Met Gala photographers confuse Alia Bhatt with Aishwarya Rai at red carpet, netizens react

Alia Bhatt made her red carpet debut at  Met Gala 2023. She ascended iconic Met stairs with her designer Prabal Gurung. On red carpet, in what appeared to be a slight mix up, photographers who captured  celebrity moments of ir camera, called out "Aishwarya this way." reference was seemingly towards Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has been a regular Indian face at Cannes red carpet. 

Netizens reacted to viral video of Alia being mistaken with Aishwarya Rai during her Met Gala debut. A twitter user wrote, "Someone said "Aishwarya This way". t every Indian actress who goes to international events is Aishwarya (sic)." Ar one commented, "It was a mix up. Alia is queen (sic)." Meanwhile, social media has been buzzing with positive reactions to Alia's Met Gala debut. 

Alia Bhatt's bride-inspired look at Met Gala

Alia Bhatt took to her Instagram to share details of her Met Gala outfit. Talking about me and how she embodied Karl Lrfeld’s popular design elements in her look, Alia mentioned, “I have always been fascinated by iconic Chanel brides. Season after season, genius of Karl Lrfeld shone through in most invative and awe-inspiring couture. My look tonight was inspired from this and in particular by supermodel Claudia Schiffer’s 1992 Chanel bridal look.” 

Alia also reposted Instagram shoutouts she got from Bollywood celebrities and her family members after her Met Gala debut. Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Neetu Kapoor, Vivek Agnihotri, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and Soni Razdan praised Alia for making her Met debut. On work front, she will also be making her Hollydood debut later this year.