After walking the Met Gala red carpet with Alia Bhatt, Prabal Gurung revealed how he has always been impressed with the actress.
Alia Bhatt looked stunning as she made her debut on the red carpet of Met Gala 2023. She was present there with designer Prabal Gurung in a dreamy white dress, which featured one lakh pearls. After walking the red carpet with Alia, Prabal has now divulged details on how he met her because of Karan Johar and the thought behind Alia’s outfit.
Talking about meeting Alia at Karan Johar’s 40th birthday party, the designer wrote on Instagram, “It was my dearest friend @karanjohar ’s 40th birthday in Mumbai, where I first met @aliaabhatt.” He added, “I had heard rave reviews about her through him and my brother @praveshgurung, who was assisting Karan in her debut film. I was immediately taken by her when I met her. A petite ingénue whose simmering fire within her was palpable to all of us.”
Prabal called Alia ‘a great friend’ and wrote, “One film after another, she has surpassed anyone’s expectations and thrilled us with her creative genius. She’s a powerhouse performer. To me, she is one of the finest actors we have right now globally, but above all, she’s a friend, a good friend, and a loyal one; that’s what makes her extremely special.”
Guess what? This is not the first time that Prabal invited Alia for the Met Gala. “We’ve talked about a Met moment for a long time. I have invited her before, but she’s always been wise enough to say let’s wait. This time however, she felt it was the right moment, so she said yes and off we went to our wildest imaginations along with Anaita to create a homage to Karl that celebrated Alia’s heritage, my love for Karl ( he is my master, and yes he did give me my CVFF award),” he wrote.
Talking about Alia’s white gown had “more than 100,000 pearls”, he signed off “Alia, forever grateful we will have this for posterity. Thank you for the beautiful memory. Been a fan of your talent for the longest time and of your generous, kind soul and heart; a grateful friend.”
Alia is all set to make her Hollywood debut this year with the Netflix thriller ‘Heart of Stone’ with Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan.