Alia Bhatt starrer upcoming film 'Raazi', based on a never-seen-before avatar of a Kashmiri girl, has finally got a release date of May 11, 2018.

The 24-year-old actress plays role of a Kashmiri girl who marries a Pakistani officer played by Vicky Kaushal, to spy for the Indian Intelligence.

The duo have started shooting for the movie directed by Meghna Gulzar.

To express his excitement, Karan Johar took to his Twitter handle and unveiled that the movie is all set to hit the theatres on May 11, 2018.

The 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' director wrote, "Exciting date announcement! #Raazi releasing 11th May,2018...@aliaa08 @vickykaushal09 @DharmaMovies @JungleePictures @meghnagulzar"

The director of the film Meghna Gulzar also shared the news on her twitter handle.

#RAAZI starring @aliaa08 @vickykaushal09 to release on 11th MAY 2018! @JungleePictures @DharmaMovies @karanjohar pic.twitter.com/4ldSTJ1quZ

— Meghna Gulzar (@meghnagulzar) August 1, 2017

Kaushal is known for award-winning film 'Masaan'.

Alia, who was last seen in 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania', would next appear in Ayan Mukerji film tentatively titled 'Dragon' with Ranbir Kapoor and Zoya Akhtar's 'Gully Boy' opposite Ranveer Singh.