Working with Kareena a dream come true for Alia

Actress Alia Bhatt calls herself lucky as she will share screen space with her “idol” Kareena Kapoor Khan in their upcoming film ‘Udta Punjab’ and counts the opportunity as “a big deal”. ‘Udta Punjab’, a thriller directed by Abhishek Chaubey of ‘Ishqiya’ fame, also features Shahid Kapoor and Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh in lead roles and is being produced by Phantom Films and Balaji Motion Pictures.

The film focuses on the drug problem in the state through four different stories of the principal characters. “It is too soon to talk about the project. I feel blessed that I will work with Kareena. I am really happy to share screen space with her. It’s a big deal for me,” Alia said.

The four-film-old actress said she has already learnt a lot by just observing Kareena, 34, on the film’s set. “I have been on the sets when she was shooting and I was observing her the way she acted. I learnt from the way she did her scenes. She is my idol. In real life, she is a warm, down-to-earth to person,” she said.