How Highway established Alia Bhatt as a serious actress. On Monday Masala

While Alia Bhatt was termed as ‘yet another pretty face’ in her debut Student Of The Year, it was her second film, Highway, that established her as a serious actress.

Over the years, Alia Bhatt has gotten into the skin of characters who resonated with us, made us laugh, entertained us, and even made us emotional. The talented actress celebrates her 28th birthday today and has come a long way from playing Shanaya Singhania in Student of The Year. While SOTY gave us ‘yet another pretty face’, it was Alia Bhatt’s second film, Highway, that established her as a serious actress. As Alia cuts her birthday cake today, let’s take a look at how the audience started taking Alia seriously after the release of Highway