Imtiaz Ali's Highway saw Alia leaving everyone mesmerized with her performance.
Udta Punjab saw Alia giving a gut-wrenching performance. She played a Bihari girl who migrates to Punjab to work as a labourer but soon lands herself in trouble.Dear Zindagi was a fresh breath of air. Alia played a cinematographer who is dealing with a deeply embedded fear of abandonment.Raazi saw the Alia Bhatt single-handedly helming the film. She played Sehmat, an undercover agent of RAW in Pakistan.Although the film belonged to Ranveer Singh, Alia managed to leave a strong imprint with her role of Safeena Firdausi, a possessive girlfriend and an ambitious woman