Filmmaker Karan Johar took to Twitter to confirm the news and also shared some details of her role.
He wrote, "ALIA BHATT In #Raazi...produced by @DharmaMovies and @JungleePictures ...directed by @meghnagulzar AND welcome aboard @vickykaushal09."
The movie is based on Harinder Sikka's novel titled ' Calling Sehmat'.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh also shared the news and shared some details of Alia's role in the movie.
He tweeted, "Alia Bhatt to enact the part of a Kashmiri girl married to a Pakistani army officer [Vicky Kaushal] in the espionage thriller #Raazi..."
The film will be shot in Punjab and Kashmir in a start-to-finish schedule from July, followed by a small schedule in Mumbai.