Kareena Kapoor’s Late Birthday Wish for Kriti Sanon

The playful tone of the message reflects the rapport the two developed while working together on Crew. Kriti has previously spoken about her admiration for Kareena, noting that she was excited to share screen space with an actor she had looked up to for years. Despite the difference in seniority, Kriti said she never felt treated as a newcomer on the set.

Kriti Sanon marked her birthday on 27 June and received messages from several industry colleagues, including Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, Jackky Bhagnani and her sister Nupur Sanon.

UK-based businessman Kabir Bahia, who is reported to be close to Kriti, also posted birthday greetings. He shared a selfie with the actress captioned “Happy K dayyy” along with celebratory emojis, and later posted a photograph of the two on a yacht. Kriti reshared both posts on her Instagram Stories.

Kareena’s delayed yet affectionate message has been received as a characteristic example of the easy camaraderie that developed during the Crew shoot. By pairing the apology with a shared pizza photograph, she turned a simple late wish into a public reminder of their on-set friendship.

The exchange adds a personal note to the continuing public association between the two actresses, whose collaboration on Crew remains one of the more visible recent pairings of established and younger leading women in Hindi cinema.