Rajkummar Rao takes a dig at Janhvi Kapoor as she jokes about ‘nepotism’: ‘Is that a taunt to me?’

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As Rajkummar and the interviewer wondered why they would do this to a child, he said, “Rakha kyu bechari ko fir? Mana kar dete (Why did they keep her in the choir? Could have said no).” Just then, Janhvi jokingly said, “Nepotism, of course. Isliye toh rakha tha mujhe choir mein (That’s why they kept me in the choir).”

As soon as Janhvi spoke about nepotism, Rajkummar said, “Fir toh theek hai. Fir toh kaash zindagi mein bhi hum bahut saare mics off kar pate (Then it’s okay. Then I wish we had the ability to switch off many other mics).” Janhvi was shocked with Rajkummar’s remark and immediately turned to him and asked, “Is that a taunt to me?” Rajkummar clarified that this wasn’t meant for her and reminded her that this was their second film together after 2022’s Roohi. Janhvi Kapoor is the daughter of late actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor. Rajkummar Rao does not come from a film family.

 

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A few years ago, Rajkummar appeared on an interview with Sonam Kapoor where the two spoke about nepotism. The video of this conversation is often circulated on social media. Here, Sonam said that it took her five years to get her first film and mentioned that she was keen on assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali but her father Anil Kapoor insisted that she should assist Vidhu Vinod Chopra as they were friends. It was at this point that Rajkummar reminded her of her privilege that she had someone in her house who could just call directors when they wanted as opposed to the many outsiders who don’t even know where to start their journey in the movies.