After ‘Shaandaar’, Alia Bhatt gears up for ‘Udta Punjab’

Alia Bhatt in a still from '2 States'.

Mumbai: Alia Bhatt is indeed going places. The girl who made her debut as an urban Indian youth in Karan Johar’s ‘Student of the Year’, wowed audiences with her spellbinding performance in Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Highway’. Soon the girl bagged roles in ‘2 States’ and ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ and eventually got a chance to romance her childhood crush – Shahid Kapoor – in ‘Shaandaar’.

And in ‘Udta Punjab’, she will be paired opposite Shahid once again. Alia started shooting for the film Thursday. She took to Twitter to share this news with her fans. Her tweet read:

New day, new journey, #UdtaPunjab prepping big time. Very nervous and excited about this one.. Cmon cmon give me all ur lovely wishes!! ;)

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) January 22, 2015

Directed by Abhishey Chaubey, ‘Udta Punjab’ will also feature Kareena Kapoor Khan, reports suggest. And according to the latest buzz, Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan will play Kareena’s love interest in the film.