Alia Bhatt on working with Gal Gadot in Heart of Stone: We had a lot to talk about producing, she's an icon

You'd be living under a rock if you don't know by now that Bollywood star Alia Bhatt is all set to make her Hollywood debut with Heart of Stone. The Darlings actor has recently wrapped up the shoot of the film with Wonder Woman Gal Gadot and Fifty Shades trilogy star Jamie Dornan. 

At a recent event in Delhi, the actress was asked about her experience of working with Gadot and how it feels to be starring in a Hollywood movie. Alia Bhatt was quick to say that her experience down West was “an amazing” one and that although she was initially nervous, her new team there made her feel at home. 

“I didn't even take my team along. I went all alone. It was a completely new team and action crew. This is my first action film. They took a lot of care of me. Whenever I needed daal chawal, they got it for me. They made me feel at home."

Alia further said that she got to learn a lot. However, at the same time, she didn't find shooting in the West to be "much different" from what we do in the country. "What we do here (in Bollywood) is the same there. It is just a different language,” she explained.

Alia also shared that since Gal Gadot is the producer of Heart of Stone, they had a lot to talk about their respective film-producing duties. “I am so used to speaking in Hindi, I remember, that threw me off a little bit. But then, I got used to it and I had a blast."

Calling her Heart of Stone co-star an icon, Alia said that she's grateful that she got the experience of working with her. "Gal Gadot is such an icon and an inspiration. She is also producing that film. So, we had a lot in common and a lot to talk about. And she was lovely, warm and possibly the most beautiful energy I have come across,” Alia further added. 

Alia Bhatt will soon be seen in Darlings, alongside Vijay Varma, Roshan Mathew and Shefali Shah. The dark comedy will begin streaming on Netflix from August 5, 2022.