I had met her around 3 years back and that time, she was headed to New York to finish her studies. I remember Alaya telling me about her Bollywood aspirations but I didn’t take her too seriously back then. But now, when I see her in the rushes of the film, I clearly see a confident young girl, ready to sizzle on the big screens.
When I interviewed her, Alaya wasn’t wee bit nervous and chose to replace the term with ‘Excited’ to describe her state of mind. The newbie seemed pretty chilled out and with utmost ease, answered all our questions.
Right from talking about her mother Pooja Bedi’s impending marriage with Maneck to her experience of working with talented and experienced artistes like Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Alaya answered it all with good clarity. That’s when I could sense that we have a promising youngster on the horizon.
She even nailed it in the rapid fire round and if you’ve seen the trailer and songs, you would have noticed that this film doesn’t come across as her debut film. I mean, Alaya seems pretty comfy in front of the cameras and of course, she has got a camera friendly face.
Tomorrow, as her film Jawaani Jaaneman hits the big screens, it’s going to be a real ACID TEST for Alaya.Await the Review of Jawaani Jaaneman right here. We are coming up with it, SOON. Don't go away.