Janhvi Kapoor: I Was Obsessed With SRK's Om Shanti Om; Would Enact Every Scene From The Film
Janhvi grew up binge-watching movies; obsessed with the world of cinema and imagining herself in every other movie.
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Jhanvi
Kapoor
COPIES
THIS
Iconic
scene
of
Shahrukh
Khan
&
Deepika
Padukone's
Om
Shanti
Om|FilmiBeat
Waving
her
hand
like
Deepika
Padukone
from
"Om
Shanti
Om"
and
walking
across
her
younger
sister,
who
would
pretend
to
be
Shahrukh
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
-
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.
PTI