Alia Bhatt: ‘Alia entrusted me with her home’: ‘Dhurandhar’ designer Rupin Suchak reveals how Alia Bhatt transformed her interior design career after noticing her design skills at R Balki’s office | Hindi Movie News

Production designer Rupin Suchak, known for films like ‘Go Goa Gone’ and ‘Dhurandhar’, reveals how designing Alia Bhatt’s house transformed her career, opening doors to interior design. He reflects on the contrasting demands of film sets and homes, stressing that his primary goal, to create emotionally memorable spaces, remains unchanged across all mediums.

Rupin Suchak is a renowned production designer known for his work in films like ‘Go Goa Gone’ (2013), ‘Happy Ending’ (2014), ‘Dear Zindagi’ (2016), ‘Pad Man’ (2018) and ‘Khel Khel Mein’ (2024). He also lent his expertise as Additional Production Designer to the highly acclaimed ‘Dhurandhar’ (2025) and ‘Dhurandhar The Revenge’ (2025). Alongside his film work, Rupin has also established himself as a skilled interior designer.

Rupin Suchak continues Alia Bhattthe role of in his change of career

In a conversation with Mumbai Mirror, he spoke about how Alia Bhatt played a key role in steering him towards interior design, which eventually became a major part of his work. Rupin Suchak shared, “After nearly five years in production design, the turning point came unexpectedly when I was commissioned to design the office of filmmakers (R) Balki and Gauri Shinde. What started as a single project changed the course of my career. During the project, Alia Bhatt visited the office and responded strongly to the design. Soon after, he entrusted me with the design of his house. That project opened a whole new chapter. One commission led to another and before long interior design had become an important part of my practice.”

Rupin Suchak on the difference between movie sets and homes

In the same conversation, Rupin acknowledged that creating spaces for movies is a completely different challenge compared to designing someone’s actual home. He noted: “I often joke that I’ve spent most of my career building worlds that people inhabit for years or encounter for two seconds on screen. Ironically, the biggest challenge in moving from movie screens to homes was not creativity but patience. Film production runs on relentless deadlines. Interiors require long conversations, planning, collaboration and attention to how people really live.”He concluded by saying, “Whether I’m working on a film, an ad, or a residency, the goal remains very similar. I want people to feel something. The medium changes. The story changes. But my desire to create memorable worlds doesn’t.”