Alia Bhatt poses during the Zee Cine Awards ceremony in Mumbai, on Feb.26, 2023.

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt will be joining filmmaker Aditya Chopra’s YRF Spy Universe, which has brought forward films such as “Ek Tha Tiger,” “Tiger Zinda Hai,” “War” and “Pathaan.” He is now planning a new big-budget action spectacle with superstar Alia Bhatt, where she will be seen playing a spy. This yet-untitled tentpole film from Yash Raj Films will go on floors in 2024. A source said: Alia is one of the biggest superstars of our country today and she will play a super-agent in the YRF Spy Universe like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan.  “This will be another epic action spectacle that will leave people at the edge of their seats. Alia will take on a mission that will push her to the edge and this gritty action film will expand the YRF Spy Universe further.” The source added that Alia will be seen in a whole new avatar.

“Alia will be presented in a whole new, never-seen-before manner in this yet untitled film. Her inclusion in the YRF Spy Universe indicates that Aditya Chopra is leaving no audience segment out of the equation for this franchise. Alia is the biggest superstar amongst youth and Gen Z of India and she is also one of the most adored actresses of our generation.”

“She playing a spy in an all-out adrenaline pumping entertainer is a big novelty for all audience skews that she appeals to,” adds the source. “Alia is as big as the biggest heroes of our time and she headlining a YRF Spy Universe film pretty much cements this perception.” Aditya Chopra is very bullish about Alia as an actress who can helm and start a franchise within the Spy Universe on her own and he will pull all stops to mount this project at a scale that will be jaw-dropping,” the source concluded.

Meanwhile, Alia recently released a new vlog on her YouTube channel on the shoot of the romantic song “Tum Kya Mile” from her upcoming movie ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’. She also revealed how she had to get “back in shape” for her character Rani, post the birth of her daughter Raha. The vlog starts with Alia enjoying a fresh breeze of air, while sitting in a car and then a picturesque landscape with snowclad mountains appears. Karan Johar, who is accompanying her in the car, is seen saying, “All your bachpan ka sapnas (childhood dreams) are coming true na.”

To which she says, “Yeah,” and keeps her fingers crossed. Alia then shows a 360-degree clip, saying “it’s day one of the shoot and it’s snowing,” adding that “not allowed to shoot. It’s minus three degrees right now”. Her mother Soni Razdan is also seen in the background. The actress revealed that this is the first shooting she did after giving birth. She also attached her gym clips, in which she could be seen working out. The film is set to release on July 28.

Indo-Asian News Service