04052022-LSTL-01.qxd 5/3/2022 11:57 PM Page 1 c m y b TRIBUNE Shining! Life American actress Emma Stone, who gained recognition with the film The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel, arrives at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York. LUDHIANA | WEDNESDAY | 4 MAY 2022 Venus Williams Billie Eilish MET GALA 2022 Superhero goes Fashion desi and a cause The first-ever Hindi audio adaptation of Batman was released on Tuesday (May 3) in the form of podcast Batman: Ek Chakravyuh. Actor Amit Sadh has given his voice to the character of the caped crusader. Says Amit, “It has been absolutely thrilling to take on the mantle of a superhero such as Batman, and that too in audio. You can expect nothing short of an epic, cinematic audio thriller, the likes of which India has never heard before. Voicing Batman was an experience in itself and I am glad we get to show our audience a reimagined caped crusader.” — TMS Kim Kardashian slips into Marilyn Monroe’s dress, Alicia Keys celebrates NY skyline Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds S Bobby Digi Olisa proposes to Commissioner of New York City Cultural Affairs Laurie Cumbo Katy Perry Gwen Stefani Khloe Kardashian TARS impersonating stars, New York City architecture and names of historic women embroidered on designer gowns... This year’s Met Gala was all about that and more. The theme of the Met Gala 2022 was ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’, the second part of the Costume Pete Institute’s exhibition, which opened on September 18. The Davidson first part of the exhibition was reflected in last year’s theme, ‘In and Kim America: A Lexicon of Fashion’, which was in celebration of all Kardashian things American Fashion. The colour palette was ruled by dresses and suits in classic black and white, with a few sprinkles of red, pink, blue, and metallic gold and silver. Kim Kardashian attended the Met Gala in one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic dresses as the reality TV personality appeared on the red carpet with actor-comedian boyfriend Pete Davidson. Kardashian was dressed in Monroe’s nude gold-beaded body hugger, designed by Jean Louis, which Gigi Hadid the late cinema icon wore when she sang happy birthday to President John F Kennedy 60 years ago. Channelling her inner Marilyn, The Kardashians star also dyed her hair blonde. Amit Sadh Big moment Once Upon a Time in Calcutta bags top honour at 2022 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s Once Upon a Time in Calcutta bagged the top award of Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA). The festival’s landmark 20th Anniversary edition, which returned to in-person screenings and events this year, was held from April 28 to May 1. During the closing ceremony, Anmol Sidhu’s Jaggi won the inaugural Uma da Cunha Award for best feature film debut, as well as the Audience Choice Award for best feature. Irfana Majumdar’s Shankar’s Fairies, which had its world premiere at the 2021 Locarno Film Festival, received an honorable mention. The feature Quite a lively affair Actor Blake Lively posed for the shutterbugs in an Atelier Versace gown, with actor-husband Ryan Reynolds, who was dressed in a brown velvet suit from Ralph Lauren. For her look, Lively drew inspiration from the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and the blue ceiling of Grand Central Station. Art is political and this phrase shone brightly at the fundraiser, organised by The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday evening, when New York Mayor Eric Adams attended the event in a tuxedo embellished with ‘End Gun Violence’ on the back. Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who last graced the gala two decades ago, made a surprise entry in a deep red gown. Designed by Joseph Altuzarra, the dress was etched with names of historical American women, including Rosa Parks, Abigail Adams, Shirley Chisolm and Madeleine Albright. Sarah Jessica Parker chose a custom Christopher John Rogers ballgown with a pink and black feather head piece by Philip Treacy. Her dress paid a tribute to Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, who made history as the first Black female fashion designer in the White House. While newly minted Oscar winner Billie Eilish wore a custom Gucci silky corset gown, Janelle Monae opted for a monochrome outfit with a futuristic wave from Ralph Lauren. Supermodel Gigi Hadid was dressed in a tight, red Latex catsuit with a corseted bodice and massive coat from Versace. Tesla chief and Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk attended the event in a classic tuxedo with coattails. His date for the evening was his mother and former model Maye Musk, who was bedecked in Chopard Hillary pearls. — PTI Clinton Dakota Johnson Novel idea Ronit Roy to make his international debut with IRaH Jon Batiste NATASHA POONAWALLA IN A SABYASACHI SAREE Natasha Poonawalla attended the event in a Sabyasachi saree. Taking to his Instagram account, Sabyasachi Mukherjee shared all the intricate details of Natasha’s look. In the caption, Sabyasachi Mukherjee wrote, “For me the saree is a truly unique and versatile garment that owns its identity even as it transcends boundaries and geographies. Back when I was a young, as a fashion student I often wondered when I would see the saree at a big global event like the Met Gala.” He mentioned that the saree was made with semi-precious stones, crystals and more. The jewellery worn by Natasha was also by Sabyasachi. TMS Sarah Jessica Parker Elon Musk PHOTOS: REUTERS c m y b films jury included Lakshmi Iyengar, Smriti Mundhra and Jonathan Wysocki. In the short film category, the Grand Jury Prize went to Amrita Bagchi’s Succulent, while Megha Ramaswamy’s Lalanna’s Song and Akanksha Cruczynskidirected Close Ties to Home Country received honourable mentions. The short film jury, which included Geetika Lizardi, Sid Mehra and Carey Williams, awarded Salar Pashtoonyar’s Bad Omen the Grand Jury Prize for best short in the inaugural Spotlight on South Asia section. The Audience Choice Award for best short film went to 7 Star Dinosor Entertainment by director Vaishali Naik. — PTI Ronit Roy is set to make his international debut with scifi thriller feature IRaH, helmed by Sam Bhattacharjee. His character in the film is a manipulative, narcissistic CEO of a tech company, who creates an AI-based application—IRaH 5.10, through which a person can effectively achieve immortality by archiving oneself. With a concept as different as this one, Rohit considers it one of his best works on celluloid. The actor says, “I think this is probably one of my best works on screen and I say this after all the criticism that I can give myself. I think the whole credit for my work will go to the script and to the novelty of the idea.” Rohit further calls the film a huge responsibility as it’s his first international project, “To play the central character in a film like IRaHmeans a lot to me. It’s a lot of responsibility on my shoul- ders and to carry a film like this, which is so intricately woven, becomes very difficult to keep track of. Of course, there were improvisations on the sets and the credit for that goes to the director. He was very open to all sorts of suggestions.”