you cannot do something which is not of the same caliber, then you are in deep trouble. It also starts narrowing down the choices you make. So, it’s very wise to do films where you can exhibit your acting talent and at the same time do mainstream commercial cinema, which keeps your value up as a star instead of becoming totally exclusive, which is what happened with most, particularly, girls. Once they start being recognised for doing strong roles, then they completely cut away from mainstream cinema which I think isn’t a wise step,” concluded Shabana.
CREDITS: DNA
Impressed by her extraordinary journey, veteran actress Shabana Azmi recently opened up and praised Alia for her great command over the craft. “I think a lot of the heroines are making very good choices. But what I like about Alia Bhatt is that she is a very fine actor and her work isn’t an imitation of any other previous actor. That she is an original performer works wonderfully for her. Plus, she has a mixture of strength and vulnerability, which is very attractive. Apart from all this, she has the brains to do roles in which she has very important central roles to play and also balance it out with some really good mainstream Hindi cinema like ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ and others.”
“If you start believing in your own myth that you are this great actor and you cannot do something which is not of the same caliber, then you are in deep trouble. It also starts narrowing down the choices you make. So, it’s very wise to do films where you can exhibit your acting talent and at the same time do mainstream commercial cinema, which keeps your value up as a star instead of becoming totally exclusive, which is what happened with most, particularly, girls. Once they start being recognised for doing strong roles, then they completely cut away from mainstream cinema which I think isn’t a wise step,” concluded Shabana.
CREDITS: DNA