'Always making us proud': Alia Bhatt wins hearts with her acceptance speech at Joy Awards 2024 in Riyadh; watch

Actor Alia Bhatt was bestowed with the Honorary Entertainment Makers Award at the Joy Awards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The actor slayed in a red, blue and golden saree which she teamed with an off-shoulder blouse. She completed her look with loosely tied hair and statement earrings. Her heartfelt acceptance speech at the award night has caught major attention.

After receiving the award, Alia expressed her gratitude towards the organisers for bringing diverse talents together. “It’s a privilege to be here in this nation, the nation that is currently doing so much to unite us all and bring us all under one roof in the name of cinema. It doesn’t happen very often where countless talents from the West, and East come together under one roof and celebrate each other. So thank you for making this happen.”

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Further, the Gangubai Kathiawadi actor shared her deep affection for cinema. "It's truly an extraordinary night. I'm obsessed with movies, it's all I know. I've said this before, I think when I was born, I came out on 'Lights, camera, action'. That's how much cinema means to me. One of the things, if we are talking about joy, one of the greatest things in our lives is love. So tonight when I go back home, I take back with me the love of the movies and the love that I felt here in Riyadh. So thank you so much, and here's to the magic of movies,” she added. Besides Alia, superstar Salman Khan also attended the award ceremony.

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Reacting to the speech, a social media user said, “Terrific speech Queen.” The second user said, “Representing India at the global cinema stage and how Alia’s acceptance speech.” The third user said, “the intro got me goosebumps.” “her voice is so beautiful pls and HER OFC,” said the fourth user. “What a brilliant speech! As a Saudi Alia fan, I couldn’t be prouder. Such a well-deserved award Allooo,” commented another user. “Her public speaking voice is amazing. It’s the Gangu coming out lol,” said a fan.

Meanwhile, Alia was last seen in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani alongside Ranveer Singh. Up next, she is set to feature in Vasan Bala’s Jigra which is jointly backed by her Eternal Sunshine Productions and Karan’s Dharma Productions.