Rekha calls Alia Bhatt ‘beginning of the future legends’, here's how the latter reacts

Actor Alia Bhatt was honoured with the Best Actress award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International film festival awards held in February for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'. The award was presented to her by veteran actor Rekha, who also dedicated her own award to Alia and referred to the 'Raazi' actor as one of the ‘future legends'. Rekha won the award for 'outstanding contribution in the film industry'. The awards were aired on Sony TV on Sunday.

A video from the event has been shared by Sony TV on their official social media handles. In the clip, Rekha says, 'I dedicate my award today to the future legends of our country and she is the beginning of that.' Alia expressed her happiness at the compliment.

The video of the duo is being widely shared on the internet.

On the work front, Alia Bhatt will next be seen in Karan Johar’s ‘Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani’ alongside Ranveer Singh. She also has her Hollywood debut ‘Heart of Stone’ alongside Gal Gadot in the pipeline.

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