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It wasn’t just Alia Bhatt at the Met Gala this time but Laapata Ladies’ Phool too? At least that’s what we can make out from viral pictures on social media that suggest that the young actress turned up at the Met in a red saree. Before you take a double look like we did, let us break it to you - it’s a photoshopped image that is circulating on the internet.

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After Rihanna and Katy Perry were made to appear on the red carpet using deepfake technology, India’s Nitanshi Goel, the 17-year-old actress who made her debut in Kiran Rao’s Laapata Ladies, was photoshopped on the red carpet. Also read: Deepfake alert! AI generated Met Gala images of Rihanna and Katy Perry go viral

Did Nitanshi aka Phool make her Met Gala debut this year?

The social media handles of Aamir Khan Productions, which backed Laapataa Ladies, shared Nitanshi's photoshopped look from the Met Gala red carpet. She appeared in character, wearing a simple red sari, a maroon shawl draped over her shoulders, with a matching bindi on her forehead. The post caption read: “Our Phool blossoming in the garden of time (flower emoji) Watch #LaapataaLadies on @NetflixIndia now.” 

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Nitanshi shared the post on her social media handles and wrote in the caption, “Met Gala 2024 (flower emoji).” 

Soon after, netizens started commenting on the post with some buying into her Met Gala faux appearance. One X user wrote, “Phool in her timeless shaadi ka joda (Indian bridal attire) (sparkle emoji).” 

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Another wrote, “Favourite phool of the season (loved emoji)”, while another wrote, "Such a fresh air to the industry. Way to go. Stay blessed.”

Who is Phool from Laapata Ladies?

Nitanshi played Phool, a young bride who gets lost in the film. Laapataa Ladies is a story set in 2001 in rural India about two young brides who go missing during a train journey, with one of them ending up at the wrong groom's home, and what happens when Kishan, a police officer, takes it upon himself to probe the case. 

Presented by Jio Studios, Laapataa Ladies is directed by Kiran Rao and produced by Aamir Khan and Jyoti Deshpande. The film has been produced under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Productions, with the scripting by Biplab Goswami. The film released in cinemas on March 1 and was subsequently released on Netflix in April. 

Also read: Cannes 2024: Ankush Bahuguna to become first Indian male beauty influencer to debut at Cannes