MUMBAI, Feb 29 (Online): An X user called out Harvard Business School for inviting Karisma Kapoor to speak on ‘soft power of Bollywood’ despite the fact that she isn’t a graduate.
Actor Karisma Kapoor was one of the speakers at the India Conference at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. On Monday, Karisma took to Instagram and expressed her happiness on receiving an opportunity to share her views at a session titled ‘Soft Power of Bollywood’ at the renowned institute.
An X user criticised Harvard for inviting Karisma to the institute given that she’s not even a graduate, but other X users rushed to the actor’s rescue. (Also Read: Murder Mubarak teaser: Sara Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Vijay Varma, Dimple Kapadia are suspects in ‘baffling crime’)
Fans defend Karisma
An X user shared Karisma’s photo from Harvard and wrote, “Standard of Harvard university that they called Karisma Kapoor as speaker (eyeroll emoji) A Bollywood actress who is not even a graduate (eyeroll emojis).” However, another user defended Karisma by commenting, “Uninformed Bewfkoof aurat (dumb woman)! It may interest you to know that Harvard University offers a prominent undergraduate degree program known as ‘Art, Film, and Visual Studies.’ This information is provided to address any gaps in your awareness.”
About Karisma’s Harvard visit
“It was an absolute pleasure and honour to be a speaker at the India Conference at Harvard Shout out to @kareenakapoorkhan for joining us for an impromptu but insightful chat. Thank you to @sunnysandhu24 and team Harvard India Conference for being so wonderful. This was truly special,” she wrote. Karisma also shared a string of images from her session at Harvard.
Interestingly, Karisma’s sister and actor Kareena Kapoor marked a special “virtual” appearance at Karisma’s session.
Meanwhile, on the acting front, Karisma will be seen in an upcoming series, Brown. Helmed by Abhinay Deo of Delhi Belly-fame, Brown is based on Rita Brown, a suicidal alcoholic, and Arjun Sinha, a widower with survivor’s guilt. The protagonists need to deal with an unstoppable serial killer on the loose. Karisma also has director Homi Adajania’s next Murder Mubarak alongside Sara Ali Khan.
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