LONDON: Bollywood film star Alia Bhatt says she wants to try her hand at acting in Hollywood or starring in shows for platforms like Netflix, part of a growing number of Indian actors looking to broaden their careers beyond Bollywood.
The 23-year-old has worked in the Indian film industry for four years and was recently seen in crime drama “Utda Punjab.”
“Definitely Hollywood is something — a destination that you really reach after, maybe a couple of years after kind of finding your feet in Indian cinema, in Bollywood,” Bhatt told Reuters. “I’m going to step into it maybe a little slower, but definitely I have plans.”
On Wednesday, the actress said: “Acting, in itself, is a lonely job. That’s the case even when you have a great support system like I have lovely friends and a great family. Since you are constantly moving from one film to another, from one character to another and from one place to another, you interact with certain people on a film’s set for 50 days. Then, on the 51st day, you aren’t with them.
“So the family that you had is suddenly not there. You don’t even talk to those people; it’s a bit jarring. That makes you feel lonely.”
The star commented on her working on back-to-back films, saying it was a challenge for her.
“I probably learnt something on the sets of ‘Udta Punjab’ that I carried to ‘Kapoor & Sons.’ I am learning at every step. I’m climbing the ladder and becoming aware of more things. I am not even close to being fully aware, but I’m taking whatever I am learning to my next film,” she added.
The 23-year-old has worked in the Indian film industry for four years and was recently seen in crime drama “Utda Punjab.”
“Definitely Hollywood is something — a destination that you really reach after, maybe a couple of years after kind of finding your feet in Indian cinema, in Bollywood,” Bhatt told Reuters. “I’m going to step into it maybe a little slower, but definitely I have plans.”
On Wednesday, the actress said: “Acting, in itself, is a lonely job. That’s the case even when you have a great support system like I have lovely friends and a great family. Since you are constantly moving from one film to another, from one character to another and from one place to another, you interact with certain people on a film’s set for 50 days. Then, on the 51st day, you aren’t with them.
“So the family that you had is suddenly not there. You don’t even talk to those people; it’s a bit jarring. That makes you feel lonely.”
The star commented on her working on back-to-back films, saying it was a challenge for her.
“I probably learnt something on the sets of ‘Udta Punjab’ that I carried to ‘Kapoor & Sons.’ I am learning at every step. I’m climbing the ladder and becoming aware of more things. I am not even close to being fully aware, but I’m taking whatever I am learning to my next film,” she added.
