Alia Bhatt receives Golden Globe Horizon award at Red Sea Film Festival

Alia Bhatt emerged as one of the most celebrated figures at this year’s Red Sea International Film Festival, where she was honoured with the Golden Globe Horizon Award.
The recognition, announced by the festival on Instagram, marks a significant milestone in her international journey. Red Sea Film wrote, "We’re proud to partner with the Golden Globes Awards to honor Hind Sabri with the Omar Sharif Award and Alia Bhatt with the Golden Globe Horizon Award on the sidelines of the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival. Noteworthy, these two awards highlight the achievements of the brightest creative talents in the Middle East and North Africa."
The honour coincided with a curated showcase of Alia’s filmography, a festival tribute that traced her evolution from debutante to one of Indian cinema’s most versatile and bankable stars. The segment spotlighted her growth as an actor, revisiting performances in Highway, Dear Zindagi, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, and Brahmastra. International audiences responded enthusiastically, praising the emotional breadth and genre range she has mastered across arthouse drama, mainstream romance, biographical storytelling, and high-volume commercial cinema.
The festival also turned into an unexpected launchpad for Alpha, the upcoming YRF Spy Universe instalment headlined by Alia. According to Deadline, she presented an exclusive early look at the project, unveiling select visuals that offered attendees a glimpse of the film’s tone, scale, and action-led energy.
Directed by Shiv Rawail, Alpha marks a major shift for the YRF Spy Universe, becoming its first female-led chapter. The film teams Alia with Sharvari and Bobby Deol in a high-octane thriller set for a 2026 release. Speaking at the event, Alia reflected on the challenge of leading a franchise previously dominated by male action icons like Tiger, Kabir, and Pathaan, describing the experience as both exhilarating and demanding.
The film will be the seventh entry in YRF’s expanding Spy Universe, following Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, Pathaan, Tiger 3, and the forthcoming War 2. Under the leadership of CEO Akshaye Widhani, the studio continues to scale its global ambitions, with multiple new productions slated to begin filming in the UK from 2026 onward.
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