Alia Bhatt poses for a photograph.

She’s all set to play a Bengali girl in the upcoming film “Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani” and during her promotions in Kolkata, actress Alia Bhatt forgot her rehearsed Bangla lines and admitted it adorably on stage.  Alia took to Instagram, where she shared a behind-the-scenes video from the event, where she is seen sincerely rehearsing her Bangla lines before the event.

Alia captioned it: “3 days to goo!! See you in cinemas. 28th July.” She goes on stage to greet the fans and says “Nomoshkaar Kolkata… Tomader shobai ke” and then she forgets the line. Alia then adds: “I forgot my lines, maine rehearse kiya tha. I am sorry. Main kal subah se I have been learning these lines aur yaha aake, aapka sara chehra dekh ke, laal rang dekh ke main bhool gai. but I had been wanting you to greet you in Bengali so I have done it.”

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Teasing her, co-actor Ranveer added: “So cute yaar, tu homework karke aayi thi, exam ke time pe bhool gai.”  However, later Alia was seen saying all the lines perfectly in Bangla as she spoke to the fans and media at the event.  “Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” promises to be a cinematic extravaganza. The film also stars Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi in pivotal roles.  It marks Karan Johar’s return to feature film direction, seven years after “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.”

Viacom18 Studios and Dharma Productions present a Dharma Productions film, “Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani,” produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, and Apoorva Mehta is all set to hit the big screen on July 28.

Meanwhile, as the film “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” has been given a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CFBC), the makers were still asked to remove some words, dialogues and references from the movie. The makers have been asked to remove abusive words, the mention of the Lok Sabha and a reference to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee among other changes. The CBFC asked to remove the mention of Lok Sabha from a dialogue and not even replace it with any other term, according to a Bollywood Hungama report. The makers have also been asked to make changes to the Rabindranath Tagore scene that became a massive talking point after the trailer of the upcoming Ranveer Singh film came out.

A dialogue mentioning West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was asked to do away with a dialogue in the lingerie shop scene was also removed.

The film focuses on a flamboyant Punjabi man and an intellectual Bengali journalist who are in love with each other.  As their family oppose to their relationship, the two decide to live with each other’s families for three months. Noted music director Pritam, who has composed the songs of “Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani,” says the tracks are packed with music of the LP era and 90s romance.

Indo-Asian News Service