FC Disruptors: Alia Bhatt

Box office pundits often claim women actors can’t bring audiences to theatres, but Alia Bhatt proved she’s an exception with Gangubai Kathiawadi, which earned more than Rs 200 crore at the box office worldwide. Radiating power and charm, Bhatt dominated the screen as the sex worker-turned-politician and activist, Gangubai. Later in the year, she made her debut as a producer with Darlings and the film shows Bhatt isn’t interested in playing it safe. After all, how many producers would choose to make a film that is about domestic abuse but also a wickedly funny and dark comedy? Bhatt also played the central role of a battered wife who decides she’s going to kill her abusive husband. Darlings went on to become one of Netflix India’s most-watched films on the week of its release.