Alia Bhatt, who set off on a six-month break follow ing the release of Shashank Khaitan’s ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ and before she kicks off work on Ayan Mukerji’s Ranbir Kapoor starrer superhero film ‘Dragon’, is now Dubai-bound with bestie Akansha Ranjan Kapoor. The trip comes close on the heels of a week-long sojourn in London with her gal pals last month.

A source close to the actress reveals, “Alia is scheduled to attend an awards ceremony in Dubai so she decided to turn it into a work-vacay trip. The girls will spend three days in the city and the plan, in-between work, includes sight-seeing and lots of shopping.” Once back in Mumbai, Alia is expected to resume prep with Ayan which they had started during her London trip. “Ayan was doing some work on the special effects for ‘Dragon’ and I wanted to be involved.I landed up in London and joined him,” Alia said.

Meanwhile, the 24-year-old actress will also be a part of Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Gully Boy’ that features Ranveer Singh as a rapper.