I'm going to take some time off and chill: Alia Bhatt

Updated: Dec 09, 2016 08:08 IST

By Prashant Singh, Hindustan Times

She is riding a wave of success after delivering back-to-back solid performances in Udta Punjab and Dear Zindagi, co-starring Shah Rukh Khan. But now, Alia Bhatt is "taking a break".

Ask Alia if she is hinting at a social cause and she says, "Yes, it's got something to do with social work (pauses), but it doesn't completely fall in that bracket. You will soon see what I am going to spend my time on," says the 23-year-old actor adding that the shoot of her next film, Dragon (with Ranbir Kapoor) has been pushed to July-August.

"In between, Ranbir will also be finishing Raju (Rajkumar Hirani; film-maker) sir's film, which is a biopic on Sanjay Dutt. My film, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, will also release in between. However, I will have a break after a long time. Let's see if something comes up. But as of now, there's nothing," she says.

The Highway (2014) actor says adds that she doesn't "mind taking some time off." "I feel that thoda break lekar vaapas revive karna chahiye (you should take a break to revive). Also, I have been working constantly. Sometimes, you suddenly feel like, what's happening'. I am not taking a step back though. I am taking a break to figure everything else out. If something brilliant comes up, I will go for it immediately. There are a couple of things I am interested in, but it will take time to develop, so let's see," she says.

Recently, reports suggested that Alia wants a TV show on the lines of Kim Kardashian West's show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and wishes to name it "Keeping Up With The Bhatts". "Someone asked me about it and I said it will be great to have a show like Keeping Up with The Bhatts, because the Bhatts are crazy. I don't want to make it. But if someone wants to...I will make a lot of money on it (laughs)," she says.