Actress Alia Bhatt is only 24 years old. Her being a Justin Bieber fan should not surprise anyone. The 23-year-old Canadian pop star will visit Mumbai to do a concert on May 10 as part of his Purpose Tour.

News is that Alia B, along with Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, will do the opening act for the singer who, Alia B says, is a phenomenal performer and she will be ‘touched’ if she’s asked to perform for him.

I hope Justin B does not take the ‘touched’ too literally.

Published in Dawn, ICON, April 23rd, 2017

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