Met Gala 2025: I convey my turban, tradition and mom tongue, says Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh attends The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute profit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Fashion” exhibition on Monday, Might 05, 2025, in New York.
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Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh received hearts by honouring his Sikh roots at his Met Gala debut. Bringing Punjabi delight and royalty to New York Metropolis’s greatest trend occasion, Diljit walked the enduring stairs of the Metropolitan Museum sporting a turban (a logo of Sikh id), a kurta, and a tehmat (an extended tunic and draped bottoms).

The custom-made quantity was designed by Prabal Gurung, who additionally created actor Alia’s pearl robe for the 2023 Met Gala. He elevated his conventional look with a jewel-studded turban and a layered diamond necklace by Golecha’s Jewels–an homage to Maharaja Bhupinder Singh’s iconic Patiala necklace by Cartier.

Diljit additionally carried a lion-headed, jewel-studded kirpan (sword). Hours after marking his iconic presence at Met Gala, Diljit took to Instagram and proudly flaunted his Punjabi tradition and wrote, “I convey my turban, tradition, and mom tongue to Met Gala.”

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A day earlier than making his debut at Met Gala, in a enjoyable publish, Diljit shared footage of the goodies he acquired from the Met Gala organisers. He additionally posted a video to share his pleasure about attending the grand occasion. Aside from Diljit, the Indian stars who had been current on the Met Gala this 12 months had been Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kiara Advani, Isha Ambani and Manish Malhotra.