Kareena Kapoor Reveals Hollywood Director Steven Spielberg Recognised Her From 3 Idiots

Many Bollywood actor have been spotted at the WAVES 2025, one of them was Kareena Kapoor. At the panel discussion during the event, Kapoor shared an incident where legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg recognised from the film ‘3 Idiots’.

Kareena Kapoor was part of the Cinema: The Soft Power panel discussion alongside Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda, moderated by filmmaker Karan Johar. At the panel discussion, Karan Johar asked her as to why has she never chased the Hollywood dream like her contemporaries, to which she replied, "Chasing is not a part of my personality. If it has to happen, it will happen. I know, times are changing. Who knows, a Hindi-English film will happen. Even Steven Spielberg is watching our Hindi films. So, you never know," said Kareena Kapoor.

Kapoor excitedly narrated an incident where Steven Spielberg recognised her. She shared, “I was actually in a restaurant, travelling somewhere, and Spielberg happened to be at the same place,” she said, adding, "This was many moons ago. Obviously it was around the time 3 Idiots had just released. He actually came up to me and asked, ‘Are you the girl in that very famous Indian film about three students?’ I said, ‘Yes, it’s me!’ He said, ‘My God, I loved that movie’. So, you know, I didn’t have to act in an English film for him to have seen 3 Idiots. That, I think, was a special moment for us".

The four-day summit, held at the Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) in Mumbai, was launched by PM Narendra Modi on Thursday. Numerous stars from across the country, including Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Deepika, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Hema Malini, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, and others, are attending the summit.