Although rumors that Alia Bhatt would be appearing in the highly anticipated film YRF Spy Universe have been making news for almost half a year, Akshaye Widhani, the CEO of Yash Raj Films, officially confirmed this significant development at FICCI Frames!

Akshaye said, “I will share the worst kept secret in the industry, which is that Alia Bhatt is headlining a Spy Universe film and that the schedule starts later this year. Regarding this spy realm, however, we must admit that we are incredibly happy and eager to have this IP in the studio”.

“I believe the YRF Spy Universe is a financial and cultural juggernaut. We are proud of it as one of the most valuable intellectual properties. Thus, a lot of new material will be released in the espionage realm. There will be an increasing number of films produced under it. Naturally, I won’t disclose everything here. However, we shall discuss it at a later time. For now, though, all I can tell is that Alia Bhatt is starring in a movie set in the spy universe” said Akshaye.

In the untitled movie, Alia Bhatt will collaborate with Sharvari Wagh, a young and promising Bollywood actor. They’re going to be super-agents in the action film.

The YRF Spy Universe kicked off with Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger (2012) then followed by Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), and War (2019), starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff. It was taken forward with Pathaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, and then Tiger 3 with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Now, the next project will be War 2 starring Hrithik Roshan, NTR Jr., and Kiara Advani and directed by Ayan Mukerji.

This is indeed amazing news for the fans of Alia Bhatt.

Priyanka Dutta