Alia Bhatt Wiki, Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Alia Bhatt is a famous Indian actress, who is known for playing the role of Shanaya Singhania in the Bollywood film ‘Student of the Year’ (2012). She is one of the highest-paid Bollywood actresses. Due to her popularity and income, she appeared on the list of Celebrity 100 in Forbes India in 2014 and she also appeared on the list of 30 Under 30 in Forbes Asia.

Wiki/Biography

Alia was born on Monday, 15 March 1993 (age 31 years; as of 2024) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Her zodiac sign is Pisces. She has a British-Indian nationality.

She did her schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai. At the age of 4, she was enrolled in Shiamak Davar’s dancing school. Though she hails from a filmy background, she always dreamt of becoming an actress. She also works as a model and did numerous modelling assignments. Apart from all that, she has great singing skills.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 3″

Weight (approx.): 55 kg

Hair Colour: Light Brown

Eye Colour: Brown

Body Measurements (approx.): 34-28-34

Family

Parents & Siblings

She was born to filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. Her father belongs to a Gujarati-Hindu family, and her mother belongs to a Kashmiri-German-Muslim family. She has an elder sister Shaheen Bhatt who is a writer by profession. She also has a half-sister Pooja Bhatt and a step-brother Rahul Bhatt, who works as a fitness trainer.

Husband & Children

On 14 April 2022, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at the Vastu building in Mumbai.

She started dating Ranbir Kapoor during the making of Brahmastra in 2018. Moreover, she also revealed that she had a crush on him, since the age of 11.

On 6 November 2022, she gave birth to a baby girl. On 24 November 2022, she took to social media to announce the name of her daughter, Raha, who was named by Neetu Singh.

Other Relatives

Her maternal grandfather, Narendra Razdan, died in June 2023 at the age of 94 following which she shared a heartfelt note on social media and wrote,

My grandpa. My hero. Played golf till 93. Worked till 93. Made the best omelette. Told the best stories. Played the violin. Played with his great granddaughter. Loved his cricket. Loved his sketching. Loved his family & till the very last moment.. loved his life! My heart is full of sorrow but also full of joy .. because all my grandpa did is give us joy & for that feel blessed and grateful to have been brought up by all the light he had to give! Until we meet again.”

Alia Bhatt’s Instagram post about her maternal grandfather, Narendra Razdan

Relationships/Affairs

When she was in sixth class, she had an affair with Ramesh Dubey, and when she was in eighth class, she had an affair with her very close friend Ali Dadarkar.

There was also a rumour that she had an affair with popular actor Varun Dhawan.

As per the reports, she is currently dating businessman Kavin Mittal.

She was also in a relationship with actor Sidharth Malhotra.

Before getting married to Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt was in a relationship with him.

Nationality

Alia Bhatt has British citizenship.

Signature

Career

She made her first on-screen appearance in 1999 as a child artist in the Bollywood film Sangharsh, in which she played the role of young Preity Zinta.

In 2012, she got her first lead role as an actress in the Hindi film ‘Student of the Year.’ She was signed among 400 girls who auditioned for this film. The director of this film Karan Johar offered her this role, but before that, he told her to lose weight if she wanted to feature in this film. She was initially shocked when she heard these words from him, but she then accepted this challenge and lost around 16 kg weight in just three months. The film received positive reviews from the audience.

In 2014, she was featured in Vikas Bahl’s short film ‘Going Home’ which is based on the safety of women.

She also did many other hit feature films like 2 States (2014), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), Kapoor & Sons (2016), Dear Zindagi (2016), and Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017).

Singer

She has also a great voice and has sung several famous songs like ‘Sooha Saha’ from the Hindi film ‘Highway’ (2014), ‘Samjhawan Unplugged’ from film ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ (2014), ‘Ikk Kudi’ (Club Mix) from the film ‘Udta Punjab’ (2016), ‘Love You Zindagi’ (Club Mix) and ‘Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le – 2’ from the film ‘Dear Zindagi’ (2016), and ‘Humsafar (Alia’s version)’ from the film ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ (2017). In 2022, she made her debut as a producer with the film Darlings; the film is co-produced by SRK’s Red Chillies.

Awards

Filmfare

• Critics Award for Best Actress for Highway in 2015

• Best Actress Award for Udta Punjab in 2017

• Best Actress Award for Gangubai Kathiawadi in 2023

• Best Actor (Female) for Web Originals award for the film ‘Darlings’ at the Filmfare OTT Awards on 26 November 2023

  26 November 2023: Alia Bhatt after winning the Best Actor (Female) award at the Filmfare OTT Awards

• Best Actress for the film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ at the 69th Filmfare Awards on 28 January 2024

  Alia Bhatt, along with Ranbir Kapoor, after winning the 69th Filmfare Award for Best Actress

Other Awards

• Best Female Debut for Student of the Year by The Times of India Film Awards in 2013

• Listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2017

• Time100 Impact Awards in 2022

• National Film Award for Best Actress for the film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ on 17 October 2023

  Alia Bhatt while receiving the National Film Award (2023) from the President of India Droupadi Murmu

• Alia was awarded the Honorary Entertainment Makers Award at the Joy Awards on 20 January 2024; the event took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

  Alia Bhatt with the Honorary Entertainment Makers Award, which she received at the Joy Awards in 2024

Car Collection

Alia Bhatt has a collection of swanky cars which includes Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography Long Wheel Base (LWB), which she bought in October 2023.

