Alia Bhatt Becomes First Female Lead In YRF¡¯s Spy Universe For Their 8th Franchise; Fans React

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is reaching new heights every day. Another feather in her cap is entering Yash Raj Film¡¯s most-popular spy universe. Latest reports suggest that Alia will lead the universe¡¯s first woman spy flick and it will be the studio¡¯s 8th biggest IP. She is soon due to her Hollywood debut ¡®Heart of Stone¡¯.

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Already in the spy universe is actress Katrina who plays an ISI agent Zoya and Deepika Padukone who helms the role of an ISI spy Rubina.

A source close to Pinkvilla revealed, ¡°Alia Bhatt is one of the biggest crowd pullers in today¡¯s time and she will be playing a super-agent in the YRF Spy Universe like Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Shah Rukh Khan. Aditya Chopra and the team have planned an epic female-led spy film with Alia Bhatt which is expected to push her to the edge.¡±

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The source further added, ¡°Alia¡¯s inclusion to the Spy Universe indicates that Aditya Chopra is leaving no audience segment out of the equation. She will be playing a spy in an out-and-out action entertainer, and this will be a big novelty for the audience base that she appeals to. It¡¯s going to be Alia Bhatt like never before.¡±

The untitled film is currently in the development and pre-production stage and will go on floors in 2024.

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This will be the 8th film in YRF Spy Universe after Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, Pathaan, Tiger 3, War 2, and Tiger vs Pathaan. For the unversed, actress Kiara Advani has also joined the spy universe as she will be a part of Hrithik Roshan and NTR Jr. led War 2 which will go on floors in November.

On the other hand, the upcoming release in this franchise is Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-led Tiger 3 which will hit theatres during Diwali this year.

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Coming back to Alia¡¯s inclusion in this spy universe, another source close to Variety added, ¡°Alia is as big as the biggest heroes of our time and she headlining a YRF spy universe film pretty much cements this perception. Aditya Chopra is very bullish about Alia as an actress who can helm and start a franchise within the spy universe on her own and he will pull all stops to mount this project at a scale that will be jaw-dropping.¡±

Soon after this news floated all over the internet, here¡¯s how fans are reacting:-

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