kareena kapoor

Spotlight on Kareena Kapoor Khan aka Bebo aka the woman single-handedly driving the national sales of kajal, given her mastery at acing kohl rimmed eyes. We’ve adored her & the many characters she’s wonderfully essayed over the years – from the sassy clap backs of Poo to the cheery and relatable streak of the much loved Geet.

The grandeur of her cinematic journey is akin to her sartorial history, something we as fans cherish & celebrate and regularly pin to our mood board to steal for a wedding later. Her style has been interesting to watch, sure there have been some hiccups but for the most part, she’s got everyone heading to garment shops to replicate her looks.

Let’s take a look at her style journey over the decades:

This beige top with the oh so glaring cutout, is remniscent of the aughts in the best possible way. Cherry picked from Bebo’s peak glam era, the gem encrusted belt & the low-rise jeans are all the inspiration you need, to take a trip back to the raging aesthetics of Bollywood’s tryst with Y2K.

After the surprising decision of eschewing the usual lehenga for her wedding to Saif, Kareena turned to her mother-in-law’s nikkah outfit – a rust coloured sharara with a green paneling at the hem. The bhopali joda was also passed down to Sharmila Tagore by her mother-in-law & was truly refreshing to see a mainstream Bollywood actress rummage through family heirlooms for an outfit that spoke volumes about values.

The year was 2012 & the month, November. I was 11 then. It had just been 25 days since Kareena’s own wedding, when she was papped attending the wedding reception of filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s sister Mahek Shetty. I picked up an edition of Mumbai Mirror that said something on