Pooja
Bedi's
daughter
Alaya
F
is
all
set
to
make
her
big
debut
with
Jawaani
Jaaneman,
co-starring
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Tabu.
For
Alaya,
it
was
very
important
to
make
it
in
the
film
industry
on
her
own,
and
not
using
her
family's
reach
and
influence
was
critical.
In
an
interview,
Alaya
said
that
bagging
Jawaani
Jaaneman
was
completely
through
her
own
agency.
"Honestly,
a
lot
of
people
get
'launches'.
For
me,
this
was
a
'break',"
Alaya
told
Hindustan
Times
in
an
interview.
She
continued
that
while
she
gave
auditions
and
tests
for
lots
of
films,
this
one
worked
out
because
she
happened
to
fit
into
it
perfectly.
Alaya
plays
a
pregnant
21-year
old
who
goes
in
search
of
her
father
(Saif)
whom
she
has
never
known.
Alaya
said
that
she
is
grateful
for
this
film
as
it
is
unconventional,
and
that
she
wants
to
do
both
conventional
and
unconventional
films.
When
asked
why
she
chose
to
not
use
connections
to
start
her
career,
she
said,
"I
don't
know...
for
me,
I
always
wanted
it
to
be
my
own
thing.
When
you
get
people
involved,
you
are
obligated
to
take
their
opinions.
My
mom
hasn't
been
to
a
single
set,
even
a
photoshoot
of
mine.
I
like
my
independence,
and
making
my
own
choices.
I
am
sure
I
will
make
a
lot
of
mistakes,
I
have
made
a
lot
of
them,
but
they
are
mine
to
learn
from."
She
added,
"Maximum
my
mother
and
grandfather
would
do
is
get
me
meetings
with
makers
to
show
them
my
work,
my
portfolio,
my
acting
reel.
They
would
say
'you
have
great
potential,
very
good',
but
that
was
about
it,
I
never
heard
from
them
again.
That
was
more
to
meet
people
in
the
industry.
But
getting
my
film
and
everything
was
through
my
agency."
Jawaani
Jaaneman
has
been
directed
by
Nitin
Kakkar,
and
is
going
to
hit
the
theatres
on
February
7,
2020.