Alia Bhatt says that having a cinema background helps initially but says ultimately it all comes down to talent
New Delhi:
Mahesh Bhatt's 19-year-old daughter Alia Bhatt, who is making her debut with KaranJohar's Student of the Year, says she will prove that herdirector's confidence in newcomers was right.
The young actress has been promoting the film with twoother newcomers Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan, son ofdirector David Dhawan. Alia says she is determined to proveher acting capabilities with this film.
"He (Johar) has worked with the best in the industrywhile neither of us had ever faced the camera before. I haveto ensure that he is not let down. There is a pressure ofdifferent kind. We all want to make the audience happy as oncethey accept you, all noises die down," she said.
Alia says Karan, who is working with the newcomers forthe first time, was patient with them."I was very nervous working with Karan. I couldn't everimagine that he would be so patient with us. He has workedwith the best people and we used to give so many takes. Heunderstood that we were newcomers and had to be guided."
The actress admits that having a cinema background helpsinitially but says ultimately it all comes down to talent."Yes, being from a film family helps because you get agood platform and recognition. However, many people don'tunderstand that at the end of the day, I am an individualperforming in front of the camera and Bhatt lineage doesn'tmake any difference whatsoever," she said.
Alia says her director father is very excited about herdebut film."He is the most excited of the lot. He has been sharingfeedback with me on a constant basis. Whenever he likessomething, he tells me," she said.
Student of the Year releases all over this Friday.
The young actress has been promoting the film with twoother newcomers Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan, son ofdirector David Dhawan. Alia says she is determined to proveher acting capabilities with this film.
"He (Johar) has worked with the best in the industrywhile neither of us had ever faced the camera before. I haveto ensure that he is not let down. There is a pressure ofdifferent kind. We all want to make the audience happy as oncethey accept you, all noises die down," she said.
Alia says Karan, who is working with the newcomers forthe first time, was patient with them."I was very nervous working with Karan. I couldn't everimagine that he would be so patient with us. He has workedwith the best people and we used to give so many takes. Heunderstood that we were newcomers and had to be guided."
The actress admits that having a cinema background helpsinitially but says ultimately it all comes down to talent."Yes, being from a film family helps because you get agood platform and recognition. However, many people don'tunderstand that at the end of the day, I am an individualperforming in front of the camera and Bhatt lineage doesn'tmake any difference whatsoever," she said.
Alia says her director father is very excited about herdebut film."He is the most excited of the lot. He has been sharingfeedback with me on a constant basis. Whenever he likessomething, he tells me," she said.
Student of the Year releases all over this Friday.
