see from 9mins onwards (how she got kalank, dear zindagi and udta punjab) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVZxNxzoYGU
I found this article of kjo
For those who did not know or overlook this fact
https://twitter.com/bannorebanno/status/1556331775160455168?s=21
Title change kar do to how Alia got any film 😆
That's actually not correct. Karan asked Ranbir to ask Imtiaz to cast Alia. Ranbir was pretty up-front about it on the Highway press tour. It's not exactly a secret 😆