Alia Bhatt begins shooting for third spy film at YRF in 2024

Alia Bhatt (cold heart) will be the star spy in the next Spy Universe movie to be released by Indian production company Yash Raj Films (YRF), YRF CEO Akshaye Widhani has confirmed. Bhatt added that he plans to start shooting for the film later this year. Widani spoke at FICCI Frames 2024, currently being held in Mumbai, India.

Speaking at the event, Widani admitted the industry’s “worst kept secret” and said Alia Bhatt will begin shooting for YRF’s next Spy Universe movie later this year. He added that IP for spy movies is “a huge thing, both economically and culturally.” He ranked it as one of the studio’s most valuable IPs, saying it’s something he’s proud of and has a lot to look forward to in that regard. “More and more films will be made under this system.”

The first spy action film to come out of this studio was starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Ek Tha Tiger This was successfully done in 2012. Kaif and Khan played spies in this action entertainer, for which his two sequels were made. tiger zinda hai (2017), Tiger 3 (2023).Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff step into the spy world of his YRF in the 2019 film war And last year’s blockbuster pathan The production company has officially turned them all into the Spy Universe. Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone will play the lead roles of spies in the 2023 film.

This will be Bhatt’s third time playing the role of a spy. Previously, she played a secret agent of various shades in Meghna Gulzar’s 2018 film. large Alongside the works of Vicky Kaushal and Netflix cold heart (2023) featured her alongside Gal Gadot.

FICCI Frame 2024

Widani spoke at the 24th FICCI Frames, which opened on Tuesday, March 5th. Monika Shergill, VP of Content, Netflix NFLX India, also participated in the panel discussion. The theme of FICCI Frames 2024 is ‘RRR: Reflections, Realities and the Way Forward’ and aims to explore the evolving landscape of India’s media and entertainment sector. This year, the Spanish delegation was specifically invited to participate.

Female spies in Indian films

Alia Bhatt is not the first woman to play a spy in Indian cinema. Back in 1968, Fearless Nadia, an Australian-Indian actor known for her incredible skills as a stuntwoman, played a spy in a Homi Wadia film. Sparkling. In the same year, Hindi film lovers watched Mala Sinha. Anken as a secret agent. Preity Zinta played the role of a spy in The Hero: A Spy’s Love Story starring Sunny Deol and Priyanka Chopra, while Kaif played the role in two films in YRF’s Spy Universe.Kareena Kapoor also played a spy in the 2012 film Agent Vinod. Taapsee Pannu also played the role of a spy. baby and Naam Shabana.

Recently, Samantha Ruth Prabhu played the role in a 2022 Telugu film. Yashoda Meanwhile, Radhika Apte played the role of a secret agent. mrs undercover Padukone also wrote an essay last year about the role of secret agents.‘s hindi blockbuster pathan.

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