Hafeez Sends Legal Notice Over Kareena Kapoor’s Pendant

Abbas Hafeez has sent a legal notice to actor Kareena Kapoor Khan and stylist Rhea Kapoor over a Diwali social media post showing Kapoor Khan wearing a Bhopal royal pendant inscribed with a Quranic verse. The notice, dated November 11, seeks removal of photographs and videos featuring the pendant and a public apology to the Muslim community, Hafeez said.

Hafeez, who said he acted in his personal capacity, objects to how the pendant was presented, not to Kapoor Khan’s general clothing choices or freedom to wear jewellery. The notice says the attire and context of the post did not, in his view, reflect the reverence due to the inscription. Its allegation that the presentation hurt religious sentiments is not a court finding. The supplied reports do not describe a court ruling on the matter.

The pendant is a roughly 30-carat emerald bearing Ayatul Kursi, the 255th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah. Stylist Rhea Kapoor described it in an Instagram post as an heirloom associated with the Begum of Bhopal and said it came through actor Saif Ali Khan’s family. Reports describe the piece as about 200 years old, though its age and provenance are presented through the family’s account and...