In a crossover no one anticipated, Kareena Kapoor sat down with McLaren Method One driver Lando Norris for a chai pe charcha on cinema, racing, and a few Indian gestures. The interplay befell on the sidelines of the Singapore Grand Prix final weekend and was shared by Google India on social media on Friday night.
Kareena Kapoor meets Lando Norris
Kareena’s participation within the Singapore GP was confirmed earlier on Friday when McLaren F1 shared a snap of the actor on their Instagram deal with, welcoming the actress to the Papaya Household, the official international neighborhood and fan base of the McLaren Method 1 Workforce. “The most recent member of the Papaya Household, Kareena Kapoor Khan,” wrote McLaren F1 on their put up. Kareena additionally shared photos of herself from the paddock and the circuit on Instagram Tales earlier within the day.
Of Bollywood, chai, and Indian gestures
Later within the night, Google India shared a glimpse of a particular dialog between Lando Norris and Kareena Kapoor on its Instagram deal with. The video opens with Kareena jokingly speaking about her husband profitable the ‘world championship’ 19 years in the past, a reference to Saif Ali Khan enjoying a NASCAR champion within the 2007 movie Ta Ra Rum Pum. “So, we’re the identical, mainly,” quips Lando in response.
Kareena quizzes Lando on his racing profession and a few trivia about McLaren’s historical past and achievements in Method One, a lot to the driving force’s dismay. The actor additionally made him drink Indian masala chai and requested him to decipher some widespread Indian gestures.
Within the video, Kareena was seen instructing the F1 racer about Indian gestures. She additionally performed a rapid-fire Q&A with Norris, asking the racer about his wins and McLaren’s historical past in F1. Lando, a 26-year-old driver from Britain, has raced for McLaren since his F1 debut in 2018, profitable the world championship with them in 2025.
Kareena’s current work
Kareena was final seen headlining investigative drama ‘Daayra’. The movie starred Kareena and Prithviraj Sukumaran as cops who face off as they navigate the darkish and complicated world of juvenile crime. As per the makers, the film was “impressed by true occasions.” The film was directed by Meghna Gulzar. The movie obtained blended opinions from critics and was a business failure.