Updated On: 20 January, 2023 03:52 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
"I had never thought I`d make my debut with Anurag sir`s film. My friend and I would make these shorts. Fortunately, one came out well, and his daughter, Aaliyah, saw it. She showed it to him, and he loved it and called me," Mehta said

Anurag Kashyap and Alaya F. Pics/Yogen Shah
Alaya F, on Thursday credited filmmaker Anurag Kashyap for giving her the confidence to debut as an actor. Alaya F has collaborated with the ace filmmaker for his upcoming movie "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat", a project that was offered to the actor before she made her debut with 2018`s "Jawaani Jaaneman". "I had signed this film before Jaawani Jaaneman. It was supposed to be my first film. It was back in 2018, so five years ago," the 25-year-old actor told reporters. She was speaking at the trailer launch event of "Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat" along with Kashyap and co-star Karan Mehta. Granddaughter of actor Kabir Bedi and daughter of Pooja Bedi, Alaya revealed that she went through a period of self-doubt before her debut.