What’s Your Story? | Alaya F on Growing up as a Star Kid, ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’ & More | The Quint

Actor #AlayaF talks about growing up in a celebrity family, dealing with social anxiety, why she had decided to never become an actor, handling her career during the pandemic, her films #JawaaniJaaneman and #UTurn, and much more.

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00:00 - Intro
01:06 - On Curating an Insta Feed
02:00 - On Her Acting Journey
03:17 - On Possibly Directing a Film
04:11 - Acting vs Directing
04:53 - Growing Up In a Film Family
06:29 - Navigating the Start of Career & the Pandemic
07:53 - Mumbai Post-New York
09:09 - ‘Everyone Was Stuck in a Bubble’
10:04 - Dealing With Social Anxiety
11:33 - An Incident From School…
12:26 - What’s Next for Alaya?
13:23 - On Signing ‘U Turn’
14:25 - Does Alaya F Like Horror?
15:24 - A Natural In Front of the Camera?
16:38 - Shooting for ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’
17:54 - A Fun & Challenging First Day of Shoot
18:30 - Praise for ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’
19:22 - On Getting High Praise from Priyanka Chopra
20:32 - Alaya F Recommends
21:29 - Alaya F’s Favourite Films
22:30 - Alaya Apologises to GenZ
24:08 - Conclusion