I bring my turban, culture and mother tongue: Punjabi singer-star Diljit Dosanjh on Met Gala debut

POPULAR singer-star Diljit Dosanjh honoured his Sikh roots and home state Punjab in his debut at the Met Gala 2025 with a regal white ensemble complete with a kirpan, turban and a layered necklace in a hat tip to the Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.

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Diljit, known for songs such as "5 Taara", "Lover", "Peaches", and "GOAT", wore an ivory and gold sherwani along with a tehmat by American-Nepalese designer Prabal Gurung.

The musician, who hails from Punjab's Dosanjh village, completed his look with a bejew-elled turban adorned with a white 'kalgi' and a lion-headed, jewel-studded kirpan, a cape with the silhouetted map of Punjab and alphabets in the Punjabi script Gurmukhi embroidered on it. His belt bore hand-embroidered traditional Indian motifs like lotus flowers and peacocks.

"Main Hoon Punjab #metgala," Diljit wrote on Instagram, quoting the lines from a song in "Chamkila".

"Inspired by the Theme of Black Dandyism, I bring my turban, my culture and my mother tongue Punjabi to the Met Gala," he said.

Diljit's team shared a series of videos of the Punjabi super star's appearance at the gala on its official Instagram page.