Shocking unknown facts about Alia Bhatt

It almost seems surreal that Alia Bhatt has attained superstardom at such a young age. Her performance in Highway earned her the Filmfare critic's best actress award in 2014. Being a huge star, all we get to see is her glamorous side so we decided to dig up some unknown and interesting facts about her life.

1. Alia Bhatt's debut film was 'Sangharsh' in 1999 and not 'Student of the Year'.

2. Her pet name as a kid was 'Aloo' because she was a fat kid.

3. She is half-Kashmiri and German from her mother's side and Gujrati from her father's side.

4. Emraan Hashmi and Mohit Suri are her first cousins and Mukesh Bhatt is her uncle.

5. She underwent musical training in A.R Rahman's music school.

6. Although she lost 16 Kgs for her role in SOTY, she has vowed not to cut her hair for any role.

7. She was born to Hindu parents who converted into Islam to get married and was raised an Atheist.

8. Spice Girls is the name of her girl's gang.

9. Alia Bhatt only uses men's perfume and changes them every month.

10. Alia Bhatt graduated from Jamnabhai Narsee School IBDP in May 2011.

11. She craves Dahi or yoghurt all the time, and even orders it while having Italian and Mexican food.