Did You Know: Why Alia Bhatt Couldn’t Vote In Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Did you know, Alia Bhatt couldn’t vote in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 for THIS reason?
Alia Bhatt is one of the most-followed Bollywood actresses, and she has a remarkable record at the domestic box office. The actress has delivered just a few flops, ever since making her debut in 2012 with Karan Johar's 'Student of the Year'. Alia Bhatt has an amazing fan following, but not many of her followers know that she is a British citizen and has a British passport. Last year, while promoting her Hollywood debut film 'Heart of Stone' with Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt accepted that she is indeed a British citizen.
During one of her promotional interviews, Alia Bhatt ended up answering the most Googled questions about her and one of them was, “Is Alia Bhatt British?”
In a video for Wired, Gal Gadot then asked Alia if she is a British citizen?
Agreeing with Gal Gadot, Alia then said, “My mom was born in Birmingham, but I was born and brought up in India.”
When Gadot asked her, “She spoke British English with you your entire life?”, Alia replied, “My grandmother lived in England for her whole life so my grandmother has the English accent.”
Earlier, Alia Bhatt's mother Soni Razan had also shared that though the 'Darlings' actress was born in the UK, she lived in India for most of her life.
Speaking to Indian Express, Soni Razdan said, "I was born in the UK but when I was three months old, I moved to Bombay. My mother got the British passport for me. We lived in south Bombay and I studied in Bombay International School, which was started by my parents. As for my passport, why should anyone tell me what I should do about it? It is my choice and right as a citizen of the world to decide what passport I want.”
“My mother’s side of the family is from Germany. They lived in East Berlin, just before Hitler came to power. My grandfather, Karl Hoelzer, ran an underground newspaper against Hitler. He was not Jewish but he was against fascism. He was imprisoned and put into a concentration camp. The only reason he was not killed was because he had a very good lawyer. Finally, he was released but was asked to leave Germany. By then, World War II had started and he moved to England with his family," she added.
Meanwhile, on the film front, Alia Bhatt was last seen in Karan Johar’s ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ apart from her Hollywood debut ‘Heart of Stone’.
She will soon be seen in Vasan Bala’s ‘Jigra’, co-starring Vedang Raina who made his acting debut in 2023 with Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’.
Alia Bhatt will also feature in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love and War’. The film will also star Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal.
