Deepika Padukone To Karan Johar, Indian Celebs Who Are Attending Met Gala 2026, Priyanka May Skip

Met Gala 2026 is all set to be held on the first Monday of May. Here's which Indian celebs might join and who might skip!

Met Gala is one of the world's biggest fashion events and fundraisers that is held on the first Monday of May every year. This year, too, the Met Gala is taking place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

This year, the theme of the Met Gala is 'Costume Art' and the dress code is 'Fashion is Art'. As the biggest fashion event is about to take place, the excitement is already up amongst people. From Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, to Zoe Kravitz, big names from Hollywood are going to grace the red carpet, and people have been wanting to know who from Bollywood is going to be present at the biggest fashion event.

Which Indian celebrities are highly likely to join the Met Gala 2026 red carpet?

The red-carpet coverage of the Met Gala 2026 will be taking place on May 5, 3.30 AM IST. For those who are wondering, which Indian celebs are going to be present at the Met Gala, it's being said that Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar, Isha Ambani, and Natasha Poonawalla will grace the red carpet of the Met Gala 2026. Apart from that, Alia Bhatt might also be present at the Met Gala 2026.

Image Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

For those who don't know, it was in 2023 when Alia made her debut and hit all the headlines with her gorgeous pearl-studded look. The following year, in 2024, Alia broke the headlines with her gorgeous and viral saree at the Met Gala. While it's not confirmed whether she will attend or not, reports are suggesting that it's highly likely that she might grace the red carpet of the Met Gala, and we are just a few hours away from getting an idea about the same.

On the other hand, Deepika Padukone is also likely to attend the Met Gala 2026. While it's not confirmed yet, her fans have been excited for the actress's presence. To mention, Deepika made her Met Gala debut in 2017, and since then, she has become one of the most well-known faces of the biggest fashion events. It was only a few weeks back that Deepika announced her second pregnancy with Ranveer Singh. Deepika welcomed her baby girl Dua in 2024, and now she is expecting her second child; thus, whether or not she is attending the Met Gala will be known during the red carpet coverage, but fans are excited to see if she brings top-notch maternity fashion to the Met Gala red carpet.

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Priyanka Chopra is not attending the Met Gala? What is the reason?

While excitement was up that Priyanka Chopra may join the Met Gala this year, sources recently revealed to Hindiustan Times that PeeCee will possibly not be able to be a part of the event, since she is on a Global tour for the Citadel 2 promotions. Sharing the reason for PeeCee not being able to present at the Met Gala, sources said:

“Priyanka is unable to attend the MET Gala this year as she is currently in the middle of an extensive global press tour for the promotions of the upcoming season of Citadel, which releases on May 6, followed immediately by her travel to Los Angeles for the Gold House Gala, where she will be honoured with the Global Vanguard Award for the second consecutive year."

Pics from: Alia, Deepika, PeeCee/IG

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