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Kareena Kapoor’s latest book venture lands her in hot waters

Kareena Kapoor, who announced the launch of her parenting guide last week, has landed in hot water over the book’s title.

Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor-Khan, who recently welcomed her second child, baby son Jeh, penned down her experiences with both pregnancies in her tell-all book Pregnancy Bible.

The book, which is said to be a pregnancy guidance book, has landed into legal trouble. A Maharashtra based Christian religious group has objected to the disrespectful title of the actor’s latest venture.

According to Press Trust of India (PTI) report, the word ‘Bible’ in Kareena’s book title has caused anger among people. The Christian group accused her of hurting the religious sentiments of their community.

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Alpha Omega Christian Mahasangh president Ashish Shinde filed the complaint in Beed city of Maharashtra. The complaint has been filed under IPC section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage reli­gious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or reli­gious beliefs) against the actress and the two others, the report revealed.

Apart from Kareena, the book has Aditi Shah Bhimjani as its second author and is published by Juggernaut Books.

Shinde, who filed the complaint, said that the word “Bible” in the book’s title has hurt religious sentiments and has caused great discontent within Christian community.

Shivaji Nagar Police Station in charge Inspector Sainath Thombre told PTI, “We have received the complaint but no case can be registered here as the incident has not happened here (in Beed). I have advised him to file a complaint in Mumbai.

Besides this, it is reported that as Kareena has not responded to the controversy, fans are waiting for her reaction and wondering how she will deal with this.

Kareena released the book on July 9 in a video posted on Instagram. She called it her “third child”.

“In many ways, this book is like my third child, from conception to its birth today,” the actor said. It has been vetted and approved by gynaecologists and obstetricians. Kareena has shared tips on how to manage morning sickness, exercise, wellness and preparing a nursery as well.

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Kareena has two children with Saif Ali Khan. Her second son Jeh was born in February 2021. The couple has kept Jeh away from the paparazzi unlike his brother Taimur Ali Khan, who is already a celebrity.

However, On the professional front, Kareena is looking forward to the release of Advait Chanda’s directorial Laal Singh Chaddha with Aamir Khan in the lead. It is the actor’s 3rd release with the khan after doing three idiots and talaash.