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Alia Bhatt Goes Three Shades Darker In 'Udta Punjab'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 15 Apr, 2016 01:05 PM
    Actress Alia Bhatt will be seen in an unusual avatar in her upcoming film “Udta Punjab”. She will be seen sporting a darker skin tone.
     
    Alia plays the role of a Bihari girl in the Abhishek Chaubey directorial, which also stars Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh.
     
    Apart from the lingo and her body language, Alia has decided to go for a darker skin tone to match her character, read a statement.
     
    She will be seen in a wheatish skin tone in the film. 
     
    “Udta Punjab” is set to release on June 17.
     
     
    SIDHARTH LAUDS ALIA'S 'DRAMATIC' LOOK FROM 'UDTA PUNJAB'
     
    Actor Sidharth Malhotra has praised actress Alia Bhatt's look from the upcoming movie "Udta Punjab".
     
    Alia's look from the film was revealed on Friday morning in which she can be seen running from something or someone dangerous and Sidharth has called it a "dramatic and imapctful" one.
     
    "Dramatic impactful transformation awaiting trailer Udta Punjab Alia In Udta punjab," Sidharth tweeted along with the poster.
     
    Alia will be seen playing a Bihari migrant in "Udta Punjab". 
     
    The film also features actors Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh. The looks of the other actors were unveiled earlier. 
     
     
    Alia's father and fillmaker Mahesh Bhatt too shared the motion poster and captioned it: "Anything is possible if you have got enough nerve".
     
    Udta Punjab", a neo-noir drama thriller, is directed by Abhishek Chaubey. Co-produced by Phantom Films and Balaji Motion Pictures, the movie tells the story of substance abuse in the Indian state of Punjab.
     
    The film is slated to release on June 17.

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