Bollywood star Alia Bhatt returned to the Met Gala carpet, this year opting for a floral saree by ace designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee. In her second outing at the prestigious fashion gala, held annually at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the actor garnered spotlight with her elegant saree which extended into a 30-foot-trail. Bhatt’s couture saree, crafted by 163 artisans, paid homage to the official dress code for the 2024 Met Gala — “The Garden of Time”. It featured extensive hand embroidery with silk floss, beads, sequins, semi-precious stones and fringed with glass beads. The hand-crafted blouse was studded with emeralds, Basra pearls, tourmalines and multi-coloured sapphires, according to the official Instagram page of the designer. In her Instagram post, Bhatt said the outfit took “a life of its own” as the team went about creating an Indian interpretation of Gala’s universal theme. The 31-year-old actor had made her debut at the Met Gala in 2023 with a Prabal Gurung gown.