Janhvi writes a heart-wrenching letter to late mom Sridevi ahead of her 21st birthday

By Ankita Bhalla

on March 03, 2018

Life and death, both are equally unpredictable. No one is ever prepared for a loss as humungous, of losing a parent. A part of you dies forever and it becomes much difficult when being a star kid you constantly have to face the scrutiny of fans and paparazzi alike. The camera flashes and stares can make you lose your calm, but then the art of holding and finding your inner peace is the only saving grace. Jahnvi Kapoor, who lost her mother, Sridevi, last week, is still reeling from the shock. The late actress was in Dubai, apparently staying back to shop for her daughter 21st birthday. But fate had it otherwise.

Co-incidentally, husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi and Khushi are today in Rameshwaram to immerse the ashes of their deceased mother. And it turned out to be a tough time for the young girl, who penned down a heart-wrenching post for her mother, dedicating her entire being to who we all know is the dearest, 'Mom'.

Jahnvi posted a letter, with a caption which read as, "On my birthday, the only thing I ask of all of you is that you love your parents. Cherish them and devote yourself to making them feel that love. They have made you. And I ask that you remember my mother fondly, pray for her soul to rest in peace. Let the love and adulation you’ll showered on her continue and please know that the biggest part of my mother was the love she shared with papa. And their love is immortal because there was nothing like it in the whole world. Nothing as joyful and pure and no two people as devoted to one another as they were. Please respect that because it hurts to think anyone would ever try to tarnish it. Preserving the sanctity of what they had would mean the world not only to my mother but also to a man who’s entire being revolved around her, and her two children who are all that remains of their love. Me and Khushi have lost our mother but papa has lost his “Jaan”. She was so much more than just an actor or a mother or a wife. She was the ultimate and the best in all these roles. It mattered a great deal to her to give love and to get love. For people to be good and gracious and kind. She didn’t understand frustration or malice or jealousy. So let’s be that. Let’s be full of only good and give only love. That would make her happy, to know that even in death, she gave you all something. The courage and inspiration to fill yourselves with nothing but love and rid yourselves of bitterness in any way and form. That’s what she stood for. Dignity, strength and innocence.
Thank you for the love and support everyone has shown us in the past couple of days. It’s given us hope and strength and we can’t thank you all enough."