PVR Cinemas has announced a film festival to celebrate 25 years of Kareena Kapoor Khan’s acting career in Bollywood, making her the first Indian woman to have a multi-city film festival dedicated to her by the multiplex chain.
Previously, only actors Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Shah Rukh Khan have been honoured with similar retrospectives.
A trailer announcing the festival was dropped on social media by PVR on Monday, featuring memorable clips from Kareena’s most beloved roles — Poo from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Geet from Jab We Met, and the titular role in Chameli.
Further details regarding the festival’s schedule and participating cities will be announced in the coming days.
Reacting to the honour, Kareena expressed her gratitude on Instagram. “The blood in my veins, the magic on screen… my job I love… the fire within… here’s to the next 25 Thank you to @pvrcinemas_official & @inoxmovies for curating this beautiful festival… so humbled ,” she wrote.
Kareena made her acting debut in 2000 with JP Dutta’s Refugee. Over the past two decades, she has starred in over 50 films and delivered critically acclaimed performances in a wide range of genres. Her filmography includes films like Omkara, Asoka, Jab We Met, 3 Idiots, Heroine, Udta Punjab, Kurbaan, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Laal Singh Chaddha.
Kareena made her OTT debut with Sujoy Ghosh’s Netflix original Jaane Jaan last year. Hansal Mehta’s The Buckingham Murders, featuring Kareena as a cop, is currently running in theatres. She is also set to star in Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again alongside Ajay Devgn later this year.
