Alia Bhatt offered a deeply personal reflection on her decade-long journey in cinema during a conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival. She traced how her craft, instincts, and inner voice have evolved from her teenage years to her early thirties. The actor entered the industry at just 17. She took this moment to describe the past ten years as a transformative period shaped by emotional maturity. Bhatt recalled her early years as an actress, when she started out with films like Student of the Year and Highway.