Favourites

• Film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

• TV Show: Friends (an American sitcom)

• Song: “Money On My Mind” by Sam Smith

• Book: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

• Fashion labels: Topshop and River Island

• Perfume/Scent: Bleu de Chanel (she likes mens’ fragrances)

• Travel Destination(s): Himachal Pradesh, London

• Restaurant: Ellipsis in Mumbai

• Food: Poha, Fish, Ragi Chips, French Fries, Rasgulla, Dahi-Chawal, Moong Dal Halwa

Assets/Properties

In April 2023, she bought an apartment in the plush Pali Hill locality in Bandra. Reportedly, the 2,497 sq ft apartment cost her Rs 37.80 crore.

Facts/Trivia

• She is a huge fan of actress Kareena Kapoor.

• She drinks alcohol occasionally.

• Alia launched her fashion label, and her products are sold on Jabong.com, an online shopping portal.

• She also founded the ecological initiative, named, CoExist.

• She took part in numerous concert tours and stage shows.

• Alia Bhatt is an Atheist by religion.

• She loves animals and is also a member of the non-profit organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) who raise awareness among people about homeless animals.

• She suffers from Achluophobia, fear of darkness.

• Alia has the habit to write a diary every night.

• She loves sleeping and can sleep 14 hours at a stretch.

• She hates eating hot beverages and food.

• Alia has excellent painting skills, and till date, she has made several beautiful charcoal paintings.

• She loves to make lions painting.

• During her teenage days, she was a chubby girl and weighed around 65 kgs, but after regular exercise and strict diet plan, she makes her fit.

  Alia Bhatt then and now

• While travelling by air, she gets very nervous.

• Among all of her father’s directorial films, her favourites are Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991) and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke (1993) and want to be the part of these films.

• She is very flexible. She touches her toe to head very easily and also twist her knee clockwise.

• She always uses men’s perfume instead of using female perfumes.

• She doesn’t like candlelight dinner.

• Alia Bhatt takes an interest in dancing and tries different dance forms. Her favourite dance forms are Kathak and Ballet.

• She also takes a keen interest in playing handball.

• Alia is a close friend of designer Masaba Gupta and calls their girl’s gang as Spice Girls.

• She likes to eat French Fries.

• She appeared in the AIB’s short comedy video Genius of the Year.

• Alia Bhatt has been invited by music director A.R. Rahman to become part of his music school and improve her singing skills.

• She has the dream to buy a house in London.

• She also wants to do a biographical film on the late Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan.

• Alia didn’t want her father direct and produce her debut film.

• She endorsed numerous brands like Coca-Cola, Maybelline, and Garnier.

• For several years, she has been shooting for Indian photographer Dabboo Ratnani’s Celebrity Calendar.

• In October 2022, she was honoured with the Time100 Impact Award at the National Gallery Singapore.

  Alia Bhatt during her acceptance speech at the Time100 Impact Awards in 2022

• The tap she gets on her shoulder to call her is one of her pet peeves.

• She likes online shopping over physical shopping and has an online clothing brand named Ed-a-Mamma, which she named after her cat Edward.

  Alia Bhatt promoting her clothing brand, Ed-a-Mamma

• Every time she is upset or irritated, she watches the American sitcom Friends to calm down. Alia says,
  

  When I’m upset or irritated or angry, I watch an episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. and I’m fine.”

• Often, Alia asks her elder sister Shaheen Bhatt strange questions, and they have a unique chemistry. On her bonding with Shaheen, Aliya says,
  

  I have a tendency to ask a lot of strange questions to my sister and expect her to have all the answers and it’s something that I’ve done for a very long time.”

• In Alia’s opinion, she has a peculiar way of applying lipstick: She puts her mouth on the product, moves around her lips while applying it, then rubs it off. She says,
  

  I eat my lipstick.”

• Alia Bhatt has an obsession with numbers, especially 6, 9, 1, and 8. As Ranbir Kapoor‘s mother, Neetu Kapoor, was born on 8 July 1958, Ranbir has long associated himself with the number 8. On Alia’s wedding kaleeras, the number 8 appeared as well.

  Alia Bhatt’s unique ‘Kaleeras’ featured hubby Ranbir Kapoor’s lucky number 8

• In an interview, she revealed that she was afraid of the dark and was prone to lucid dreams.

• In an interview, Alia talked about a memory book that she has been keeping since she was studying in 6th grade. She said,
  

  I have this book called the memory book which I started filling in the 6th grade when I was 12 years old. It was from the time I was 12 to the time when I was 18 or 19. It’s full of cards, sketches and random memories. It’s very cringey but I still have it.”

  Alia Bhatt’s memory book

• In childhood, Aliya and her friend Bobby used to play made-up games of acting in which she would often become the boy.

• According to Aliya, on her wedding day, she got bored of putting ‘mehendi’ on, though she liked the smell of mehendi as a kid.

• In May 2023, she became the first Indian to become the global brand ambassador of the Italian luxury fashion house Gucci.

  Alia Bhatt, the first global brand ambassador of Gucci from India

• On 17 October 2023, Alia Bhatt made a striking choice by wearing her wedding saree to the National Film Awards ceremony in New Delhi. This decision sparked curiosity and praise from many, with questions about her choice of attire. Alia later took to social media to address these questions. While encouraging people to embrace the practice of repeating, reusing, and re-wearing their clothes, Alia wrote,
  

  A special day calls for a special outfit. And sometimes… that outfit is already right there What’s special once can be special again. And again… 🙂 #rewear #reuse #repeat”

  Alia Bhatt’s post on social media