Alia Bhatt talks about her childhood crush on Shahid Kapoor

Now that you’ve shot with Shahid Kapoor for Shaandaar in Europe do you still have a crush on him?
It was a childhood crush. I was 10 when I saw Ishq Vishq and for an actor to be so good in those days meant a lot to an impressionable girl like me. I thoroughly enjoyed my shooting . It was my longest stint outside India. We were shooting in Leeds and Poland for 45 days. But it was amazing. We were like one big family. The film is about a destination wedding, and that was the mood during the shoot. Our director Vikas Bahl was like a patriarchal figure. He was so supportive to every person on the sets. He never loses his temper.
Would you like a destination wedding for yourself?
I don’t know. All I know is, I want to look amazing at my wedding. Beyond that I haven’t thought about my wedding.
How was it working with Shahid?
I was more nervous about the film than about working with Shahid. It was great fun working with him. Otherwise I wouldn’t be doing another film with him. Of course, Shahid has 11 years’ more experience than me. I was aware of that. And I love observing my co-actors . Shahid is very helpful on the sets. And he is hands-on. He goes out of the way on the sets. He’s not just an actor on the sets. His enthusiasm level was very very inspiring. I keep telling him that. It’s so refreshing to see him being so eager to learn. I want to be like that. I never want to have that know-it-all attitude. My Dad always says one should always be unsure. It helps one to grow. I saw no smugness in Shahid’s attitude.
Kangana gave a rousing performance in Vikas Bahl’s Queen. Can we hope for more of the same from you in Shaandaar?
All I can say is, it is something different from what I’ve done so far.