Alia Bhatt has often talked about how she admires Kareena Kapoor Khan and that she is a fan of the actress, and now she will play the latter’s fan on-screen in the forthcoming movie ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’.

Alia, who has given two back-to-back hits ‘Highway’ and ’2 States’, will essay a Punjabi girl in the movie. It will also feature her ‘Student Of The Year’ co-star Varun Dhawan in the lead role.

Directed by debutante director Shashank Khaitan, ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’, is slated to release on July 11. It is produced under Karan Johar’s banner Dharma Productions.