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Waving her hand like Deepika Padukone
from "Om Shanti Om" and walking across
her younger sister, who would pretend to
be Shah Rukh Khan, Janhvi Kapoor
harboured the dream to see herself on the
big screen ever since she was a child. The
21-year-old actor grew up binge-watching
movies; obsessed with the world of cinema
and imagining herself in every other movie.
"I always wanted to see myself on screen. I
remember I would watch random movies
and was obsessed with 'Om Shanti Om'. I
would enact every scene from the film and
force Khushi to be Shah Rukh Khan and I'd
be Deepika, doing that typical hand wave,"
Janhvi told PTI.
"Even with the film 'Titanic', Khushi would
be Jack and I'd be Rose and we would say
those lines to each other, 'I'd never let go!'"
she adds. As the daughter of late veteran
actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor,
growing up in a film family - with uncle Anil
Kapoor, half-brother Arjun Kapoor and
cousin Sonam Kapoor - Janhvi says movie
magic was always in the air.
"Even in real life, we are dramatic and filmy.
Everything is life and death, the stakes are
always high. The most filmy person in our
family is my father. He is the most dramatic,
about anything and everything. Our lives
revolve around cinema, it's all movies," she
says. Janhvi shares she caught the acting
bug when she was a child but she remained
in denial for a while.
"I wanted to explore other avenues. I
wanted to know if I'm inclined to this just
because it's been in my house while
growing up or is it really something I can
dedicate myself to. "So, I decided to take up
an acting course, an art history course and a
fashion course. I started with the acting
course and I remember, it's like, once you
live an honest moment in front of an
audience, it's euphoric. It's an irreplaceable
feeling," she says.
With "Dhadak" up for release this Friday,
Janhvi has a chance to showcase her talent.
The film, in which she stars opposite Ishaan
Khatter, is the Hindi adaptation of 2016's
Marathi blockbuster "Sairat". The Shashank
Khaitan-directed film has been produced by
Karan Johar.
Janhvi plays Parthavi, a young girl in love, a
role which was essayed by Rinku Rajguru in
the original film, directed by Nagraj Manjule.
"What Rinku has done in 'Sairat', everyone
said how honestly she played that character
and lived every best. She's an unbelievably
talented girl. I don't think anyone else can
repeat that performance ever," she says.
"Even if I tried, it would be a joke because
no one can do what she's done. That would
be an imitation. There's no fun in that. As an
actor, I want to live, experience and not
imitate," she adds.
The actor, however, hopes the audience
connects with her character on screen. "My
character, Parthavi means a lot to me. I
learnt from her journey, her experience. I
approached the role with a lot of
responsibility and sincerity. I hope that'll
show on the screen," she says.
http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-janhvi-kapoor-i-was-obsessed-with-om-shanti-om-used-to-enact-deepika-padukone-s-typical-hand-wave-2637530.
from "Om Shanti Om" and walking across
her younger sister, who would pretend to
be Shah Rukh Khan, Janhvi Kapoor
harboured the dream to see herself on the
big screen ever since she was a child. The
21-year-old actor grew up binge-watching
movies; obsessed with the world of cinema
and imagining herself in every other movie.
"I always wanted to see myself on screen. I
remember I would watch random movies
and was obsessed with 'Om Shanti Om'. I
would enact every scene from the film and
force Khushi to be Shah Rukh Khan and I'd
be Deepika, doing that typical hand wave,"
Janhvi told PTI.
"Even with the film 'Titanic', Khushi would
be Jack and I'd be Rose and we would say
those lines to each other, 'I'd never let go!'"
she adds. As the daughter of late veteran
actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor,
growing up in a film family - with uncle Anil
Kapoor, half-brother Arjun Kapoor and
cousin Sonam Kapoor - Janhvi says movie
magic was always in the air.
"Even in real life, we are dramatic and filmy.
Everything is life and death, the stakes are
always high. The most filmy person in our
family is my father. He is the most dramatic,
about anything and everything. Our lives
revolve around cinema, it's all movies," she
says. Janhvi shares she caught the acting
bug when she was a child but she remained
in denial for a while.
"I wanted to explore other avenues. I
wanted to know if I'm inclined to this just
because it's been in my house while
growing up or is it really something I can
dedicate myself to. "So, I decided to take up
an acting course, an art history course and a
fashion course. I started with the acting
course and I remember, it's like, once you
live an honest moment in front of an
audience, it's euphoric. It's an irreplaceable
feeling," she says.
With "Dhadak" up for release this Friday,
Janhvi has a chance to showcase her talent.
The film, in which she stars opposite Ishaan
Khatter, is the Hindi adaptation of 2016's
Marathi blockbuster "Sairat". The Shashank
Khaitan-directed film has been produced by
Karan Johar.
Janhvi plays Parthavi, a young girl in love, a
role which was essayed by Rinku Rajguru in
the original film, directed by Nagraj Manjule.
"What Rinku has done in 'Sairat', everyone
said how honestly she played that character
and lived every best. She's an unbelievably
talented girl. I don't think anyone else can
repeat that performance ever," she says.
"Even if I tried, it would be a joke because
no one can do what she's done. That would
be an imitation. There's no fun in that. As an
actor, I want to live, experience and not
imitate," she adds.
The actor, however, hopes the audience
connects with her character on screen. "My
character, Parthavi means a lot to me. I
learnt from her journey, her experience. I
approached the role with a lot of
responsibility and sincerity. I hope that'll
show on the screen," she says.
http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-janhvi-kapoor-i-was-obsessed-with-om-shanti-om-used-to-enact-deepika-padukone-s-typical-hand-wave-2637530.
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