Pack up time for Meryl Streep

While speaking to Mirror (February 23) earlier, Alia Bhatt had revealed that after the release of Shashank Khaitan's Badrinath Ki Dulhania, she has a couple of months' break before she starts prep for Dragon, Ayan Mukerji's superhero fantasy-adventure with Ranbir Kapoor, and plans to use the free time to travel. Mirror has now learnt that the 23-year-old actress has planned a trip to Los Angeles with bestie Akansha Ranjan.

"Akansha's extended family lives in LA and she keeps flying there often. This time Alia has decided to accompany her and spend around a week touring the City of Angels," informs a source, adding that the vacation will happen only after the release of Badrinath Ki Dulhania.

Last September, Alia had jetted to Spain to surprise Akansha on her birthday. A family outing with dad Mahesh, mom Soni Razdan and sister Shaheen in Maldives followed in December.

Alia had revealed that she'd planned to do a film but now she's glad for the break. "Once I'm back on set, I'll be nervous and raw again. Also, I find myself getting repetitive in small ways. Maybe I'm imagining or over-thinking but I plan to make good use of this time off," she said.