Alia Bhatt reveals why she ‘will not be speaking again until Tuesday’

MUMBAI: Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, who hosted her first award show, quipped that she would not be speaking again until Tuesday, after hours of non-stop chatter on stage.

Alia on Monday morning took to Instagram, where she shared a string of images from her debut as a host. It also featured her posing with comedian Zakir Khan and actor-comic Sunil Grover, who joined her on stage as her co-hosts. She credited them for making the experience “hilarious and fabulous.”

The actress, who is married to star Ranbir Kapoor, called it the event a memorable night celebrating “the magic on screen and the magicians off screen.”

“Ladies and gentleman boys and girls last night was spent celebrating the magic ON screen and the magicians OFF screen My first as a host and I couldn’t have asked for better-more hilarious & fabulous co-hosts @whosunilgrover @zakirkhan_208.”

She added: “This is me, Alia Bhatt, signing off. Hosting = talking for 4 hours straight. I will not be speaking again until Tuesday. Happy Monday.”