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Could Alia revive the Bollywood love story?: Deepanjana Pal looks ahead in hope

Updated on: Sep 28, 2024, 15:51:46 IST
By Deepanjana Pal
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PREMIUMA still from Jigra, Bhatt's new film. Directed by Vasan Bala, it flips the script to have her play a woman going to war for her brother.
A still from Jigra, Bhatt's new film. Directed by Vasan Bala, it flips the script to have her play a woman going to war for her brother.
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Bhatt excels at roles that have little in common with her off-screen reality. That kind of talent could help revive and reinvent the romance genre.

Word on the street is that Alia Bhatt is in the mood for a love story.

Since 2022, she has established herself as the Wonder Woman of Hindi cinema. She will soon be seen in Jigra, an action thriller directed by Vasan Bala. “Ab toh Bachchan hi banna hai (Now I just want to be Bachchan),” she says in the trailer. It looks like she is set to fulfil that ambition.

Jigra will see Bhatt in a role that reimagines

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