Kareena Kapoor Khan made a jaw-dropping Bollywood debut with the film, Refugee in 2000. The actress always wanted to be part of the acting world, and her inspiration was always her sister, Karisma Kapoor.
However, there were times when Kareena dealt with extreme criticism about her weight. She was called chubby, and even overweight in the early 2000s. Recently, her old interviews resurfaced, and netizens are shocked by the beauty standards of Bollywood.
Kareena Kapoor Khan was fat-shamed in the early 2000s
Recently, a user on Reddit shared old Kareena Kapoor Khan’s media interaction. In the first one, Kareena revealed that Saif Ali Khan told her that she was overweight, but she looked sexy in a song.
In the next slide, Kareena Kapoor Khan was seen conversing with Karan Johar and discussing how she used to be little fat. The last picture was Kareena’s interview, wherein she revealed that Aditya Chopra gave her an ultimatum and told her that for the film, she needs to be super fit. He even called her ‘quiet a heavy girl’.
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Netizens reacted to how Bollywood called Kareena overweight
The internet was shocked on how Kareena was being called overweight in the early 2000s. One user commented, “The funny thing is she wasn’t even fat, she was perfectly healthy. Its just Aditya and many other men from the industry who were obsessed with slim fit physique.” Another commented, “Aditya Chopra Maafi maango! Hai hai!”
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Kareena Kapoor Khan is the first actress in Bollywood, who proudly carried her pregnancy weight
No matter what the world said! Kareena proudly showed off her pregnancy weight during her pregnancies. She even worked till the end of her deliveries. She not only changed Bollywood’s notion of motherhood, pregnancies, and being overweight. Kareena happily flaunted her chubbiness, her size zero figure and her fit-self.
What do you think of Kareena being called overweight by the industry peeps?
