Met Gala 2025: Back When Rihanna Took A Dig At Deepika Padukone, Here's WHAT Happened

Back When Rihanna Took A Dig At Deepika Padukone: Met Gala 2025 is around the corner, and people are excited to watch what Bollywood divas will wear. Met Gala 2025 will take place on the first Monday of May, May 4, 2025, at 6 pm ET. The following will stream in India the next day, Tuesday, May 6, starting at 3.30 am. As we eagerly wait for the Bollywood divas like Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, and many others to don the red carpet, let us take a look at the time when Rihanna subtly took a dig at Deepika Padukone.

Met Gala 2025: Back When Rihanna Took A Dig At Deepika Padukone

Back in 2017, Deepika Padukone slayed the red carpet with a different look that allegedly did not align with the event's theme. The event's theme was "superfine." However, Deepika chose an unconventional look and wore a satin gown. The gown had a backless design. Her choice was heavily criticized by the fans as she did not follow the event's theme.

Back then time when Rihanna also took a dig at Deepika Padukone's look. She liked a post shared by the Instagram account named Melvinfenty. The post showed one side a woman wearing a ruffled dress while on the other side a woman wearing a satin dress, hinting towards Deepika Padukone. The post read, "What the #MetGala theme was Vs how everyone showed up." Rihanna reportedly liked this post, indirectly taking a dig at Deepika Padukone.

Deepika Padukone's Look At Waves Summit 2025

Deepika Padukone recently slayed the Waves Summit 2025 with her traditional look. She wore a beautiful nude shade kurta set with diamond-studded earrings. The actress kept her makeup smoky yet simple. During the event, the actress opened up about her thoughts. She said, "I think it's very very timely! I feel like something like this, coming together of various mediums... we have different film festivals, we have something for AI, we have something else happening for different industries, but I think in a way of coming together... it was high time and India really being the centre of it. I feel like this is the right time in the way that we are positioned today (sic)."

Where Does Met Gala Happen?

Met Gala was formerly known as the Costume Institute Benefit. This is an annual fundraising event that happens for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in Manhattan. Met Gala is popular mainly because of its glamour.

Will Deepika Padukone Attend Met Gala 2025?

It has not yet been revealed whether Deepika Padukone will attend this year's Met Gala or not. Since she has now been back to working, we believe she might.

In 2018, Deepika Padukone wore a bright red backless outfit in Met Gala 2018. In 2019, she grabbed everyone's attention with her barbie look. She wore a heavy pink colored gown with puffed up hair.