Alia Bhatt's profession took a huge surge after the release of Highway. The movie is taken into consideration actor's one of the best performances of her career. The movie revolves around a younger bride-to-be, who gets kidnapped with the aid of a gangster, played with the aid of Randeep Hooda. Highway turned into directed via Imtiaz Ali and now the filmmaker has opened up on why he selected Alia for the lead function. He also shared that Alia wasn't his first preference for the film. 

In an interview with Mashable India, Imtiaz stated, ''During Highway, I constantly thought I would cast an older actress. Since it was a mature situation I desired a person who changed into above 30. Alia turned into younger, but I may want to see ability in her. I had not watched Student Of The Year by using then. I met Alia while she got here to observe the movie Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana with her mother. There is grace and splendor to her as an actor and a number of emotional capability. So I requested her if she might examine the script I changed into sending.''''She did now not name me for two days after that, so I called her and requested if she read the script. She turned into a piece crushed and felt it become too much to do. She had an issue that she was there in every scene. Alia become a completely unexpected actor for Highway and the unit was now not satisfied approximately how she would try this function. So, to persuade them I made her tell the story in her way. By the stop, anyone was like no one else may want to try this function however Alia,'' the director brought.

On the professional the front, Imtiaz Ali is currently watching for the release of his next, Amar Singh Chamkila. 

On the alternative hand, Alia Bhatt has numerous massive initiatives in her kitty consisting of Jigra, Love and War, Takht, The Huntress, Jee Le Zaraa, and Baiju Bawra.