What propelled Alia Bhatt to Forbes Asia's Under-30 achievers' list

One of Bollywood's most bankable stars today, Bhatt is claiming as much as Rs 4 crore per film

Alia Bhatt may seem like the archetypal millennial, yet in matters of work, she disregards what has been a cardinal chant of the generation. “For actors, ‘you only live once’ does not apply. I can live several lives.” This, says the 24-year-old, has been her motivation for embracing the movies. “I get to be part of a different world in every film.” 

Five years into the business, an inventory of the worlds she has accessed includes that of an enslaved migrant worker from Bihar, a cinematographer struggling with depression, a survivor of child abuse, and a small-town girl with international