Raazi Star Alia Bhatt Explains Why Not All Spies Have A 'James Bond-Like Persona'

New Delhi: Alia Bhatt is merely five-years-old in the film industry but the 25-year-old actress has made some brave choices in terms of roles that she portrays - be it Udta Punjab or Dear Zindagi or her debut film Student of the Year. Alia never fails to mesmerise the audience with her intense performances and her upcoming movie Raaazi is no exception, where she will be seen in the role of a spy. Alia Bhatt plays the role of Sehmat, an Indian spy, who is married to a Pakistani army officer (Vicky Kaushal) in Raazi. In the trailers, she is seen in contrasting situations, from doing household chores to undergoing harsh physical training. The 25-year-old actress talked about Sehmat's character and told news agency PTI, "There is a misconception that one has to have a James Bond-like persona to be a spy. You don't have to have a strong and forceful demeanour to look like a spy."

"She's (Sehmat) very quiet, feminine and scared at the same time. She's graceful, soft and at the same time very strong. I watched some films to get the character's outline right but I didn't have to do anything overtly. I just had to stay true to the situation," Alia added.

Talking about her choice of roles, Alia said, "An actor is nothing without the story or the character they play. I'm automatically more attracted to the variety of roles, the scope of portrayal in the story and the genre. It's not like I put too much thought in picking up roles. You may take some time in choosing a type of character but eventually you know what your gut wants."

Alia, who was in New Delhi along with her Raazi co-star Vicky Kaushal and director Meghna Gulzar, added, "Nothing comes naturally to me. I'm not saying acting is a terrible procedure. It's a challenge. But the process is such that you don't have to take it seriously and just let it flow naturally in a sense of the character, not you as an actor."

Raazi will hit the screens on May 11, 2018. The film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka's novel Calling Sehmat, which is set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. The movie also stars Alia Bhatt's mother Soni Razdan, Rajit Kapur and Shishir Sharma.

(With inputs from PTI)