Alia Bhatt stops to talk with hosts Gwendoline Christie and Ashley Graham at Met Gala 2024, detailing the creation of her stunning hand-embroidered sari.
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00:00Alia Bhatt, how are you feeling tonight? I'm feeling great. I'm feeling very excited
00:05months of preparation
00:07Lots of conversation it all you know builds up to this one moment. It's so real
00:14But it's also so special
00:15I can't wait to actually walk the carpet because it's quite stunning and you're here representing India and a sari a
00:21Beautiful sari at that who designed this this is designed by Sabia Sachi Mukherjee
00:26It is my second time at the Met but my first time wearing a sari
00:31And when I when I thought of the dress code garden of time
00:35I felt like it needed something timeless and there's nothing more timeless than a sari and how long did it take to make your sari?
00:41It's the work on its truly
00:44So this is all hand embroidery. Of course it is. It's taken. Let me get this number, right?
00:48Because it's extremely important when you talk about craftsmanship
00:51One thousand nine hundred and five man-hours and a hundred and sixty-three
00:56Craftsmen embroidery workers everybody to make this garment. I'm unsurprised because the work is really
01:03Sublime what goes into the dress? You can see so many years of experience and talent
01:08And did you enjoy meeting the people in the atelier who made it?
01:12I actually haven't had the chance to meet them
01:14But I've seen so many videos
01:16Excited to bring all of that out to the world for everybody to see
01:20Because it's taken a lot of love and labor and a lot of effort and anything that's gotten love in time last forever
01:27I am garden