Alia Bhatt has announced her next project. The actress who was last seen in Karan Johar's directorial venture Rocky Aur Ranii Ki Prem Kahaani, will be next seen in a film titled Jigra.

Jigra: Alia Bhatt and Karan Johar turn co-producers for Vasan Bala's next

It is amusing and a tad annoying to hear the expert opinions of those who have not seen 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'. Many feel Alia is too “upper-class” to play a sex worker from Kamathipura.

Alia Bhatt's transformative performance in 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' will change the course of her career

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is back with yet another opulent film. The teaser of his next 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' showcases the film's leading lady Alia Bhatt in a strikingly different avatar- as Mumbai's dreaded mafia queen who ruled the city in the 60s.

'Gangubai Kathiawadi' teaser: Alia Bhatt transforms into Mumbai's mafia queen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next

Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Alia Bhatt will work together in 'Gangubai Kathiawadi’. The filmmaker had earlier roped in Alia to play the lead opposite Salman Khan in 'Inshallah' but the film had to be shelved.

Gangubai Kathiawadi: Alia Bhatt to play a mafia queen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next 