An actor, a singer and an animal lover, Alia Bhatt has won hearts across the globe. From defending animals in need to encouraging people to choose animal-friendly fashion, Alia has been an inspiration. To celebrate her advocacy for dogs and cats in need and her work in support of an animal-friendly fashion industry, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has named Bollywood star Alia Bhatt its 2021 Person of the Year. She is an animal lover and often shares pictures with her pets. This year, Alia Bhatt invested in Phool, the company behind Fleather, which is a vegan leather made from discarded temple flowers.
Her vegan kidswear line, Ed-a-Mamma, also won a 2021 PETA India fashion award for helping to nurture kids’ love for animals and nature. Alia also starred in a pro-adoption PETA India campaign to help cats and dogs. She has used her position to call for stronger animal protection laws.
Past recipients of PETA India’s Person of the Year Award:
Dr Shashi Tharoor, for supporting Compassionate Citizen, PETA India’s humane education programme for children, as well as other education on animal protection;
Former Supreme Court Justice KS Panicker Radhakrishnan, for the landmark judgement against the use of bulls in performances;
And Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli, for calling for the release of an abused elephant and stronger penalties for animal abusers;
Comedian Kapil Sharma, for encouraging people to adopt dogs;
Actors John Abraham, Anushka Sharma, Sunny Leone, R Madhavan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Hema Malini, and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, for helping animals in various ways.
