Last Looks: Alia Bhatt

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Alia Bhatt is a British actress of Indian descent who predominantly works in Hindi films. Known for her portrayals of women in troubling circumstances, she has received several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards.  Director: Shruti Ganguly Director of Photography: Ian Moubayed Editors: Rich Gonzales Producer: Michelle Bruno Producer, On Set: Myriam Wilson Associate Producer: Jazz Pitcairn Assistant Camera: Will Jones Audio: Patrick Zimmon Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola CondéFuture Intern: Savannah Harrell Assistant Editors: Ben Harowitz, Justin Symonds Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Arts &amp; Graphics Lead: Léa Kichler Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Post Production Supervisors: Alexa Deutsch, Andrea Farr Production Coordinators: Ava Kashar, Bailey Lica Production Manager: Natasha Soto-Albors Line Producer: Romeeka Powell Senior Director, Production Management: Jessica Schier Entertainment Director: Sergio Kletnoy Supervising Producer: Felicia Kelley Director of Content, Production: Rahel Gebreyes Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson VP, Digital Video English: Thespena Guatieri  COSMO POST HOUSE Assistant Editor: Cole Conci Managing Partner: Yvette Cobarrubias Executive Producer: Idalia Deshon Executive Producer: Marie Mangahas Head of Production: Kacie Gomez Head of Production: Tina Evanow Wolske Producer: Edwina Lantigua Producer: Jesse Lehrhoff  Filmed on Location: Mandarin Oriental

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00:00 This is the first time that we're doing a live collaboration.

00:02 But I have to tell you that she actually designed her outfit.

00:04 - Oh, really? - Yeah, you did.

00:06 [laughter]

00:08 [music playing]

00:10 When it comes to an outfit or a garment,

00:14 there's nothing more endless and timeless like a saree.

00:17 When we think about time,

00:18 there's so many different ways to think about it.

00:20 We did a lot of research on archival portraits of like Parsi nobility,

00:25 beautiful Indians wearing delicate pastel sarees.

00:28 And I think what Sabiha did for us is he contemporized that saree.

00:32 So we have additional drapes, we have beautiful fringing.

00:35 And I think to actually move forward, you can't not look into the past.

00:40 And I think that's what we've done to create our garden of time.

00:43 Yeah, somebody asked me recently,

00:45 "And who's doing glam? Like who's doing makeup?"

00:49 I was like, "Who else?"

00:50 It's not even a question.

00:52 Alia, I've worked with for almost nine years now.

00:56 So we always discuss a look before we start.

00:58 And the theme of the Met Gala this time is called Garden of Time.

01:02 There were a lot of old world references that were referred to.

01:06 Alia had a few references also, which she shared.

01:09 And we combined elements from each reference.

01:12 What it came down to was to keep it looking very surreal.

01:16 And also like she'd been outdoors,

01:18 so we enhanced her natural freckles and added a little bit more.

01:22 For the mouth also, I wanted the colour to be a lot more sumptuous and, you know, rose-like.

01:29 It's very important for all of us to feel excited by everyone's contribution.

01:35 It's very collaborative.

01:36 There's no ego, basically.

01:38 It's like we're always trying to find a nice balance in everybody's work.

01:44 So it complements and not like...

01:46 And the goal is to just achieve.

01:48 Yeah.

01:49 So there was a time where Puneet knew me so well,

01:52 that she would give me exactly what I needed for my birthday.

01:57 And then my sister would be so jealous.

01:59 Yeah.

02:00 So I'm opening presents that Puneet has given me and Shaheen's making this long face.

02:04 Yeah, she used to get very upset.

02:06 She used to be like...

02:06 Starting from the theme, Garden of Time,

02:11 we wanted to kind of keep it...

02:14 Keep everything really timeless.

02:17 But at the same point of time, I want to keep the hair kind of...

02:22 Ethereal, old-world charm,

02:25 a lot of referencing from the Renaissance paintings,

02:28 the texture from there.

02:30 But we wanted to kind of make it look modern.

02:33 So we went for a very undone kind of texture, which is not polished.

02:38 Then we had really liked this...

02:40 There was an incorporation of a braid around the hair,

02:43 and I thought that was very beautiful.

02:45 I think Sabiha has an eye like no other.

02:49 He's a master at what he does.

02:51 And I feel so lucky to work with him every time that I do.

02:57 If you feel your best, you look your best.

03:00 And I've always felt my best wearing Sabiha's clothes.

03:04 I first met Alia in Mehboob Studio.

03:07 I was very nervous because I was doing a shoot with her.

03:12 And she was the big star.

03:15 And I'm very shy, and I don't work very well with people that I don't know.

03:19 So it was very comfortable.

03:21 And we barely spoke.

03:23 He said I became a fashion designer by accident.

03:28 I'm actually...

03:28 I really wanted to be an architect.

03:31 Just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you were meant to do it.

03:34 I want to do other things too.

03:36 I have discovered that I would be a wedding planner.

03:41 I love planning.

03:42 I love plans.

03:43 I don't think there's any other country in the world

03:45 that has a more civilized and special and evolved craft than India.

03:50 It's unique.

03:51 It's dynamic.

03:52 Yet it's very timeless and it's took the test of time.

03:55 I remember the first time I wore a saree was for Teacher's Day.

04:00 I was in the ninth grade.

04:01 And as I reached my school, my plates opened.

04:04 So I went into the bathroom and then, you know, they were like...

04:09 "Baby, what's happening?"

04:11 They were quickly putting my plates back for me.

04:13 Bye!

04:14 See you later!

04:15 Come on in.

04:19 Saree draping 101.

04:20 Come on!

04:21 Oh, hello!

04:31 You look amazing, Sabya.

04:38 Yeah, yeah.

04:38 Okay, sorry, that part.

04:42 And you know, the exhibit is further divided into three parts.

04:46 So there's land where you see beautiful flowers and butterflies.

04:51 And then there's the sea and the sky.

04:52 So we fuse both those colors to create the base color of the saree.

04:56 I love the three-dimensional aspect of craft.

04:59 And I love jewelry because it helps me tinker a lot.

05:01 I love mathematics.

05:04 So it's great.

05:05 I'm great with geometry.

05:06 So I think jewelry and stones and proportion comes naturally to me.

05:12 When Sabya showed me the jewelry that could be possible,

05:15 I said, you know, there's something about jewelry.

05:17 So I was like, you know, we should really make this a jewelry story

05:20 as much as possible without it being overwhelming.

05:24 That's the beauty about the Meht Kala is that every year,

05:28 there's a theme to work towards.

05:31 And actually, I find that that is a lot of fun.

05:33 So even if you're going more there,

05:36 it's because there is a theme and there's a story behind the garment, right?

05:39 You just want everything to all come together

05:42 because the effort is so much.

05:45 So, you know, you want everything to land.

05:47 The story that you've worked towards for the garment, for the look.

05:52 And of course, sometimes there are hits, sometimes there are misses,

05:54 but nobody really wants a miss.

05:56 Everybody wants a hit.

05:56 So you're always like waiting till the last moment.

05:59 I hope it's a hit, not a miss.

06:01 [Music]

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