India, Feb. 23 -- Bollywood star Alia Bhatt made her debut on the BAFTA stage as an award presenter. The actor gave a desi twist to the 79th British Academy Film Awards by beginning her speech in Hindi. The gesture not only won hearts online but also earned a cheer from Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

On Monday, Samantha took to Instagram and shared a video of Alia's speech at the BAFTA Awards 2026. Along with the clip, she showered love on Alia by dropping a white heart emoji and tagging her. This is not the first time Samantha has cheered for Alia.

Earlier, when Alia's film Jigra faced criticism, Samantha came out in her support and wrote, "@aliaabhatt you tigress! A performance so feisty and throbbing with life that I couldn't take my eyes off...