Alia Bhatt, Isha Ambani, Natasha Poonawalla at Met Gala 2024

Celebrities flocked to the 2024 Met Gala red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Many prominent Indians made their presence felt at the prestigious fashion ball and fund-raiser.

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, making her second appearance at the Met, sparkled in a mint-green Sabyasachi sari with a 23-foot-long train, in keeping with the festival’s “Sleeping Beauties: Reliving Fashion” theme. Bhatt made her Met Gala debut in 2023 in a Prabal Gurung ensemble.

Isha Ambani, daughter of businessman Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani, wore a custom-made saree-gown by designer Rahul Mishra. The dress featured a stunning long floral train and intricate hand embroidery. Ambani’s dress took more than 10,000 hours to make.

Socialite Natasha Poonawalla, who has been a regular at the Met Gala, also wore a custom-made dress from Maison Margiela’s artisanal collection curated by iconic designer John Galliano.

Indian-origin comedian-actor Mindy Kaling also made a splash at the Met. Kaling stunned in a stunning sculptural gown by designer Gaurav Gupta. Kalinga’s costume, which represents a bud and a withering flower, is titled ‘The Melting Flower of Time’.

Mindy Kaling poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraiser held to benefit the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute with this year’s theme ‘Sleeping Beauties: Rewalking Fashion’ in New York City, New York, US on May 6, 2024. . Reuters/Andrew Kelly TPX Images of the Day | Photo Credit: Andrew Kelly

Ambika Maude attends a benefit gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute celebrating the opening of the “Sleeping Beauties: Rewalking Fashion” exhibit on Monday, May 6, 2024 in New York. (Photo by Ivan Agostini/Invision/AP) | Photo Credit: Evan Agostini

Ambika Maud, British star of the Netflix series one day, looking gorgeous in a black and white custom Loewe (a Spanish luxury fashion house). Maud was born in Hertfordshire, England, to Indian immigrant parents.

Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee also became the first Indian designer to walk the Met Gala red carpet. Sabyasachi wore an embroidered cotton duster coat from the Sabyasachi Resort 2024 collection. The dress was adorned with the likes of Sabyasachi high jewellery.

(With PTI inputs)