Shakira by accident helped Diljit Dosanjh carry kirpan at Met Gala; singer recollects crying simply desirous about his look

Diljit Dosanjh on his Met Gala look

Diljit revealed that he was all the time positive that when he would stroll the carpet on the Met Gala, folks would solely have eyes on him. He mentioned, “I knew it jab main jaaunga toh koi aur nahi dikhega. Chahe voh mujhe kum dikhaayen lekin jab main jaaungi toh koi nhi dikhega (When I go there no one will have eyes on anyone else. Even if they show me less, but when I go no one else will be visible). I always had this belief that when I go, I’ll look like a king. When I went to the Cartier showroom, I asked them, ‘Will you give me that necklace. It belonged to us, and you just took it.’ They had promised me then, but it was stuck in an exhibition, so it couldn’t be sent. I cried when I thought of my look—that I would wear an outfit with the Punjab flag on my back and Gurmukhi script written on it. That was a very big thought for me. It wasn’t important that I go there, it was important that Punjab goes there, that the turban goes there. That thought alone made me cry.”

Diljit Dosanjh on how he carried kirpan to Met Gala 2025 with Shakira’s assist

He additionally shared an amusing anecdote about how Shakira unknowingly helped him take the kirpan to the Met Gala. Diljit recalled being instructed he couldn’t carry the kirpan to the occasion, so he requested permission to no less than click on pictures with it backstage. However, within the rush of the second, he ended up sitting within the automotive with the kirpan nonetheless in his hand. Upon arrival, he was requested at hand it over, however he determined he would solely achieve this if somebody insisted.

He added, “Shakira was ahead of me, 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 I thought it was okay because she was in my group. So when she was going through the metal detector, it had to beep because of all the metal on her dress, and I had the Kirpan in my hand, so I just walked through with her. I thought, ‘If we get caught, we both will; if not, then not.’ I had the Kirpan under my cape. They checked Shakira but didn’t check me.”

Diljit Dosanjh’s Met Gala look

Diljit Dosanjh stole the highlight on the Met Gala 2025 along with his regal Maharaja-inspired look. As designer Prabal Gurung’s muse, he exuded royalty in an ivory sherwani paired with an identical cape, intricately embroidered with a map of Punjab and adorned with letters in Gurmukhi. He accomplished the highly effective ensemble with a conventional turban and a kirpan, proudly representing his roots. According to Vogue, Diljit topped the listing of Best Dressed celebrities on the Met Gala 2025, outshining a number of international A-listers.