Alia Bhatt, who was not chosen for the National Award this year, has told fans not to feel bad for her as there is still plenty of time left in her career. Speaking at the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year 2017 awards on Tuesday, as reported by the Hindustan Times, she said, “Please don’t feel bad. I am not going anywhere. There is a lot of time. I did not feel bad so even you don’t feel bad about it.”
The actress received rave reviews for her performance in Udta Punjab and Dear Zindagi, and was considered by many as the frontrunner to win the National Award. The award, however, went to Surabhi Lakshmi for her performance in the critically acclaimed Malayalam language film, Minaminungu.
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Meanwhile, Bhatt has made it to the Forbes Under 30 Asia list despite only being in the industry for only 5 years. The Forbes website says, “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.”