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Alia Bhatt charmed the BAFTAs with her gorgeous red carpet look in her glittering backless Gucci gown.
But what really stole hearts was her ‘Namaste’ at her opening speech, followed by some words in Hindi.
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Alia was at the prestigious awards ceremony, held at London’s Royal Festival Hall by the river Thames, to present the Best Film not in the English Language award.
Alia opened with Namaste and went on to say, ‘Agla award ek aisi film ke liye hai jo Angrezi mein nahin hai.’
‘Don’t reach for the subtitles just yet,’ she added.
‘I was just saying in Hindi that the next award is for a film not in the English language. Because while films speak in countless voices, what we always celebrate is the language of cinema. And that one, we all speak fluently.’
