Updated On: 28 November, 2024 01:15 PM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
As Alaya F turns a year older today, she talks to mid-day.com about her journey in the movies so far and how she plans to take it forward.

Alaya F
Bollywood actress Alaya F is currently in the coastal state of Goa ringing in her 27th birthday with four of her closest friends. This is ritual she follows every birthday, where she calls 5-10 of her closest people and has an intimate party. Ask her why Goa, and she says, "It`s very convenient as it is close by. Also, my mom (Pooja Bedi) stays between Goa and Mumbai. Since she stays a lot in Goa she has some great recommendations. So it is a lot of great food and drinks. It`s the perfect birthday place."
With the year nearing its end, it is also good a time for reflection. Alaya F was seen in two very distinct films this year- `Bade Miyan Chote Miyan` and `Srikanth`. Both films were very different from each other. While `Bade Miyan Chote Miyan` was a star-studded action film, `Srikanth` was an inspiring tale based on a real-life story. Ask her what these two films taught her, Alaya shares, "I got to work with very talented people. I had the privilege of working with Rajkummar in Srikanth. I had the opportunity to work with Akshay sir, Prithvi sir and Tiger in something like `BMCM`. All the movies I have done have taught me an enormous amount. With BMCM, it is the first time I got to do commercial things like be a part of a song, look glam and act differently than my previous film. It gave me the experience of being on a hard-core action set with explosions and all of that happening. It is a very different learning."