# Kareena Kapoor laughs off pregnancy rumours with pizza joke 2026-08-22T14:46:34+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Kareena Kapoor has dismissed pregnancy rumours that spread after a video of her leaving a gym went viral. On Saturday, she posted a picture of a man with a bloated stomach on Instagram, accompanied by the song Chocolate Lime Juice and pizza emojis, hinting that the apparent bump was from overeating. Her sister-in-law Saba Pataudi earlier called the rumours a result of a bad camera angle and said she had been trying to convince Kareena to have a second child but wished the speculation would stop. NDTV reported a source close to the actor also denied the pregnancy news. Kareena's next film is Meghna Gulzar's Daayra, an investigative drama inspired by true events, scheduled for release on September 18. She is also in talks for a project opposite Dhanush directed by PS Mithran. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Hindustan Times and NDTV report the same factual chain: the viral video, the denial by Kareena's team, and her humorous Instagram post. Neither outlet sensationalises the story, Hindustan Times provides more context on her upcoming films and the family holiday, while NDTV sticks to a brief denial. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, with no discernible slant. Readers can trust that the rumour has been officially dismissed and that the actor's next release, Daayra, remains her immediate professional focus. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straightforward coverage of the denial and Kareena's social media post, with added context on her films. - ndtv.com (neutral report) Brief factual denial with source quote, no elaboration beyond the core story. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-22T14:56:11+00:00. Tags: Daayra, Kareena Kapoor, Meghna Gulzar, Saba Pataudi, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kareena-kapoor-laughs-off-pregnancy-rumours-with-humorous-post/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kareena-kapoor-laughs-off-pregnancy-rumours-with-humorous-post/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/