Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt made her big screen debut with the film Student of the Year, opposite Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra. The film was directed by Karan Johar and after her debut, Alia has just moved forward in her career and never looked back This Dear Zindagi actress has been achieving a lot of milestones in her life. Recently, her movies are doing great at the box office and she has also attended the Met Gala event wearing ace designer Sabyasachi. Now, the actress adds a new feather to her hat by releasing her first book, ED Finds A Home at the Storyverse: Children’s Lit Fest in Mumbai, on Sunday. Alia was accompanied by her mother Soni Razdan and sister, Shaheen Bhatt, at the book release event. Alia participated in a reading session for the audience, primarily consisting of children at the event. An excerpt from the book was read by Soni Razdan, Shaheen Bhatt and Alia, respectively.
After the reading session, Alia interacted with her little fans and took feedback. A video from the event went viral in which Alia can be seen introducing the lead characters of the book to the audience. “I’m going to stop right here. Because then nobody is going to buy this book. This is our lead hero and heroine, Ed and the little girl whose name is Alia in this book. But actually, her name is Mama,” Alia can be heard saying in the video. This book is about a dog Ed and Alia (a little girl). Alia has a superpower and she can speak to Ed. Introducing the concept to the children, Alia asked how many of them believe they have superpowers and can speak to animals. When a child said he had a cat, Alia’s prompt reply was, “You are a great human being.” At the event, Alia was asked if she had a dog. Alia replied, “Yes, I do have a dog.”
The question was asked if her dog said to her anything in the dog’s language before she came for the event. “He didn’t say much. He looked at me. He’s a bit sleepy. But I know he wishes me well. My cat spoke to me in the morning, I think,” replied Alia. FYI, Alia’s pet cat is called Edward. Alia also shared a glimpse of the book on her Instagram. Sharing the news on Instagram, Alia Bhatt wrote, “A new adventure begins “Ed finds a Home” is just the beginning of a new series of books from the universe of Ed-a-mamma. My childhood was full of storytelling and storytellers and one day I had a dream to bring out that child in me and put it into books for children. I am so grateful to my fellow storytellers, Vivek Kamath, @shabnamminwalla and @tanvibhat.draws, who, with their wonderful ideas, inputs and imagination, helped bring our first book to life. Fingers crossed for this journey ahead. You can now find the books available online and in major bookstores.”
Alla has also founded the kidswear and maternity wear brand Ed-a-Mamma in 2020. Last year, Reliance Retail entered into a joint venture with a 51 per cent stake in the apparel label. With the release of this book, Alia Bhatt has again proved why she is so much loved by her fans and she also continues to inspire all the newcomers in the industry. We wish her all the very best in her new journey as a writer.
