Actress Alia Bhatt says there was a time when she wanted to be a showstopper at Manish Malhotra’s show just like Bang Bang! star Katrina Kaif.
“The first time I actually came out in the public before Student of the Year released was for Manish’s couture show here in Delhi when Katrina was walking.
“I was sitting in the audience and saying ‘Wow. One day, I want to be that person walking on the ramp,” Bhatt told reporters after she closed Malhotra’s India Couture Week (ICW) show in New Delhi on Sunday.
It was in 2014 that Malhotra originally made her dream come true. She walked for him in his couture creation as a showstopper.
And then on Sunday, she returned to the fashion gala wearing a long train dress that was decorated with floral designs. She completed the bridal look with a bun under a veil and red lips.
“It does feel fantastic to... walk for Manish. He is like family. He is so amazing and inspiring,” she said.
The actress’ Gully Boy co-star Ranveer Singh took the energy levels at the event up a notch when he walked the ramp in black and grey pants with a layered kurta and jacket.
“I’m walking with Ranveer for the first time. Whenever I’m with Ranveer, there’s a different level of energy and enthusiasm because he just has that inside him. He’s very special,” said Bhatt.
Singh, who has previously featured in advertisements with Bhatt, praised his co-star.
“She looks like a princess,” he said after the show, which was attended by celebrities including Huma Qureshi, Sophie Choudry, Freddy Daruwala and Shweta Nanda.
Their camaraderie could be seen on stage as well when they posed for the cameras.
Malhotra also praised the young actors.
“I didn’t want to do the quintessential bridal collection. Of course, it was for cocktail, sangeet and reception. When you think of young and being different, you think of these two names who are eclectic, fabulous and talented,” said Malhotra.
“They are getting better day by day. I’ve been telling Ranveer since three years that ‘Please walk for me’. He always said he’d love to. He said ‘There will be a day when I will walk and it will be fabulous’. And it happened,” he added.
The collection, called Sensual Affair, mostly saw lehengas and gowns with long trains and ample shimmer.
He extensively made use of luxurious fabrics like silks, velvets and satin.
“There was a lot of embroidery, pearl work, zari and thread work in the collection. There were cages under skirts so that girls could walk. So much of flare drama,” said Malhotra, who closed the seven-day long ICW that saw designers such as Rohit Bal and Tarun Tahiliani showcasing their couture collections.
