Meet India's Brand New Sweethearts Ishaan & Janhvi
Filmfare|August 2018

Screen soulmates, Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor, promise to woo a million hearts. Rahul Gangwani enjoys an exclusive interview with the darling duo

Rahul Gangwani
Meet India's Brand New Sweethearts Ishaan & Janhvi

The Sunshine Girl

Janhvi Kapoor is a mix of casual insouciance and blue-stockinged pedigree. Rahul Gangwani meets showtown’s hot new entrant She walks into the room asking if she can take a one-minute breather. She’s tired after giving a gazillion interviews. Fortunately, I’m the last one. She munches on a sweet and asks for an Americano to get her energy buzzing, all this while feeling apologetic. She may be tired but her face is ablaze. The sparkle of youth and the fire to prove herself is evident in her doe eyes. She may have made her debut with Dhadak but the fact is that Janhvi Kapoor unwittingly befriended celebrityhood way before that. There are numerous fan pages dedicated to this social media star. Her entry into Hindi films made big news. And the sudden demise of her superstar mother, Sridevi, further swerved the spotlight on her. Showing immense maturity, Janhvi sought to pour her angst in her art. The much-loved daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor grew overnight. She may have lost the single most important person in her life, but she’s found her purpose. To validate herself in the eyes of her family and the legion of her late mother’s unflinching fans…

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