India, July 28 -- Bollywood star Alia Bhatt is among the few star kids who have carved a niche for themselves. In a recent conversation with Himanshu Mehta, her father and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt opened up about how Alia continues to surprise him, both as an artist and as a person. He also shared what her husband, actor Ranbir Kapoor, thinks of her.

When asked about his feelings seeing his daughter become a successful actor in Bollywood, the filmmaker recalled how he never knew that Alia had a thirst for acting and was shocked to learn that Karan Johar liked her work because he hadn't seen any such traits in her.

He said, "I'm very happy she's a self-made girl. Alia has astounded me! What is unique about her is that she has a taste for t...