Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt in a recent interview opened up about his youngest daughter Alia Bhatt and the stardom that she has achieved in the Hindi film industry.

Despite being the daughter of a renowned and acclaimed film director and producer, Mahesh Bhatt claimed that Alia Bhatt is a “self-made” star.

He also talked about his son-in-law and Alia’s husband, Ranbir Kapoor, revealing that he is “laidback” but the actress is a “go-getter”.

In a podcast interview on The Himanshu Mehta Show, Mahesh Bhatt was asked about Alia Bhatt and he said, “I didn’t launch Alia Bhatt. Karan Johar launched her. I didn’t know she had so much thirst for acting in her. She gave the audition herself. I just got to know they loved her work. I was shocked because I hadn’t seen any such traits in her even remotely. I’m very happy she’s a self-made girl.”

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He added, “Alia has astounded me! What is unique about her is that she has a taste for taking risks, and she’s taken detours into diverse narratives. Alia has gone through an alchemical change after she became a mother. I see a new depth in her. With this young girl becoming a mother, there’s a coming-of-age of a different kind, a different kind of maturity in her. I’m also looking forward to her new films which would be coming out now.”

In the same interview, he was also about his son-in-law Ranbir’s thoughts on Alia and Bhatt revealed, “He says, ‘Alia is made of different stuff.’ When I ask him, ‘What do you mean?,’ he says, ‘Her ambition to do more and more and more is unbelievably astounding!’ While he’s a person who’s very laid-back and comforted, and he just wants to do enough. She’s a go-getter.”

After starring together in Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt are now reuniting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next release Love & War co-starring Vicky Kaushal.

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