Met Gala 2025: I bring my turban, culture and mother tongue, says Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition on Monday, May 05, 2025, in New York.
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Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh won hearts by honouring his Sikh roots at his Met Gala debut. Bringing Punjabi pride and royalty to New York City’s biggest fashion event, Diljit walked the iconic stairs of the Metropolitan Museum wearing a turban (a symbol of Sikh identity), a kurta, and a tehmat (a long tunic and draped bottoms).

The custom-made number was designed by Prabal Gurung, who also created actor Alia’s pearl gown for the 2023 Met Gala. He elevated his traditional 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 also 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 culture and wrote, “I bring my turban, culture, and mother tongue to Met Gala.”

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A day before making his debut at Met Gala, in a fun post, Diljit shared pictures of the goodies he received from the Met Gala organisers. He also posted a video to share his excitement about attending the grand event. Apart from Diljit, the Indian stars who were present at the Met Gala this year were Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kiara Advani, Isha Ambani and Manish Malhotra.