Films and family rule Janhvi Kapoor’s heart and mind. Rahul Gangwani catches up with b-town’s latest sweetheart
In her early 20s, Janhvi Kapoor has already witnessed a bipolar world. Nurtured princess-like by superstar mom, the late Sridevi, Janhvi was born with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth. And when she was just at the threshold of a promising career, tragedy struck. She lost her mother. Overnight she grew up. With Dhadak doing well, the floodgates have opened for her. She’s now part of Karan Johar’s directorial Takht, which boasts of a line-up of stars. On the personal front, her bonds with her siblings and cousins have deepened. She values the fame that she seems to have easily inherited just as she cherishes the family, which has embraced her. She may be the toast of tinsel world, the pride of the red carpet but all that Janhvi wishes is to do her family proud…
COMING FROM A FILM FAMILY, IS LIFE INVARIABLY ABOUT THE MOVIES FOR YOU?
Yeah, right. Everything has been about films. When all of us are together, we generally watch movies or talk movies. Our family holidays were always on either Mom’s or Papa’s (Boney Kapoor) shoots. Movies are a huge part of my life. They have shaped my moral compass and the way I look at the world. Everything I know, I’ve learnt through films. That’s why I was just dying to be an artiste and entertain people. That’s my only purpose. There’s nothing else apart from acting.
IS THAT WHY YOU JOINED THE ACTING SCHOOL ABROAD?
This story is from the December 2018 edition of Filmfare.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the December 2018 edition of Filmfare.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
What's the good word?
WORDSMITH VARUN GROVER RECENTLY TURNED DIRECTOR WITH ALL INDIA RANK. HE TAKES SUMAN SHARMA THROUGH THE TRANSITION
Man behind the mask
ACE ACTOR DIBYENDU BHATTACHARYA OPENS UP ABOUT HIS LIFE AND CAREER IN A CHAT WITH DEVESH SHARMA
EXpress Vourself
KUNAL KEMMU IS MAKING HIS DEBUT AS A DIRECTOR WITH MADGAON EXPRESS. SUMAN SHARMA INTERVIEWS THE ACTOR-TURNED DIRECTOR
Lights, Camera, Reflection...
Harleen Sethi chats with Tanisha Bhattacharya about the quirks and perks of being an actor
Future ready
SHILPA SHETTY'S CAREER GRAPH SEEMS TO BE UPWARDLY MOBILE ONCE MORE. TANISHA BHATTACHARYA CAPTURES THE CHANGES
A TIME TO KISS AND KILL
Emraan Hashmi may have been an industry insider but he tells Suman Sharma that he’s become increasingly detached as time goes by
Dancing through life's melodies
YAMI GAUTAM IS BASKING IN THE GLORY OF BEING A NEW MOTHER. SUMAN SHARMA CHATS WITH HER ABOUT HER CAREER AND LIFE CHOICES
TWO OF A KIND
DESIGNER DUO SAAKSHA AND KINNI HAVE MADE THE FASHION WORLD TAKE NOTICE OF THEM THROUGH A FUSION OF ARTISTRY AND ELEGANCE. TANISHA BHATTACHARYA CHARTS THEIR JOURNEY
FIRST THINGS FIRST
DIRECTOR KARAN BOOLANI MADE FEMALE ORGASM A TALKING POINT THROUGH HIS RISQUE COMEDY, THANK YOU FOR COMING. HE TALKS TO TANISHA BHATTACHARYA ABOUT TAKING RISKS AND MORE
DANCING TO HIS OWN BEATS
MIHIR AHUJA, who played Jughead in the recently released The Archies, is also a beatboxer of note. TANISHA BHATTACHARYA chats with the exuberant youngster