There’s a refreshing maturity to Alaya F., a trait that hasn’t been diluted by the machinery that seeks to control what celebrities say and think. But it wasn’t always that way with the 26-year-old. Now six films old, with her latest release being Srikanth, which spotlights the incredible true story of Srikanth Bolla, a visually-impaired industrialist and the founder of Bollant Industries, and stars Rajkummar Rao in the titular role, Alaya believes she’s coming into her own. “I’ve evolved as an actor. I want to think that I’m a director’s actor, so with the kind of synergy that develops between me and a director, I am steadily pushed to grow and challenge myself. I love being on sets where I’m challenged and pushed and feel like I’m levelling up. I really enjoy that. I didn’t know this about myself before, but now I realise that it excites me and makes me love my job. It keeps my days fun and fresh,” she says. Come behind the scenes with ELLE India and Alaya F for our digital cover shoot of May 2024.
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ELLE India Editor: Ainee Nizami Ahmedi, Photographer: TITO+, ALF, Jr. Fashion Editor: Shaeroy A Chinoy (styling), Asst. Art Director: Sanjana Suvarna (cover design), Words: Barry Nathaniel Rodgers, Hair: Madhav Trehan, Makeup: Reshmaa Merchant, Bookings Coordinator: Anushka Patil, Assisted by: Komal Shetty, Aaryaa Chhabria (styling), Production: CutLoose Productions, Artist’s Reputation Management: Spice, Videographer: Roshan Paul
