In what we might call a kind of gutsy and a bit edgy move by Aditya Chopra for the YRF Spy Universe multiple sources have quietly revealed to us that Alpha will in some way tell the origin story of a girl played by Alia Bhatt who was maybe raised from her childhood to become an assassin or something very close to it.

And if that ends up being right then it would mean Alia is doing a role unlike any character we’ve seen so far inside the YRF Spy Universe which honestly makes everything a lot more interesting because she isn’t simply playing a spy that YRF has already served to the audience every film.

“Alpha is definitely a major turn for the YRF Spy Universe,” said a senior trade source familiar with the developments of the film.

“It presents a lead character who is an assassin not a spy that we have seen all leads play earlier. For the first time Aditya Chopra is giving us an origin story that introduces a character that is more grey more of an anti hero in tonality. It is refreshing because otherwise it would be extremely boring for us to watch,” says the source.

“This is definitely going to deliver a shock value to us. This is not a conventional approach to build a hero and it’s brave to even think of building out a female action character like this. This is clearly a thought through creative pivot and a much necessary one for the universe that has delivered around 3,269 crore of business so far,” adds the source.

Alpha is also starring Sharvari together with Alia Bhatt, you know. It features Bobby Deol playing the villain part and Anil Kapoor in a pivotal role kind of a turning point for the story.

Directed by Shiv Rawail who was behind the global hit series The Railway Men, Alpha feels like it’s going to be something else. The film is set to hit screens on July 10, 2026.