Janhvi Kapoor recalls having a ‘panic attack’ during Dhadak promotions after reality show paid surprise homage to Sridevi: ‘I started howling and crying’

Janhvi Kapoor shared an incident where she had a panic attack on the set of a reality show during Dhadak promotions after the show paid tribute to Sridevi without informing her.

By: Entertainment Desk

Chennai | May 22, 2024 06:52 PM IST

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Janhvi Kapoor's mother Sridevi passed away in 2018. (Photo: Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram)

Janhvi Kapoor shared a very special relationship with her late mother Sridevi so when the actor passed away unexpectedly just a few months before the release of Janhvi’s debut Dhadak, Janhvi was an emotional wreck. In a recent interview, Janhvi recalled the time when she had to go out and promote her film despite going through a massive tragedy in her personal life. She shared that once, she had a panic attack on the set of a dance reality show when they unexpectedly played an emotional video in her mother’s memory.

Speaking on Mashable India, Janhvi said, “I went on a dance show and it was right after the incident. I was promoting Dhadak and everything was very fresh. My team was taking care that I don’t get reminded of my mother, but this show didn’t tell us that they were going to give a tribute to mom. So they played an audio-visual of all my mother’s songs with an emotional voiceover, and these kids started dancing to pay homage.”

She added, “It was beautiful, but I wasn’t ready. I couldn’t breathe anymore. I started howling and crying. I ran off the stage and went to my van. Had a proper panic attack. They obviously cut all that out and instead put up another clip of me clapping and smiling, and people were like, ‘Does she really not give a f***?’ But what happened was very different.”

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Talking about the judgment she faced after her mother’s death, she said, “Other people’s judgment was weird. When I wouldn’t talk [about her] in interviews, they said I was snooty. When I was trying to be happy, they said she wasn’t affected. It was very confusing.”

Sridevi passed away in February 2019 in Dubai at 54. Janhvi’s debut film Dhadak released in theatres in July. The actor is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film Mr and Mrs Mahi, which also stars Rajkummar Rao.

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