As much as Kareena Kapoor wishes to keep miles away from controversies, they find their way back to her.
From the legendary MMS leak involving her and her then boyfriend Shahid Kapoor
early 2000s, to the recent Love Jihad controversy the Bollywood diva
has often found herself at the centre of political rows and social-media
chatter.
Saifeena have courted several controversies since they got married in 2012
Interestingly, most of her run-ins with controversies have happened after her marriage to Saif Ali Khan.
Seems like the Nawab, who has the knack of attracting unwanted
attention pulls in his lovely wife too every time. Here's looking at a
few controversies Kareena has been part of, courtesy hubby Saif Ali
Khan.
1.The first time when Kareena courted any political
controversy was in 2009. Shiv Sena and other Hindu groups protested
against the bare-back poster of her film Kurbaan co-starring Saif Ali
Khan. They right-wing groups demanded ban on the film and defaced the
posters in parts of the country.
The contorversial Kurbaan poster
2.
In 2012, Kareena invited ire of many people when she decided to marry
Saif Ali Khan in 2012. The couple was trolled, abused and threatened by
extremists on the internet. They even accused Kareena of converting to
Islam, which the couple had to put on record that Kareena did not
convert. Last year, Saif wrote an opinion piece in a leading daily about
inter-caste marriages, following a particular religion and his
disbelief on 'Love Jihad', in an attempt to clear airs about his
marriage with Kareena.
3. Kareena made news again after Saif got
into scuffle with a NRI businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma on February 22,
2012 at a restaurant in Mumbai's Taj Hotel. During the altercation, Saif
was accompanied by Kareena, her sister Karisma, her best friend Amrita
Arora, and Amrita's sister Malaika Arora Khan.
Durga Vahini thought it could use to Kareena's pic to campaign against love jihad
4.
Earlier this year, the actress found her self at the cente of campaign
against 'love jihad' run by the Durga Vahini, the women's wing of the
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). A photo of Kareena's face, half-covered by a
naqab that partly obscures the bindi on her forehead was used as the
cover image of the magazine run by the Durga Vahini. The campaign
allegedly hopes to 'reconvert' Hindu women who are married to Muslim
men. Durga Vahini reportedly used Kareena's image because 'the youth
want to emulate celebrities.'
Saif and Kareena at Padma Awards night
5.
Talking about the latest, Kareena looked pretty miffed when asked about
the controversy surrounding Padma Shri honour to Saif Ali Khan, at a
fashion event. Saif's Padma Shri, which he received in 2010, was called
into question by RTI activist S C Agrawal demanding that the actor be
stripped of the award as a Mumbai court had framed charges against him
for alleged assault. Kareena on Monday said that the honour was
"bestowed" upon him and that he would be "okay" with giving it back.
The
government had rejected the demand saying, "It would be unfair to strip
a person with outstanding achievement in a field just because he is
convicted in a case relating to a minor scuffle.
Call it irony or
what, Kareena, one of the most apolitical Bollywood personalities ends
up in a political row more often than others.
Source:http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kareena-kapoor-khan-saif-ali-khan-controversies-love-jihad-padma-shri-wasabi-restaurant-kurbaan/1/425531.html
