Acting is a "challenge" and not natural gift: Alia Bhatt
She may personify spontaneity on screen but Alia Bhatt says acting is a "challenge" and she is "not naturally gifted" at it. While promoting her upcoming film "Raazi", with director Meghna Gulzar and co-star Vicky Kaushal, the 25-year-old actor said, she tries not to take her profession seriously and let the "act" from the actor flow into the character arc when it's show time.
What did Alia say about her acting skills?
"Nothing comes naturally to me. I'm not saying acting is a terrible procedure. It's a challenge. But the process is such that you don't have to take it seriously and just let it flow naturally in sense of the character, not you as an actor."
In Raazi, Alia plays the role of a spy
In the film, Bhatt plays an Indian woman who marries into a family of Pakistani Armymen to spy for her country. Talking about her character, Sehmat, the actor says there is a misconception that one has to have a James Bond-like persona to be a spy. "You don't have to have a strong and forceful demeanor to look like a spy," she said.
An actor is nothing without the story or the character
"An actor is nothing without the story or the character they play. I'm automatically more attracted to the variety of roles, the scope of portrayal in the story and the genre. It's not like I put too much thought in picking up roles," said Alia.
The film is based on Harinder Sikka's novel "Calling Sehmat"
The film, based on Harinder Sikka's novel "Calling Sehmat", is a true story and Gulzar says it explores the existence of several "unsung heroes". The director says emotions and ideals have evolved over time from 1971 till now and similarly, the concept of heroes also needs to keep up with the change. "Otherwise, we will become stagnant as a society," said the director.
