Alia Bhatt braved extreme cold for her pink bikini avatar in ‘Shaandaar’

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Alia Bhatt, who had earlier donned a two-piece in her debut movie ‘Student of the Year’, was confidence personified when asked about her second bikini outing.

Alia said she had worked very hard to get her body into perfect shape for the scene. “I worked very hard for a bikini body. I and Shahid (Kapoor) used to train together in the gym. I also followed a strict diet to get a bikini body. Also, my bikini shot was not supposed to be an elaborate one. It was initially just supposed to be me in the bikini. But since I worked so hard, Vikas(Bahl) said, ‘Shot le lete hai accha wala.’ I am happy that you liked it,” said a beaming Alia.

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Director Vikas Bahl was all praise for Alia who he revealed braved extreme cold while shooting in the bikini. “It was the coldest day when we were shooting that scene. Shahid also had to run into the water. So, when the camera started rolling, they would remove their clothes for precisely 10 seconds and run into the water.”

Alia also revealed that it is because of Shahid Kapoor that she got to do two of her upcoming films — “Shaandaar” and “Udta Punjab” with him.

“The Student of the Year” actress was also thankful to her mentor Karan Johar, who launched her into filmdom and is
also producing “Shaandaar”. “Karan started this journey…he has an important role in it. I chose to do different kind of roles. I believe variety is the spice of life. I am grateful to everyone for giving me an opportunity to choose and do different characters on screen. It is a conscious decision,” Alia said.

In Shaandaar, the actress plays the role of a free spirited girl named after herself– Alia. “Alia and Alia both are mad. With this film I got to explore funny, quirky side of me. Alia in Shaandaar is intelligent,” she added.

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Well, the hard work seems to have paid off in a ‘Shaandaar’ way for Alia. (With PTI inputs)

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