Aussie outlet calls Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra 'former duo' in post on exes at Met Gala; fans say: 'This is messy'

While Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra were both at the 2025 Met Gala, the two Bollywood stars did not seem to meet or interact.

Updated on: May 7, 2025, 10:22:32 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan made his debut at the Met Gala 2025, walking the blue carpet in a custom Sabyasachi ensemble. His former co-star Priyanka Chopra was also at the event, accompanied by her husband, Nick Jonas. While the two actors did not interact, an Australian magazine created a stir by calling them 'former duo' in a post about exes at the event. (Also read: Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan channel 2007 Don and Roma vibes at Met Gala 2025, fans wonder if it is a coincidence)

Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan on the blue carpet of 2025 Met Gala.

Marie Claire Australia calls SRK and Priyanka ‘former duo’

A day after the Met Gala, Marie Claire Australia shared a post on some former flames at the 2025 Met Gala. The video included Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter, Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Sherzinger, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Miley Cyrus among others. What caught the eye of fans was the inclusion of Shah Rukh and Priyanka in the video. "All eyes on these former duos at Met Gala," read the text on the video.

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Fans react

Shocked fans reacted to the video in the comments. One wrote, "Whatttt! an official page posting." Another added, "Featuring PC & SRK is messy… I love it." A third fan chuckled, "Guts to add SRK and PC."

Shah Rukh and Priyanka worked together in several films like Don and Billu (where the latter had a special dance number). There were rumours of the two having an affair during the shoot of Don 2 but neither has addressed the rumours in the decade since.

To be fair, Marie Claire did address the rumoured nature of their relationship in the caption, but only subtly. The caption read: "You never know when you’re going to run into an ex. At the supermarket? Potentially. But if you’re a celebrity, there’s one date that you can guarantee you’ll run into a former (rumoured) fling: the first Monday in May." But including them with several real-life couples seemed to shock the fans.

Indians at 2025 Met Gala

Apart from Shah Rukh and Priyanka, the 2025 Met Gala saw plenty of Indian representation from Diljit Dosanjh, Kiara Advani, Manish Malhotra, Prabal Gurung, Sabysachi, Isha Ambani, and Natasha Poonawalla.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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