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Shahid Kapoor reacts to hugging and meeting Kareena Kapoor Khan on IIFA 2025 stage: ‘It’s nothing new’

While fans couldn't stop gushing over Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor's warm exchange at IIFA 2025, the Udta Punjab actor addressed their rare public meeting.

Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor interacted on IIFA stage.

Ex-couple Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan hugging and interacting at the IIFA 2025 press conference on Saturday in Jaipur sent their fans into a frenzy. While many couldn’t stop gushing over their warm exchange, Shahid addressed their rare public meeting, sharing that it’s a common occurrence for them and nothing out of the ordinary.

Speaking to the media on the green carpet of the IIFA Digital Awards, Shahid said, “For us, it’s nothing new…aaj stage pe mile aur hum log idhar udhar milte rehte (today we met on stage but we keep running into each other here and there) hai but it’s totally normal for us…if people felt nice, it’s nice.”

This wasn’t the first time Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan encountered each other in public. At the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024, Kareena walked past Shahid while he posed with filmmakers Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru, popularly known as Raj & DK. While Kareena stopped to greet Raj, she chose to ignore Shahid and walked away. However, Shahid continued to smile throughout the encounter.

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Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor were in a high-profile relationship during the 2000s. They dated for several years before parting ways in 2007. During their time together, they co-starred in multiple films, including Fida, Chup Chup Ke, 36 China Town, Milenge Milenge, and Imtiaz Ali’s cult classic Jab We Met. In an earlier interview with The Times of India, Imtiaz revealed that Shahid and Kareena had broken up towards the end of Jab We Met’s shooting schedule.

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Following their breakup, Kareena found love with her now-husband, Saif Ali Khan. The couple tied the knot in 2012 and welcomed their first son, Taimur Ali Khan, in 2016, followed by their second son, Jehangir Ali Khan (Jeh), in February 2021. Shahid, on the other hand, embraced an arranged marriage with Mira Rajput. The couple has two children—daughter Misha Kapoor, born in 2016, and son Zain Kapoor, born in September 2018.

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