This is very true.
Previous queen had strong competition from Kangana/Anushka and for a brief period Sonam/Sonakshi and of course Katrina/Priyanka.
But Alia's nearest competitors are so far behind. Kriti Sanon is doing amazingly well, she needs 1 good performance in a big film to reach the next level. Parineeti/Shraddha have promising upcoming projects but both ladies lost a lot of steam in the last 2 years and are catching up but still lagging behind. Sara/Janhvi won't even be considered in the same breath as Alia for at least another 3 years.
And, it will take MUCH MORE than to be successful in their own rights for these ladies. They will also need Alia to have a few flops too in order to enter the vicinity of the throne.
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