Actor Alia Bhatt celebrates her 26th birthday on Friday. This powerhouse of talent and charm is known for her work in films like Udta Punjab, Raazi and most recently, Gully Boy.

Alia, daughter of actor Soni Razdan and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, made her movie debut with Karan Johar’s 2012 movie, Student of the Year. Since then, she worked in 10 more films, of which nine were big hits and even earned her great critical acclaim. Right now, Alia has four massive projects in her kitty -- Abhishek Varman’s Kalank, Karan Johar’s Takht, Ayan Mukherji’s Brahmastra and SS Rajamouli’s RRR.

But not just her work life, her personal life is going great as well. Alia has been dating her Brahmastra co-actor Ranbir Kapoor for about a year. Ranbir confirmed their relationship in an interview to GQ magazine in May last year. “It’s really new right now, and I don’t want to over speak. It needs time to breathe and it needs space. As an actor, as a person, Alia is – what’s the right word? – flowing right now. When I see her work, when I see her act, even in life, what she gives is something that I’m aspiring to for myself. It’s new for us, so let it cook a bit,” he had said.

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt during the logo release of their upcoming film Brahmastra. ( PTI )

Even Alia recently said that she knows how much fans and the media love to talk about her relationship but that it doesn’t bother her much. “Yes, there was too much [focus] on the personal life, and honestly, I have never had my personal life getting spoken about so much. Earlier, these talks were very upar upar se but this year, it suddenly became all about that. Such talks don’t bother me, but I don’t like talking about it is because somehow, it then diverts all the attention, and that’s what it all becomes about. It’s not as if a relationship is an achievement. It is just a part – and a very important part – of my life. It’s seamless as well as beautiful, and should be celebrated when it has to be. Right now, it should just be left on its own and kind of kept in a corner where it can stay safe and warm. You can say that it’s like a cat in my life that I want to protect, and it’s not ready to come on social media the way Edward has,” she told HT in an interview.

So to celebrate Alia Bhatt’s birthday, we decided to bring back the cutest and most loved-up moments between Ranbir and her. Check them out:

When Alia made the confession on Koffee With Karan

During her first appearance on Koffee With Karan, Alia revealed, shyly, that she has a crush on Ranbir Kapoor. Of course, years later, the crush also reciprocated her feelings.

When Ranbir, Alia set the rumour mills on fire

Alia and Ranbir attended actor Sonam Kapoor’s wedding together in May last year. Everyone wondered what was cooking between the two and the rumours turned out to be true when just days later, Ranbir confirmed that the two were indeed dating.

When Alia, Ranbir danced together on stage

At the recent Umang event, Alia performed on stage to her hit song from Student of the Year. Ranbir, too, joined her on stage and matched steps with her.

Whenever Ranbir was the caring boyfriend

In a video, Ranbir could be heard asking Alia if he could drop her home after an event. Another set of pictures from their Delhi visit showed him wrapping his arms around Alia to protect her from the crowd.

When the whole family comes together

Not just Ranbir but his family also seems fond of Alia. Rishi Kapoor has already tweeted how he adores Alia and even Neetu Singh shared the family’s pictures with Alia from their New Years Eve celebrations.

When Ranbir clicks Alia’s pics

Ranbir seems to be quite fond of clicking photos and looks like Alia is his biggest muse. When the two were shooting for Brahmastra in Bulgaria, she would post several photos on Instagram that were shot by Ranbir.

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First Published: Mar 14, 2019 20:19 IST