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Kajol Hails Alia Bhatt as Bollywood’s Most Promising Next-Generation Star

She highlights Gen-Z performers’ self-directed careers ahead of Maa’s June 27 debut.

Kajol picked the most promising star of the new generation.
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Overview

  • Kajol singled out Alia Bhatt as the leader of a new cohort that also features Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan.
  • She argued that today’s actors carve unique identities and follow personal visions rather than emulating predecessors.
  • Maa, a mythological horror directed by Vishal Furia and starring Kajol, is set to hit theaters on June 27, 2025.
  • Her upcoming slate includes Maharagni—Queen of Queens, an action-thriller co-starring Naseeruddin Shah, Prabhu Deva and Jisshu Sengupta.
  • Kajol will also appear in Sarzameen for Karan Johar’s production house and return to television in Season 2 of her legal drama The Trial.