By the numbers
- Films: 26 since 1999; 19 in the last ten years
- Recent films with figures: 11 of 14 since 2017
- Hits: 6 (3 blockbusters), average: 1, flops: 4 – a hit rate of 55%
- Average return: 2.41x budget; best: Raazi 5.43x; weakest: Jigra 0.69x
- Biggest hit: RRR (2022), ₹1,300 cr
- Trend: last five films 1.67x on average, the five before 2.60x (down)
- Born: 1993-03-15
- Awards on Wikidata: 6
| Year | Film | Budget | Box office | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alpha | ₹100 cr | ₹99 cr | 0.99x | Flop |
| 2024 | Jigra | ₹80 cr | ₹55 cr | 0.69x | Flop |
| 2023 | Heart of Stone | ₹1,245 cr | – | – | No figures |
| 2023 | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | ₹160 cr | ₹358 cr | 2.23x | Hit |
| 2022 | Darlings | – | – | – | No figures |
| 2022 | RRR | ₹550 cr | ₹1,300 cr | 2.36x | Hit |
| 2022 | Gangubai Kathiawadi | ₹100 cr | ₹210 cr | 2.10x | Hit |
| 2020 | Sadak 2 | – | – | – | No figures |
| 2019 | Student of the Year 2 | ₹65 cr | ₹98 cr | 1.51x | Average |
| 2019 | Kalank | ₹130 cr | ₹146 cr | 1.13x | Flop |
| 2019 | Gully Boy | ₹60 cr | ₹238 cr | 3.97x | Blockbuster |
| 2018 | Zero | ₹200 cr | ₹191 cr | 0.96x | Flop |
| 2018 | Raazi | ₹35 cr | ₹190 cr | 5.43x | Blockbuster |
| 2017 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | ₹39 cr | ₹200 cr | 5.14x | Blockbuster |
What the numbers say
Alia Bhatt’s filmography, as of 25 September 2026, runs to 26 films, with 19 in the last decade. Of the 11 titles where Wikipedia carries budget and gross data, the record is efficient: 6 hits (including 3 blockbusters), 1 average verdict and 4 flops. That is a 55% hit rate, with an average multiple of 2.41. The reported grosses in the table above total 3085.4 cr. Where Wikipedia carries no gross figure, as with Sadak 2, Darlings and Heart of Stone, this scorecard does not guess.
The headline is that the hits are concentrated and real, but the misses are recent and expensive when the budget is not controlled.
The hits and the misses
The biggest hit by gross in the table above is RRR (2022): 550 cr budget, 1300 cr gross, 2.36 multiple, verdict Hit. The best return, however, is Raazi (2018): 35 cr budget, 190 cr gross, 5.43 multiple, verdict Blockbuster. That is the strongest multiple in the available data.
The weakest return is Jigra (2024): 80 cr budget, 55.05 cr gross, 0.69 multiple, verdict Flop. Alpha (2026) landed at 0.99, with a 100 cr budget and 98.62 cr gross. These two recent releases pull the scorecard down.
The trend
The recent five films with reported multiples average 1.67, against 2.6 for the five before them. That is the clearest warning in the numbers. The current stretch includes genuine highs — Gangubai Kathiawadi at 2.1, RRR at 2.36 and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani at 2.23 — but it also carries Jigra at 0.69 and Alpha at 0.99. Earlier titles such as Badrinath Ki Dulhania (5.14) and Raazi (5.43) set a higher efficiency benchmark. The recent average is below the career average of 2.41.
What it means for the next film and the industry
After Alpha and Jigra, the next theatrical call should start from the budget, not the billing. The available record shows the upside is strongest on controlled costs: Raazi returned 5.43 times its budget on 35 cr, and Badrinath Ki Dulhania returned 5.14. The risk is clearest on higher-cost swings such as Zero, with a 200 cr budget and a 0.96 multiple, and the two misses in 2024 and 2026.
For the industry, the lesson is that a star name does not fix a budget problem. RRR made the most money at 1300 cr gross, but it was a 2.36 multiple on a 550 cr budget. The best financial outcome was not the largest production. Buyers should weigh the multiple as heavily as the gross, because that is where the actor’s recent record has been slipping.
Figures: Alia Bhatt filmography on Wikipedia and each film’s page, read on 25 September 2026.
