EXCLUSIVE: Alia Bhatt on making it to the Forbes Under 30 Asia list: I am honestly really excited

Alia Bhatt reacts on making it to the Forbes Under 30 list.

By Urvi Parikh

Updated on Apr 15, 2017 | 11:50 AM IST | 531K

Alia Bhatt is in a happy space. The actress' last film Badrinath Ki Dulhania struck gold at the box office and now she is prepping for her next movie, Ayan Mukherji's Dragon that also stars Ranbir Kapoor in the lead.

Today, reports of Alia Bhatt making it to the Forbes Under 30 Asia list made news. The actress, one of the most loved of today's generation, has featured in the prestigious list.

Forbes has described Alia as, "Indian actress Alia Bhatt has acted in over 20 high-grossing Bollywood movies. At least six of the films she has acted in grossed well over $15 million worldwide in opening weeks. With a huge fan-following in India and overseas, she has been recognized multiple times for her acting, including winning the 2016 Filmfare Award for best Actress. In 2012, she got her first leading role as an 18-year-old in the movie 'Student of The Year'. Bhatt also launched own eponymous fashion-label, for Indian e-commerce portal Jabong."

When we got in touch with the gorgeous actress for the same, here's what she told us! "Hey! Ya it's super exciting! I'm honestly really excited! I'm also doing a Forbes Instagram take over. you can check it out on the international Forbes handle," exclaimed Alia.

Now. that's indeed amazing!

Apart from Dragon that also stars Amitabh Bachchan along with RK, Alia Bhatt will also be seen opposite Ranveer Singh in Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy. The film will see Ranveer don the hat of a rapper. Speculations of her doing Aashiqui 3 have also made their way on the web. However, nothing official about it has been declared as of yet!