Slippinginto an earthy Marathi characters skin and dictioninSanjayLeelaBhansalis Gangubai Kathiawadi isthe current challengefor Alia Bhatt. Thespiritedyoung actress lovesposing challengesfor herself. InAbhishekChoubeys UdtaPunjab , Alia wascast as a ruralBiharimigrant. Now, for Bhansalis Gangubai Kathiawadi , Alia would have to master the Marathi diction and accent. Says asourceclose to project, Aliahasto get as earthyand colloquialas it can get. TheMaharashtrianwoman she plays inGangubaiuses a lotof foul language, and Alia would probably have tolearnwords she hasnever heard before. But shes game. A language coach is workingon a daily basis with Alia to train hervoice in the nuancesof Marathi.