Rumors that A R Rahman may give music for Tamil film.
By Akanksha Warrier
MUMBAI: ‘Rumour has it’ director Mani Ratnam’s team has approached actress Alia Bhatt with an offer to star in a Tamil film that will reportedly feature Dulquer Salmaan in the lead. Titled Alaipayuthey, a romance, the film apparently has A. R. Rahman on board as the music director.
While Alia may not have signed on the dotted line yet, a source says, “Yes, Alia may have been approached by Mani Ratnam for an upcoming film that is being planned with Dulquer Salmaan. However, nothing is official yet and the details are still being worked out.”
However, Alia’s spokesperson denied the news.
“To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing in the offing with Mani Ratnam,” the spokesperson said.
Alia, 21, made a successful acting debut with Karan Johar’s Student of the Year. Her winning streak continued and she subsequently won accolades for her performances inHighway, 2 States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dhulania, each of which had her playing entirely different roles. A versatile actress, she says her hard work and destiny have made her successful in Bollywood.
With all her films performing well at the box office, Alia is quite happy, but is aware that success should not go to her head.
Success has not changed much for her she says.
“I have become busy. But there is no drastic change. I think after doing lot of films which are good you will have a strong fan base and it feels great,” Alia told PTI.
Though she has achieved success with all her films, she worries about failure.
“Failure worries me, nobody wants to fail. There is a fear that one day films will not come my way or if someone doesn’t watch your film that is a worrying point. It is unpredictable in the industry. But I am happy that my films have done well,” Alia said.
Alia will next be seen opposite Shahid Kapoor in ‘Shaandar’ and in a film with Ranbir Kapoor. She thinks besides being a good actor, an actress also needs to maintain her looks.
“I do weight training and follow a strict diet. It is very important to look a certain way. I don’t think being extra skinny and thin is desirable, but you have to be fit. At the end of the day in this profession, people put money on you and you have to look desirable,” Alia said in the PTI interview.