A viral video showsAlia Bhatt teaching Telugu toGal Gadot. In a previous interview with Mid-Day, Gal had revealed that she has been an Alia Bhatt fan.”I’ve been a fan of Alia from much before. I’ve seenRRR. We were looking for someone who looks fresh, has the ability to portray layered characters, and could look beautiful. And Alia was the perfect choice,” the actress had said.
The recent video shows Alia helping Gal pronounce the phrases“Andariki Namasakram” and “Meeku Naa Muddulu.” Gal repeats with confidence, impressing fans.
‘I’m so used to speaking in Hindi’
Alia is set to make her Hollywood debut with the Netflix film ‘Heart of Stone,’ which will startstreaming on August 11.She will be starringalongside Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan, and playing the villain in the spy film. In an interview, Alia had revealed it took her some time to get used to speaking her lines in English.
“I have to say on day one, because I’m so used to speaking in Hindi, suddenly on day one speaking in English was weird. Even though I speak in English most of the time, but acting in English suddenly felt a bit strange,” Alia told the Toronto Sun.
She added, “But apart from that, day one… kind of awkwardness, I really really felt that it was the same. The process of a film set world over is exactly the same.”
Alia had also spoken up about shooting while she was pregnant. In an interview with Variety, she said, “It was my first Hollywood big English picture experience and I had quite a task at hand because I was shooting for the first time an action movie. But I’m also pregnant so there were so many layers for me to deal with. But they made it so seamless and so easy and so comfortable for me. It’s something that I will never forget because of how beautifully and how well I was treated.”
‘Heart of Stone’ is directed by Tom Harper, and also stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Jing Lusi and Paul Ready.