25 life lessons I learnt from 25 iconic characters played by Kareena Kapoor Khan

A legacy, a body of work, and her reign over the box office is beyond what you and I can ever imagine; we're talking about the one and the only Kareena Kapoor Khan!

Earlier this year when Diljit Dosanjh said ‘Hogi Rihanna, hogi Beyonce, saddi toh ye hi Rihanna, ye hi Beyonce’ we all hooted for that sentence simply because truer words had not been spoken! There is no one who looks glamorous in everything except Kareena Kapoor Khan. The way she speaks, the way she talks, the way her eyes just say it all, you can tell she was born to be a star from day 1. Descending from the Kapoor family, she is Bollywood royalty for sure but she worked hard and showcased her versatility to the world proving why she’s worth being where she is today.

Over the past 25 years, she has given us just way too many characters to reminisce and go back to over and over again. As I was making a list of her characters over the past two decades, I realized that each and every character of hers is different from the other. She’s played such polar opposite personalities but always made sure she played strong headed women who have a voice of their own on-screen. She was a sass-machine who only cared about good looks, good looks and good looks as Pooh, a bubbly, happy-go-lucky girl as Geet, she played a sex worker who falls in love in Chameli, she was a grieving mother in The Buckingham Murders and she never hesitated before showing how dark an actress’ life can get in Bollywood through her role in Heroine. She was doing commercial and content films before these terms were even a thing!

Looking beyond the actor, there’s so much to take away from her even as a person. She has this certain non-chalantness to her which I really love. She doesn’t overthink things simply because she is so confident in everything that she does. She can wear a stunning dress for the red carpet and look drop dead gorgeous but she can also pull off an easy pajama look with a tied up bun and still look like she woke up looking like a queen! I've grown up watching her films over these 25 years and I draw so much inspiration from her on-screen and off-screen personality into my own life.

Also Read: Iconic dialogues from the Diva of Bollywood Kareena Kapoor that we simply can't get enough of!

Here’s every character of hers that unexpectedly gave me life lessons I didn’t know I needed!

Naaz - Refugee

You will find love in the darkest of places and when you least expect it!

Pooh - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

You are the main character of your life and it’s not at all wrong to look in the mirror and be like ‘Tumhara koi haqq nahi banta ki tum itni khoobsurat lago, not fair!’

Tina - Mujhse Dosti Karoge

You never walk alone, you’ll always have your best friends looking over your shoulder!

Sanjana - Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon

Even if you’re overacting, do it in style!

Chameli - Chameli

No matter what your profession is, at the end of the day, we’re all human and we all seek the same things in life!

Priya - 36 China Town

Sometimes taking the wrong path will make you meet the right person!

Shruti - Chup Chup Ke

She made me want to learn sign language simply because of how well she did it in the film!

Dolly - Omkara

Learn to stand your ground in a patriarchal world!

Geet - Jab We Met

When Geet said ‘Main Apni Favorite Hoon’ it taught me that it can never go out of fashion to love yourself and just wear your heart on your sleeve!

Pooja - Tashan

Women don’t need to be ‘rescued’ from situations, we can very much fight for ourselves!

Simrita - Kambakkht Ishq

You can get a song made on yourself and lip sync to it like it's no big deal!

Pia Sahastrabuddhe - 3 Idiots

Kiss karte time naak beech mein nahi aati, stupid!

Shreya - We Are Family

Sometimes two people aren’t meant to be together but can very much co-exist in a modern family situation which is the new norm these days!

Divya - Bodyguard

Kindness melts the toughest of people!

Sonia - Ra. One

Your loved ones will always be around you, in more way than one!

Rianna - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Rianna normalized platonic friendships and showed us all that ‘ek ladka aur ek ladki bilkul dost ho sakte hai’

Mahi - Heroine

The inner workings of Bollywood and how toxic it can get for actors in this race to be at the top and be relevant all the time.

Rosie - Talaash

Sometimes life gives you answers to your questions in the most unexplainable ways!

Rasika - Bajrangi Bhaijaan

A rather important film in today’s socio-political climate, Rasika taught me to help people who most wouldn’t even think of caring about!

Kia - Ki & Ka

There’s no such thing as a ‘woman’s chores at home’ and the man being the ‘provider’; both genders can swap places, breaking through our society’s very narrowed lens on this topic.

Dr. Preeti - Udta Punjab

The patience you need to deal with someone struggling with addiction is something that I’ll never have, Doctors are doing God’s work for a reason!

Kalindi - Veere Di Wedding

Romantic relationships come and go but your girlfriends are your real soulmates!

Maya - Jaane Jaan

A mother’s love is unparalleled and she would go to any extent to protect her child from anyone who’s out there to harm them!

Jasmine - Crew

How to plan an air-tight heist!

Jasmeet Bhamra - The Buckingham Murders

It takes time to get over your grief and trauma. It’s okay to take it one day at a time!

Happiest Birthday, you legend! You’ll forever be Pretty.Hot.And.Tempting! 

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