Mindy Kaling 'Copies' Aishwarya Rai's Cannes Look At Met Gala 2024? Netizens Say 'Guts Toh Hai'

Mindy Kaling surely had an oops moment when she walked the red carpet of the Met Gala 2024. The actress’ outfit has left netizens wondering if she has ‘copied’ actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Cannes 2022 look.

What Did Mindy Kaling Wear At The Met Gala 2024?

Mindy Kaling walked inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday in a gown designed by Gaurav Gupta. Her outfit had sculptural pieces that arced over her head. There were also patterns of loops and swirls all over her gown. With a sweetheart neckline, Kaling’s pink gown also had subtle silver accents and a little sparkle.

Did Mindy Kaling Copy Aishwarya Rai’s 2022 Cannes Look?

Soon after Mindy Kaling’s pictures and videos from the Met Gala 2024 went viral on social media, several users reacted to it and talked about her outfit’s similarity to Aishwarya’s Cannes outfit. In 2022, the Ponniyin Selvan actress also sported a Gaurav Gupta gown which had a long sculptural piece over her head and a veil, like that of Kaling’s outfit.

Netizens Reacted To Kaling Gown’s Similarities With Aishwarya Rai’s Cannes 2022 Look

Kaling looks beautiful but the look could be a bit different than what Aishwarya wore at Cannes,” one of the users wrote. “The glam is not glamming the hair is not it, the colour is def not it and the fit looks blah on mindy……. Its like gaurav gupta created a knockoff of his own look??????” added another. “guts toh hai, but you could see she couldn’t stop smiling cuz of the dress,” a third comment read.

Mindy Kaling made her first Met Gala appearance in 2013. Back then, she had said that she felt “fraudulent” at her first Met Gala. Kaling was speaking to Meghan Markle during an episode of Archetypes podcast, when she said, “I did feel like fraudulent the first year I went. I didn’t know you were supposed to stay uptown near the Met. You’re supposed to get in a standing van so your dress didn’t wrinkle. I was just in a cab, in my dress, sitting in the backseat of a car, you know, driving for 45 minutes,” the Mindy Project creator and star recounted.