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Alia Bhatt is a born superstar. The actress who started her acting journey with Student of the Year produced by Karan Johar has proved her mettle. She has evolved and polished her skills over the years. With films like Highway, Raazi, Dear Zindagi, Gully Boy, Darlings and more - Alia has become a bankable star who is a favourite of most filmmakers. But there was one film that she wanted to be a part of but couldn't as it got shelved and it affected her deeply. We are talking about Inshallah by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali spoke about the time when Inshallah, his dream project with Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt got shelved. He revealed that Alia locked herself in the room and cried. She 'cracked up, raved, ranted' is what he said. Then it was after a week that he called her up saying that he wants her to be Gangubai Kathiawadi. Her reaction was, "From Los Angeles, where I was supposed to be playing the character (in Inshallah), I have come to Kamathipura. How do I do it? I don't know this character'." Sanjay Leela Bhansali then assured her saying that she can see a strong woman in her eyes and that he will be able to get her to do Gangubai Kathiawadi well. Sanjay Leela Bhansali also spoke about how Alia Bhatt started enjoying the process. He praised the actress stating that she just flew into the role. When Inshallah got shelved, it was big in entertainment news as there were many rumours about Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman Khan having disagreements and more.

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Alia Bhatt is now looking forward to the release of Jigra. The movie that is co-produced by her will see Vedang Raina playing a pivotal role along with her. The movie is slated to release on October 11. The story is all about sibling bond. A sister goes to length to free her brother who has been wrongfully jailed. The trailer and the songs have already left fans intrigued. Alia Bhatt promises to deliver yet another soul-steering performance in Jigra.