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Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan is known for her royal and outspoken fashion sense, but her royal style has become the cause of a big religious and political controversy during the celebrations of Diwali 2026. On the occasion of Diwali, Kareena Kapoor wore a pure silver kaftan and matching turban by designer Punit Balana, which was styled by her close friend and celebrity stylist Rhea Kapoor. In this special look, Kareena wore a 200-year-old diamond pendant belonging to the royal family of Bhopal and a 30-carat historical Emerald Pendant of the Begum of Bhopal, on which the verse of the Holy Quran ‘Ayat-ul-Kursi’ is engraved. After the pictures surfaced on social media, where fans praised her Nawabi style, now a legal notice has been served to the actress regarding this pendant.
Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson Abbas Hafeez has sent an official legal notice to Kareena Kapoor Khan and her stylist Rhea Kapoor in this matter. The notice alleges that the way the jewelery engraved with the Holy Quran verse ‘Ayat-al-Kursi’ has been worn as a fashion statement and presented on social media, has hurt religious sentiments and compromised its sanctity. Abbas Hafeez has clarified in his notice that his objection is not to Kareena’s clothes, her personal choice or lifestyle, but only to the way the pendant with the sacred religious verse was presented. They have demanded that Kareena Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor immediately remove the related pictures from their social media accounts and publicly apologize, otherwise further legal action will be taken through police and court.
The jewelery at the center of this controversy has a very old history and is linked to the royal family of the former princely state of Bhopal. Stylist Rhea Kapoor had given information about this royal heritage while sharing pictures on Instagram and told that this jewelery has reached her through the family of Kareena’s husband and actor Saif Ali Khan. Actually, Saif Ali Khan’s grandmother Sajida Sultan was the daughter of Nawab Hamidullah Khan, the last ruler of Bhopal, who was married to Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan of Pataudi. Under this royal heritage, the 200-year-old Kalgi of the Nawab of Bhopal and this special 30-carat emerald of the Begum came to the Pataudi family, which Kareena included in the traditional celebration of Diwali.
On one hand, the Congress leader has raised the demand for an apology in this matter, on the other hand, the Hindu Utsav Committee, coming out in support of Kareena Kapoor Khan, has completely rejected the demand for an apology. The committee says that Kareena has worn the ancestral heritage of her in-laws and the royal family with respect, so it is inappropriate to link it to any controversy. There has also been a heated debate on this issue on social media platforms X and Instagram. One group believes that according to Islamic scholars, religious norms should be kept in mind while wearing Quranic verses as jewelery and showing them in photographs, while the other group argues that for centuries there has been a tradition in royal families to wear such talismans or carved gems as a symbol of protection and blessings.
Since the news of receiving the legal notice came to light, the discussion about this matter has intensified in entire Bollywood and political circles. However, till the time of writing the news, neither Kareena Kapoor Khan nor her stylist Rhea Kapoor has given any official response to this legal notice, nor have the pictures been removed from Instagram. Talking about the work front, Kareena Kapoor was recently seen in director Meghna Gulzar’s crime thriller film ‘Daayra’ with Prithviraj Sukumaran and will soon be seen in a special song of Shahrukh Khan’s upcoming action thriller film ‘King’. At present, all eyes are on how Kareena and Pataudi family respond to this legal notice.