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Bollywood's 'Pataka Gudi' Alia Bhatt celebrated her 22nd birthday with her elder sister Shaheen Bhatt and cutting multiple cakes. Chef Kelvin Cheung baked cakes of various flavours for the actress. Alia ringed in her 22nd birthday at high end restaurant Ellipsis in Colaba. (Source: Instagram)
With so many cakes in front of her, Alia can't help, but smile. (Source: Instagram)
From her debut movie 'Student of the Year' where she played the role of fashionista Shanaya, to the sweet bubbly character of Kavya Pratap Singh in 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya', Alia Bhatt has grown leaps and bound in her career. Here's a look at the Bollywood 'Student's' small yet eventful career on her 22nd Birthday.
Alia Bhatt's career took off when she was just six years old in 1999, when she appeared in the movie 'Sangharsh' starring Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. She played the younger version of Preity
Seen here with her daddy, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
'Student of the Year' directed by her mentor Karan Johar, gave her instant fane and she became a household name. Her role of a fashionista Shanaya was loved by young girls who wanted to be like her. She was seen opposite debutantes Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan in the movie.
Her career graph went up post her first film and at the very beginning of her career she got the role of Veera Tripathi in Imtiaz Ali’s Highway. She was appreciated by critics and fans alike for her role in which she went de-glam. Next came 2 States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya.
Alia, who will next be seen in 'Shandaar' opposite Shahid Kapoor, has revealed several times that she had a childhood crush on the actor. The actress recently said, "It was a childhood crush. I was 10 when I saw Ishq Vishq and for an actor to be so good in those days meant a lot to an impressionable girl like me. I thoroughly enjoyed my shooting. It was my longest stint outside India. We were shooting in Leeds and Poland for 45 days. But it was amazing."
Alia Bhatt has always admired her senior Kareena Kapoor Khan. The two will be seen together in the upcoming movie 'Udta Punjab', which also stars Shahid Kapoor and Punjabi actor Diljit Dosanjh.
Alia Bhatt once goofed up on the Karan Johar's show 'Koffee with Karan'. When the actress was asked about who the President of India is, Alia promptly replied Prithviraj Chavan. Alia became the butt of many jokes questioning her IQ but the actress took the entire thing sportingly and featured in a small film by AIB which was a spoof on her IQ.
Alia Bhatt has in the past been linked with her costars Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor. And now the actress is being linked to another co-star Sidharth Malhotra. The two have gone on record to say that the two are ‘just-friends’ but the two have been spotted at parties and very recently celebrating Holi together.
Alia will also appear in an advertisement of Coca-Cola with Sidharth Malhotra. The fun commercial will star the two Gen Y stars, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra sipping the cola from the same bottle. The playful teaser has the two playing college students, who constantly pull a prank on the other to get a taste of the beverage, as it brings them closer.
Alia also made her singing debut recently with hit song 'mein Tenu Samjhawan Ki' for her hit film 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya.'
Alia is a mumma's girl. She is the closest to her mom Soni Razdan than her father Mahesh Bhatt.
Alia chilling out with her friends.
