Alia Bhatt (born 15 March 1993) is an Indian actress who appears in
Bollywood films. The daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni
Razdan, she made her acting debut with Karan Johar's romantic comedy
Student of the Year (2012), a box office success. She subsequently
garnered praise for her performances in Imtiaz Ali's road movie Highway
(2014) and the highly successful romantic comedy 2 States (2014). These
prime accomplishments have established her as one of the most promising
newcomers in Bollywood.Bhatt was born on 15 March 1993, to Indian film
director Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan. Her father is of
primarily Gujarati descent while her mother is of Kashmiri and German
ancestry Bhatt has one sister, Shaheen (born 1988) and two
half-siblings, Pooja Bhatt and Rahul Bhatt. Actor Emraan Hashmi and
director Mohit Suri are her cousins while producer Mukesh Bhatt is her
uncle more.