Alpha Teaser Gives Deja Vu Of THESE 5 Hollywood Female Actioners - Fans Call Alia Bhatt, Sharvari's YRF Film 'Knock-Off'

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has received huge support from Pathaan. In a striking crossover in the YRF's Spy Universe, Shah Rukh Khan gave a shoutout to Alia Bhatt and the team of Alpha soon after the teaser of Spyverse's new film dropped on June 10. Infact the first look of Alpha, which also showed Bobby Deol as Alia's onscreen father, has reminded fans of many other movies. The manner in which Alia turns to her alter ego to fulfill missions, amid a lot of intense action, arms and adventure, might be something exciting for Bollywood, but not rare on the big screen. The teaser has reminded cinephiles of many Hollywood flicks, who are now drawing parallels between several other titles.

Alpha teaser reminds of Hollywood's big female-led action movies

Alpha, also starring Sharvari Wagh, gets its own identity being the first major female centric film in the YRF Spy Universe, which also has blockbuster franchises like Pathaan, War and Tiger Zinda Hai. It appears to have its own story and setting.

Netizens draw comparisons

But, many viewers have likened the Alia Bhatt-starrer Alpha teaser to the rising trend of female-led action films that Hollywood popularised with movies like Mad Max: Fury Road, Lucy, Red Sparrow and Black Widow. Infact, the first look invokes the same energy, visual style and character archetypes that made several international action heroines iconic.More generally, Alpha seems to be riding on a wave that Hollywood has embraced in the last decade, that of making women the focus of big-time action spectacles.

1. Atomic Blonde

One of the most discussed comparisons on the internet is to Charlize Theron's Atomic Blonde. The teaser features Alia Bhatt as a spy seen doing hand-to-hand combat, gunfights and high risk missions. The cool action choreography, tactical costumes and gritty spy setting bring to mind Atomic Blonde, where a female agent navigates a dangerous intelligence milieu, using her wits and fighting skills.

2. Black Widow

Many fans have also made comparisons between Alpha and Black Widow. Like Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff, Alia's character is a highly-trained operative in a world of mostly male spies and soldiers. The teaser has a very Black Widow feel with its focus on espionage, secret operations and personal endurance.

3. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

Alpha also appears to echo certain themes seen in Ana de Armas starrer Ballerina, the female-led action thriller set within the John Wick universe. Both stories revolve around highly trained women operating in dangerous, covert worlds while being guided by experienced mentors. The similarities lie in their focus on women taking center stage in gritty action narratives with combat prowess.

4. The Hunger Games

Espionage is the foundation of Alpha, but some viewers see parallels to The Hunger Games and its heroine Katniss Everdeen. Alia Bhatt is being positioned as the face of a big franchise. Much like Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss became the face of a blockbuster franchise, Alpha feels like it is meant to launch a female action lead who can hold the franchise together in the subsequent movies of the YRF Spy Universe.

5. Salt

The international espionage and deadly conspiracies in the teaser also reminded of Salt starring Angelina Jolie. The actress played an intelligence officer in Salt, caught up in a web of intrigue and betrayal. Some viewers have made comparisons between the two projects, citing the glimpses of the global operations and high-stakes missions found in Alpha.

According to the official synopsis released by YRF, Alpha is an intense origin story that follows a young woman who has been trained from childhood to become a lethal operative. The teaser offers a glimpse into that journey, showing Bobby Deol's character, Baba, marking a young Sita (Alia Bhatt) with the Alpha symbol. As she comes of age, Baba believes she is finally ready to step into the dangerous world she was raised for and begin carrying out missions as a highly trained assassin.DISCLAIMER: The article is a compilation of thoughts posted by netizens and satire doing the rounds on the subject. Ideas expressed do not reflect the view of Times Network.