Alia Bhatt Really depends on the film

The daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and yesteryear actress Soni Razdan believes that the process to get into the skin of the character differs with each film.

"It really depends on the film. For instance, for 'Udta Punjab', I had to prepare a lot as there were a lot of things involved with regards to preparation -- like the dialect and body language. And say for a film like 'Highway', I was just going with the flow and by my director's vision," said the young talent, who hasn't tried method acting yet.

Alia Bhatt Really depends on the film

For her debut project "Student of the Year", directed by Karan Johar, Alia had to lose oodles of weight. And her four-year-long career has seen her deliver laudable performances in films like "Highway", "2 States", "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania" and "Kapoor and Sons". Only last year's "Shaandaar" turned out to be a damp squib at the box office.

In "Udta Punjab" - which Alia feels is "definitely the most difficult film" of her career -- she is seen as a Bihari immigrant trying to break away from the shackles of the drug menace in Punjab.

As part of her role, she brings forward dreams of a Bihari hockey champion, who leaves her hometown in search of fame and success, and gets caught among drug peddlers.

Asked if going de-glam for the role was more difficult or abusing on the camera, Alia was quick to say: "None of them".

"Physical appearance never bothers me - it is the emotional quotient which I hope to understand, and fear that I will not understand," she said.