3 minutes of readingChennaiJanuary 31, 2026 10:46 am IST
After welcoming daughter Raha in 2022Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt’s life changed completely. Motherhood transformed her to such an extent that, according to her, it is now “impossible to go back” to who she was before. In a recent interaction, Alia also spoke about how Raha’s birth has made her more averse to social media and how she now protects her personal life much more strictly.
Speaking to Esquire India, Alia admitted that “a lot of things have really changed” after Raha birth and said, “Every once in a while, I feel like I get a glimpse of who I used to be. But I don’t think I fully remember what my core was before I became a mother.” She added that motherhood has brought about such a fundamental change that her former self now feels like a faint echo. “It’s a huge change. It happens over the course of nine months. You feel your body and your way of thinking transform. But when you see the child you have created come to life, the scale of that change is so profound that it is almost impossible to go back to who you were before.”
Fame has been a part of Alia’s job since day one, but the actress shared that after Raha’s birth, she reevaluated how much of her personal life she wants to share on social media. “There are days when I wake up and think, okay, I just want to delete my social media and be an actor who acts. I don’t want to keep having this conversation over and over again,” he said. However, Alia is also aware of the power of social media and its role as a way to stay connected with people. She said: “I know that would really cut off contact with so many people who have supported me from the beginning, and I don’t want to do that.”
He added, “When it comes to actually showing your personal life… now my personal life is so personal that I find it a bit difficult. My photo album is full of Raha. In fact, I have to work hard to take pictures of myself.”
On the work front, Alia is currently gearing up for the release of her upcoming film Alpha. He is also working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in his upcoming film Love And War, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal in the lead roles.