Kareena Kapoor at Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI gala 2025: Ramp walk with Taimur in my belly most memorable one

Kareena Kapoor arrives in Manish Malhotra costume for the Gala dinner at Lakmé Style Week 2025 on March 30, 2025 in Mumbai, India.
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Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan says she has walked down the ramp many occasions, however the one when she was pregnant together with her first youngster Taimur Ali Khan, will at all times be memorable.

Kareena was talking on the Lakme Fashion Week X Fashion Design Council of India gala which marked the 25 years of the style extravaganza on Sunday (March 30, 2025) night time.

The occasion, which closed the 2025 version of LFW X FDCI, was hosted by Indian-origin American actor Kal Penn.

On the gala, Kal requested Kareena which has been her most memorable stroll at LFW and why.

“There have been so many through the years however the one which I walked with Tim in my abdomen [belly] would at all times be particular. I’m a mom, it’s emotional,” she stated, recalling the LFW X FDCI finale held in August 2016 when she walked the runway in bridalwear by Sabyasachi.

Indian Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan showcases a creation by designer Sabyasachi at Lakme Style Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2016 in Mumbai on late August 28, 2016.
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Kareena gave delivery to Taimur, who’s now eight years outdated, in December 2016.

Kal, who was wearing a black ensemble and jewelry designed by superstar favorite designer Manish Malhotra, then fielded one other query to the Crew star about her opinion on trend critics.

“I really like trend critics as a result of most of them communicate the reality. We’ve film critics who preserve actors on their toes, so even trend critics ought to preserve among the designers and fashions on their toes. It’s okay,” she stated.

What goes on in her head when she’s about to get on the ramp?

“Don’t fall. But when I do I’ll choose myself up and suck my tummy in,” Kareena replied.

Kal additionally requested Kareena a few long-standing hearsay about her within the Hollywood circles. The Namesake star stated he‘s heard a narrative that after she was in her vainness van brushing her hair and the door opened with an assistant director telling Kareena that her shot was prepared.

“You appeared by the mirror and stated…” he stated as Kareena chimed in: “However I’m not.”

Requested if it was true, the actor teased: “What occurs in my vainness van stays in my vainness van.” Earlier throughout the gala, Kareena additionally spoke about her “great” affiliation with Lakme because the face of the model.

The actor, who was wearing a beige bralet and lehenga created by her shut good friend Malhotra, additionally introduced that she was “embarking on a brand new chapter” with Lakme.

“Whether or not it was strolling the ramp once I was dimension zero or Taimur in my stomach, whether or not it was dimension 10 or 12, that by no means mattered. What mattered was that my coronary heart was on the stage with Lakme Style Week, with every designer I’ve walked for.”

“I’m again once more with the Lakme household. Hopefully might be again on the ramp with all my favorite designers carrying their outfits, possibly not as dimension zero, however proudly owning it fully,” she added.

The actor went off script throughout the occasion and declared that she was not going to make use of the speech on the teleprompter, inviting applause from the gathering which had the who’s who of Indian trend trade akin to Malhotra, Tarun Tahiliani, Falguni Shane Peacock, Gaurav Gupta and Ritu Beri in attendance.

Kareena gave a shout-out to the military of individuals behind the showstoppers and designers who make trend reveals a actuality.

“The true icons are our trend stylists, make-up artists, hairstylists, choreographers, and people smashing sizzling 60 fashions who’re backstage. I’m honoured to be the face of Lakme, however 25 years of Lakme Style Week shouldn’t be about us actors strolling the finale, it’s about all and everybody who has been backstage. We owe it to them, they make us look wonderful,” she stated.

“All our designers who’re out right here, my darling good friend brother Manish, Tarun, every and everybody. Tonight also needs to be about every one who has labored for the 25 years to make us all look wonderful on the ramp,” she added.