10 fabulous trends birthday girl Kareena Kapoor Khan has set through her movies
We bet you have tried at least a few of these!
The actress turns 36 today and thankfully, Kareena Kapoor Khan shows no signs of stopping her streak of setting trends for Indian women. Though she continues to be equally stylish in her real life, it's her reel life avatar that has often influenced the way women dress in the country.
From pestering their tailor to stitch that "Kareena waala blouse" to college girls going gaga over her harem pants and tee combo from Jab We Met, here are the top trends we can thank Bebo for.
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Harem and tees
From the classic Patiala salwar to the harem pants, Kareena paired it all with long tees and managed to make what would previously have been an unthinkable combo look great. It was probably a look girls were already sleeping in, but she made it chic to wear it outside the bedroom.
Net sleeve blouses
Chhamak Chhallo from Ra.One and Halkat Jawaani from Heroine were instrumental in ensuring that every woman owned at least one blouse with net sleeves.
Size zero
The Indian audience had no idea that something like size 0 existed till a waif thin Kareena Kapoor Khan set the big screen on fire in Tashan, leading to new conversation about women's bodies and giving women another body ideal to aspire towards. (In her defence, the actress isn't a fan of such a body type and had been sporting a fuller and healthier look post the film.)
Barely there pallu
A great choice for girls at their farewells, India wouldn't have embraced the downsized version of the pallu had Kareena Kapoor Khan not sported the same while playing a sex worker in Chameli or while gyrating on Halkat Jawaani.
Sexy swimwear
Kareena Kapoor set the temperatures soaring in a country that was gradually warming up to bikinis (and gorgeous swimwear in general) through Tashan and Kambakkht Ishq.
Paasa
If you found it a little too filmy that women were now dying to wear a paasa during family weddings, you can pin the blame on Bebo's mujra act in Dil Mera Muft Ka from Agent Vinod.
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Kajal/kohl
If there's one thing essential to a signature Kareena Kapoor Khan beauty look, it's heavily lined eyes. From playing Saif Ali Khan's feisty partner in Kurbaan to the part where Geet becomes depressed in Jab We Met, you'll rarely find Kareena without her kajal.
Highlights
Kareena's hair might have been a disaster when she started out, but she can be totally credited for making highlights all the rage. in fact, the popularity of blonde hues can be attributed to her. From Fida to Ki and Ka, she's come a long way.
Bronzer
While bronzer became big only after the release of Dhoom 2, it was Kareena who got her highlights on point by liberally using a bronzer for portraying the sultry Kamini in the song Yeh Mera Dil, Pyaar Ka Deewana from Don.
Brand mania
With the launch of luxury malls in India and a lack of conversation around the then newly launched Sonam Kapoor as a fashionista, it was Kareena Kapoor Khan who set new standards of brand-consciousness among Indians with her role as a model in Kambakkht Ishq, by wearing around 52 pairs of shoes and 45 dresses, from top brands like Dolce and Gabanna, Emporio Armani and Just Cavalli, among others.
All said, our Queen will always be the one who sports different shoes with panache, pairs crop tops with a sharara and croons It's Raining Men. We love you Poo!