Janhvi Kapoor has been one such actress of her generation, who has been quite vocal about various experiences of her personal life. Unlike many others, the diva has, time and again, been open to reflect her views and opinions, and has never shied away from the limelight that is on her real-life. Be it about her mother, Sridevi’s demise, to her family equations, or even her relationship with Shikhar Pahariya, Janhvi has been a millennial diva through her honest confessions.
In a recent interaction on Ranveer Allahabadia’s podcast, Janhvi Kapoor looked back on the tough times she had to deal with after losing her mother, Sridevi. The actress mentioned how back at that time, she felt like drowning in a sea of insecurities, and added how since her childhood, she was made to feel safe surrounded by people around her. Calling it her own reality, Janhvi said:
“I was in a very different emotional state when you met me last. I was drowning in insecurities. I think more than I am now. I am reaching up for once in a while. It has been conditioned into me from a very young age. When you’re entire existence and everyone around makes you feel like… and this in no way is me asking for sympathies. Everyone has different realities, this is mine.”
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Moving forth in the conversation, Janhvi Kapoor then added how, contrary to her image of being a privileged star kid, reality was completely different for her, especially after losing her mother. The diva mentioned that there was a time when she sought validation from everywhere, including the wrong places, since she lacked in her self-worth post the traumatising loss. In her words:
“When people have such a heavy perception of you when you’re privileged and baggage, and you are made to feel apologetic about the space that you take up in the industry and the school, every time you make friends, or you do well in school or you get any sort of opportunities, it is always pinned to where you come from. You don’t know what value to give yourself individual of these aspects so I think self-worth was always a thing. I didn’t know how to assess my value. And after losing mom, I think I was seeking validation from a lot of places I shouldn’t have been seeking validation from.”
In one of her other interviews with The Lallantop, Janhvi Kapoor opened up about an unheard side of her personality, and revealed how she coped up with the pain of her mother’s demise, by seeking refuge in God and spirituality. She explained how since then, she made it a point to visit the Tirupati temple every year on her mother’s birthday. She added how such a gesture gives her solitude and a lot of mental peace.
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Previously, while chatting with Rajkummar Rao and Karan Johar on Dharma Production’s YouTube channel, Janhvi Kapoor remarked how her mother and superbly talented actress, Sridevi, never wanted her to become an actor. Sharing how her mother wanted her to become a doctor instead, Janhvi said:
“And she told me, Karan. She said, the comparisons that are going to come with you becoming an actor being my daughter, I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. She said that repeatedly, and she said, why can’t you just become a doctor? And I said, mumma, I promise you I will play the role of a doctor in a movie.”
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