Bollywood
actress
Alia
Bhatt,
who
was
awarded
the
Lokmat
Maharashtrian
of
the
Year
Award
on
Tuesday,
says
that
she
did
not
feel
bad
for
not
winning
the
National
Award
for
Best
Actress
this
year.
Alia's
performance
in
"Udta
Punjab" was
received
well
by
critics
and
audiences
alike.
At
the
media
interaction
after
the
awards,
reporters
expressed
their
sympathy
for
Alia
not
getting
a
National
Award.
"Please
don't
feel
bad.
I
am
not
going
anywhere.
There
is
lot
of
time.
I
did
not
feel
bad
so
even
you
don't
feel
bad
about
it,"
the
Student
of
the
Year
actress
said.
"It's
a
moment
to
celebrate
as
Hindi
and
Marathi
cinema
won
so
many
awards
and
it's
a
very
big
moment
to
celebrate
talent,"
Alia
added.
Expressing
her
joy
on
winning
the
Lokmat
Award,
Alia
said,
"It's
a
great
moment.
Winning
this
award
shows
that
you
are
now
in
the
heart
line
of
your
country.
So
it's
great."
Alia
was
last
seen
in
Badrinath
Ki
Dulhania,
a
romantic
comedy
film
directed
by
Shashank
Khaitan
and
produced
by
her
mentor
Karan
Johar.
Asked
when
she
would
start
working
for
her
next
film
"Dragon",
she
said,
"Ranbir
is
here,
I
will
ask
him
when
he
will
finish
his
shooting
for
'Dutt' so
that
we
can
start
the
film,
I
will
go
and
ask
for
the
dates."
Dragon,
a
superhero
film,
will
see
Alia
and
Ranbir
together
on
screen
for
the
first
time.
Written
and
directed
by
Ayan
Mukherji
and
produced
by
Karan
Johar,
it
also
stars
Amitabh
Bachchan.