Diljit Dosanjh recalls over his debut at the blue carpet at Met Gala 2025.
Diljit Dosanjh recalls over his debut at the blue carpet at Met Gala 2025.
Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh, had made a grand debut at the Met Gala 2025. In an interview with BBC Asian Network, Diljit revealed that he was teary-eyed when he first envisioned his Met Gala outfit while sitting in his vanity van in the midst of the shoot of Sardaarji 3. He also shared an interesting anecdote about how he managed to carry his kirpan to the event, with help from none other than Shakira.
Diljit revealed that he was always sure that when he would walk the carpet at the Met Gala, people would only have eyes on him. He said, he knew when he will go there no one will have eyes on anyone else. Even if they show less, but when I go no one else will be visible
and he slways had this belief that he will look like a king. When he made his entry at the Cartier showroom, he asked them, ‘Will they give him that necklace. It belonged to them, and they just took it. They had ensured him then, but it was stuck in an exhibition, so it couldn’t be sent. He wept when he thought of his look—that he would wear an outfit with the Punjab flag on his back and Gurmukhi script written on it. That was a very big thought for me. It wasn’t important that he went there, it was important that Punjab goes there, that the turban goes there. That thought alone made him cry.”
He also shared an amusing anecdote about how Shakira unknowingly helped him take the kirpan to the Met Gala. Diljit recalled being told he couldn’t carry the kirpan to the event, he requested permission to at least click photos with it backstage. However, in the rush of the moment, he ended up sitting in the car with the kirpan still in his hand. Upon arrival, he was asked to hand it over, but he decided he would only do so if someone insisted.
He added, “Shakira was ahead of him, and her dress had a lot of metal pins and such. No one wanted to go behind her because she’s a big star, but he thought it was okay because she was in his group. So when she was going through the metal detector, it had to beep because of all the metal on her dress, and he had the Kirpan in his hand, so just walked through with her. He thought, ‘If they get caught, both will; if not, then not.’ He. had the Kirpan under his cape. They checked Shakira but didn’t check him.
Diljit Dosanjh stole the spotlight at the Met Gala 2025 with his regal Maharaja-inspired look. As designer Prabal Gurung’s muse, he exuded royalty in an ivory sherwani paired with a matching cape, intricately embroidered with a map of Punjab and adorned with letters in Gurmukhi. He completed the powerful ensemble with a traditional turban and a kirpan, proudly representing his roots. According to Vogue, Diljit topped the list of Best Dressed celebrities at the Met Gala 2025, outshining several global A-listers.
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