Alia Bhatt garnered national as well as international headlines on Monday with her breathtaking appearance on the Met Gala 2024 carpet. Having climbed the ladders of success ever since making her debut in Bollywood with Karan Johar’s Student Of The Year, she even made her Hollywood debut with Heart Of Stone. For more than a day, she has been a trending topic on social media for her slaying the Sabyasachi saree during the prestigious fashion event.
Well, now a photo of the actress has gone viral, she can be seen wearing a ‘kaala teeka’ behind her ear. For the unversed, applied by kohl, the teeka prevents the wearer from the evil eye. As soon as the photos surfaced on the internet, fans went gaga over it. While many thought that Alia’s mother Soni Razdan must have done this, others credited the Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani actress for staying connected to her roots. ALSO READ: Alia Bhatt Deepfake: Netizen Morphs Actress’ Face In Wamiqa Gabbi's Recent Video; Furious Fans Ask, ‘Is This Legal?’- WATCH
Take a look at the tweets below:
alia bhatt had only one job to show us how its done at the met gala and she fucking became the ceo of it pic.twitter.com/RK6nIQBrl7
— 𓅪 (@alfiyastic) May 6, 2024
that kalaa teeka is def from her mom ohgod imma cry
— napipopeta🎀 (@min9yu_ksgirl) May 7, 2024
she has nazar ka tika too
— Ginniiii (@PahwaGinni) May 7, 2024
The kala teeka though
— ʟʊռɛ ☾ (@Umgoawayyy77) May 7, 2024
After her appearance at the Met Gala 2024, the 31-year-old actress took to her official social media handles to share details about her dress. Alia chose to wear a saree with a 23-foot-long train by Sabyasachi Mukherjee. The entire ensemble was intricately designed with hand-embroidered florals using silk floss, glass beading as well as semi-precious gemstones. While expressing her excitement about wearing a saree for the first time at the Met Gala, she revealed that it took “collective effort of 163 dedicated individuals, including master craftspeople, embroiderers, artists, and dyers, investing a total of 1965-man hours to create this ethereal saree.” ALSO READ: Met Gala 2024: Alia Bhatt’s Breath-Taking Sabyasachi Saree Took 163 Craftsmen, 1965 Man Hours To Create!- DEETS INSIDE
On the work front, Alia Bhatt has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War, Jigra, Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra franchise, and Farhan Akhtar’s directorial Jee Le Zara alongside Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in her pipeline. She will also be headlining YRF's spy universe as the leading first lady with an upcoming project.
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