Alia Bhatt begins shooting for SS Rajamouli's 'RRR'

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt on Monday began shooting for her upcoming multilingual multistarrer RRR, directed by Bahubali helmer SS Rajamouli.

The filmmaker on Monday retweeted a tweet originally posted by the film's official Twitter page to announce Alia joining the shoot. It reads: "A very warm welcome to our dearest #Sita, the supremely talented and beautiful @Aliaa08 on to the sets of #RRRMovie! #AliaBhatt."

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh also shared on his verified Instagram account: "ALIA BHATT JOINS #RRR SHOOT... #AliaBhatt joined #RRRMovie shoot today... #RRRMovie stars #JrNTR, #RamCharan, #AjayDevgn and #AliaBhatt... Directed by #SSRajamouli... Produced by DVV Danayya... Will release in multiple languages."

In the film, Alia will play a character called Sita.

The film has Telugu stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR in central roles. Bollywood star Ajay Devgn is also a part of the cast.

Alia will also be seen in Ayan Mukerji's action fantasy drama Brahmastra, co-starring Ranbir Kapoor, Mouni Roy, Amitabh Bachchan and Telugu superstar Nagarjuna.

The actress also has Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi coming up.