28 April,2025 07:12 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kareena Kapoor with Faraz Manan. Pic/X
Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor has found herself in hot water after a picture of her posing with Pakistani designer Faraz Manan in Dubai, days after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, went viral on social media. While the two countries are at loggerheads, the picture of Kareena posing with the Pakistani designer has invited criticism.
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On Sunday, Faraz took to his Instagram handle to post pictures with Bollywood icon Kareena Kapoor and captioned it as 'with the OG.' While Kareena didn't reshare these pictures on her Instagram, it didn't go unnoticed, and eagle-eyed netizens are calling her out for posing with Faraz.
One comment reads: "While India is at war with Pakistan, Kareena Kapoor Khan is busy doing a photoshoot in Dubai with Pakistani designer Faraz Manan. Last year, Kareena voiced her support for Palestine, but now she seems unable to stand with her own country. Is it only the Army that bears the responsibility of sacrificing for the nation? Do Bollywood celebrities have no duty towards their own country?"
"Bollywood celebrities dance to whoever throws money at them, they have no morals, no ethics, no pride, no patriotism, no culture, no loyalty - they are just coin-operated dolls. Supporting Hamas gives them money, supporting Pakistan gives them money, but supporting the innocentâ¦" another comment wrote.
A third fan said, "Shame! Shame!" One comment reads, "All Bollywood and TV actresses are b''''''s, b'''''s, and traitors. They should be boycotted, and all their pictures should fail at the box office... it is our duty to show them their place."
Earlier, after the Pahalgam terror attack, Kareena took to her Instagram and wrote, "Beyond heartbroken for the victims and their families. Praying for the lives lost #Pahalgam."
The deadly terror attack on tourists claimed at least 26 lives, including a local who fought the terrorists and tried to snatch their gun when he was shot. The terrorists segregated the tourists based on their faith and shot them after finding out their religion.
The terrorist outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF), has claimed responsibility for the attack. TRF is an offshoot of the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba and came into existence following the historic abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, which granted a special status to the Indian state, which is now a union territory.