Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan has been facing a lot of challenges and has always been questioned for her choices regarding her marriage and the names of her sons. Marrying a Muslim and then naming his sons after historical Muslim conquerors have landed her in hot waters. Time and again the Veere Di Wedding diva comes under fire and is accused of being in a favor of Muslims.
Recently, the Jab We Met star, who is the face of a jewelry brand, recently revealed a picture promoting the auspicious Hindu festival of Akshaya Tritiya.
Little did she know that not wearing a bindi would spark a severe backlash.
In the picture, Kareena dons a sparkly lehenga accessorized with gold jewelry, but there is no bindi on her forehead; that has upset the Twitterati. Several netizens even called to boycott the brand and trolled the diva.
The auspicious day of #AkshayaTritiya by having Kareena Kapoor Khan as a model with no bindi on her forehead. Why no bindi for Hindu festivals⁉️
So, #NoBindiNoBusiness
and #Boycott_MalabarGold
Malabar Gold peoples disgrace our goodold tradition, 👉🏼shame on them. pic.twitter.com/WXJ6ivDuyQ— 🚩K K Sharma🙏 (@SanakkSharma2) April 22, 2022
Kareena Kapoor-Khan, who got married in an Islamic family,
has made the advertisement famous. Malabar has disrespected the Hindu religious tradition with the money of Hindus for its economic benefits.#Boycott_MalabarGold #No_Bindi_No_Business pic.twitter.com/lNJQ1v6s52
— Ravichandra B M (@RavichandraBM7) April 22, 2022
In the advertisement, Kareena sported a blush pink lehenga, a gold choker, and chunky earrings but what caught everyone’s attention was the absence of Bindi on Kareena’s forehead. it invited a lot of criticism, and netizens started discussing the Hindu-Muslim clash and appealed to boycott the actress across social media platforms.
Netizens slammed the brand for promoting a Hindu festival without a proper depiction of Hindu married women. They argued for roping in a ‘Muslim married woman’ for the launch of the Hindu festival ad. This has created a rage on social media platforms with several hashtags such as #BoycottMalabarGold, #BoycottKareenaKapoorKhan, and #NoBindiNoBusiness becoming top trends.
MALABAR shows Kareena Kapoor Khan without a bindi in Akshaya Tritiya ad
Disrespecting the Hindu religious tradition only by the money of Hindus for the sake of economic benefits!#No_Bindi_No_Business#Boycott_MalabarGold pic.twitter.com/2K4wFcN8sz
— Tejas Pawaskar (@tejasppawaskar) April 22, 2022
Earlier, Kareena Kapoor has also been criticized for naming her children after Muslim heroes. One of the extremist twitter user took it to the Twitter and tweeted
“First Kid – Taimur (who killed millions of Hindus) Second kid – Jehangir (who killed Guru Arjan) What will be the name of the next one?” one Twitter user posted after the publication of Kapoor Khan’s book.
First Kid – Taimur (who killed millions of Hindus)
Second kid – Jehangir ( who killed Guru Arjan)
What will be the name of next one?
— Ex Secular Kumar (@Exsecularkumar) August 10, 2021
“Imagine a Punjabi Kapoor naming her sons after Taimur and Jehangir who tortured and brutally executed Sikh Guru Arjan,” said another.
The growing clout of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its nationalist agenda has often put the once-secular film industry in the spotlight, with many celebrities facing the brunt online.
