Alaya F will be next seen in 'U-Turn' in which she will be seen as a journalist trying to track down the source of several traffic accidents on a highway flyover. However, the young woman finds herself entangled in some mysterious deaths instead, leading the police officers assigned to the case to look more closely at her involvement.
In an interview with Mid-day, Alaya says she is doing projects that deals with urban population, “Most of my films so far have catered to an urban audience. If I go to Mumbai, Delhi, or Bengaluru, I will be asked for a picture by a lot of people. But if I take a flight and go (to a tier-2) town, nobody will know who I am."
U-Turn, directed by Arif Khan, also stars Priyanshu Painyuli, Aashim Gulati, Manu Rishi Chadha and Rajesh Sharma. It is the Hindi remake of the 2016 Kannada film starring Shraddha Srinath in the lead role.
Alaya made her debut as a young pregnant woman trying to connect with her father in the comedy Jawaani Jaaneman (2020) co-starring Saif Ali Khan and Tabu as her parents. She won the Best Female Debut trophy at the 2021 Filmfare Awards for her performance.
Last year, she was seen opposite Kartik Aaryan in the Disney+ Hotstar thriller Freddy. Alaya was last seen in Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat opposite newcomer Karan Mehta. The musical love story was directed by Anurag Kashyap. She also has the films Ek Aur Ghazab Kahani and Sri, with Rajkummar Rao, lined up for release this year.
