Karan
Johar
launched
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
with
his
campus
romance
Student
Of
The
Year
in
2012,
alongside
Varun
Dhawan
and
Sidharth
Malhotra.
The
film
was
a
box-office
success.
However,
it
was
Imtiaz
Ali's
Highway
in
which
people
finally
noticed
Alia's
potential
as
a
powerful
performer
and
the
actress
received
critical
acclaim
for
her
performance.
Recently,
in
an
interview
with
Rajeev
Masand,
Alia's
mentor
Karan
Johar
confessed
that
he
couldn't
utilize
her
talent
to
a
great
extent
despite
launching
her
in
Bollywood
with
his
film.
The
director
also
expressed
his
wish
to
make
a
standalone
film
with
her
in
the
future.
Speaking
about
working
with
Alia,
Karan
told
the
noted
journalist,
"She
wasn't
used
for
her
talent
at
all.
In
many
ways,
her
emotional
launch
is
Student
of
the
Year
but
her
real
professional
launch
is
Imtiaz
Ali's
Highway.
The
way
he
nurtured
her
as
an
actor,
the
way
he
put
her
out
there
is
something
I
didn't
do
at
all.
I
always
spotted
that
there
was
something
about
her
but
I
didn't
use
her
talent
at
all.
I
actually
don't
feel
I
full-fledgedly
ever
directed
Alia
the
way
I
would
like
to
do."
After
Student
Of
The
Year,
Karan
is
all
set
to
direct
Alia
for
the
second
time
in
his
upcoming
directorial,
Takht.
The
film
boasts
of
a
huge
ensemble
cast
which
includes
Vicky
Kaushal,
Ranveer
Singh,
Kareena
Kapoor,
Janhvi
Kapoor,
Bhumi
Pednekar
and
Anil
Kapoor.
However,
it
looks
like
Karan
is
once
again
dissatisfied
with
their
collaboration
as
he
continued,
"Even
Takht
is
an
ensemble,
she
has
a
solid
part
in
a
way
that
she
is
extremely
beautiful.
It
is
one
of
my
favourite
tracks
in
the
film
but
I
still
feel
believe
she
and
I
have
a
film
to
make.
A
film
that
we
can
be
known
for.
I
haven't
really
leveraged
this
whole
lot
of
talent
that
we
know."
According
to
reports,
Ranveer
Singh
plays
Dara
Shikoh
in
Takht
whereas
Vicky
Kaushal
essays
the
role
of
Aurangzeb.
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan
will
be
seen
as
Jahanara
Begum
while
Anil
Kapoor
plays
the
part
of
Shahjahan.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
on
Christmas
2021.