Bollywood star Alia Bhatt is all set to be the first woman to headline a film in leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) spy universe, Variety reported on Friday.
The project, which will start in 2024, will include Bhatt as a “super agent,” according to the article.
The espionage universe was created by filmmaker Aditya Chopra and features Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the films “Ek Tha Tiger” (2012) and “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017).
It continued with ‘War’ (2019), featuring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. The latest instalment in the universe, ‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, remains the biggest Indian box-office hit of the year so far, grossing $130 million.
The four films combined have grossed around $300 million.
The next film in the spy universe, ‘Tiger 3,’ is due to be released in November, over the Diwali holiday.
Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are all set to star in ‘Tiger vs Pathaan,’ which will commence production in January 2024.
Bhatt was seen last year in ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi,’ directed by ace director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film premiered at the Berlinale and went on to become a box office success, reaching number one in 25 countries on Netflix globally.
Another production, the South Indian film ‘RRR,’ in which she plays one of the leads, was one of the biggest Indian hits of the year and went on to win an Oscar for best original music as well as a Golden Globe.
