Alia Bhatt (born 15 March 1993) is a British film actress and singer who works in Bollywood.She is the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan, and the cousin of actor Emraan Hashmi. After making her acting debut as a child artist in the 1999 thriller Sangharsh, Bhatt played her first leading role in Karan Johar’s romantic drama Student of the Year (2012), which earned her a Best Female Debut nomination at Filmfare.

Bhatt established herself in Hindi films by starring as the female lead in several commercially successful films, including the romantic drama 2 States (2014), the romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), the drama Kapoor & Sons (2016) and the coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi (2016). She received critical acclaim for portraying emotionally intense characters in the road drama Highway (2014), which won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, and the crime drama Udta Punjab (2016), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

In addition to acting in films, Bhatt has launched her own line of clothing for women. She has sung five of her film songs and participates in stage shows and concert tours.