What are the best Alia Bhatt Bollywood movies?

With a National Award for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Filmfare recognition for Raazi, Udta Punjab, and Highway, Alia Bhatt is widely considered the finest actress of her Bollywood generation. Which is her best?

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Bhatt's ferocious, commanding portrayal of Gangubai — a woman who rises from exploitation to become a powerful figure in Mumbai's underworld — won her the National Film Award for Best Actress and cemented her as a generational talent.

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Raazi

Playing a young Indian woman who becomes a spy inside a Pakistani military family, Bhatt delivered a masterful, understated performance — winning Filmfare Best Actress and a National Award nomination for her nuanced espionage drama.

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Highway

In Imtiaz Ali's road drama, Bhatt gave a revelatory performance as a kidnapping victim who discovers unexpected liberation — winning the Filmfare Critics Award and announcing her arrival as a serious dramatic actress.

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Udta Punjab

Bhatt's de-glamorised, ferociously raw portrayal of a migrant worker swept into Punjab's drug crisis is considered one of Bollywood's most fearless performances, earning her the Filmfare Best Actress award.

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Gully Boy

As the fiercely territorial Safeena opposite Ranveer Singh's aspiring rapper, Bhatt delivered an explosively entertaining performance full of conviction and fire, earning widespread critical praise.

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Dear Zindagi

In Gauri Shinde's warm, intelligent drama, Bhatt played a young filmmaker navigating anxiety and self-discovery in therapy, delivering a grounded, emotionally resonant performance opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

6/15

Darlings

As Badrunissa, a woman trapped in an abusive marriage who turns the tables on her tormentor, Bhatt produced and starred in this dark Netflix comedy — earning a Filmfare OTT Award for her layered, genre-bending performance.

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Kapoor & Sons

Bhatt brought natural ease and emotional intelligence to the role of Tia, the warm outsider who draws out a fractured family's secrets, in one of Bollywood's most acclaimed ensemble dramas.

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Brahmastra

As Isha, the love interest and emotional anchor of this landmark fantasy blockbuster, Bhatt brought warmth and chemistry to Ayan Mukerji's VFX-driven spectacle — one of Bollywood's highest-grossing films of the year.

9/15

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Bhatt's sparkling, confident portrayal of journalist Rani Chatterjee opposite Ranveer Singh in Karan Johar's family drama was a crowd-pleasing commercial hit and one of Bollywood's biggest successes of 2023.

10/15

Jigra

Bhatt co-produced and starred in this action thriller about a sister fighting to free her wrongfully imprisoned brother — earning her a record-setting sixth Filmfare Best Actress award.

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2 States

Bhatt's charming, witty turn as the South Indian Ananya navigating a cross-cultural relationship was a massive commercial success that established her as Bollywood's most bankable young star.

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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

Bhatt's effervescent, fun-loving Kavya in this affectionate nod to classic Bollywood romance demonstrated her perfect comic timing and cemented her status as one of the industry's most beloved actresses.

13/15

Badrinath Ki Dulhania

As the fiercely independent Vaidehi who refuses to be defined by tradition, Bhatt brought wit, warmth, and strength to this progressive romantic comedy — one of the most commercially successful films of her career.

14/15

Student of the Year

Bhatt's debut film introduced her as a natural, luminous screen presence in Karan Johar's glossy coming-of-age drama — the starting point of a career that would make her one of Bollywood's greatest actresses.

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