Dhadak starring Ishaan Khatter and Janhvi Kapoor hit the theatres last Friday and the film has been received well by the audience and critics alike. It has become the frontrunner in collections garnered by newcomers in recent years. The film is directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Karan Johar and has managed to live up to the hype created before its release.

Janhvi, who made her debut with Dhadak had a tough time coming to terms with her mother Sridevi’s untimely demise. She lost her mother during the shooting of the film which took a toll on her and made her grow up overnight. The star kid had to face the world with calm and poise and the young actress did not disappoint, the 21-year-old ensured that she kept her grief well-hidden and faced the music.

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In an interview given to a leading magazine, the actress was questioned about if she is now emotionally a little settled, and Janhvi answered, “No. I haven't got around the acceptance stage yet. It's just that there hasn't been time or I haven't allowed myself the time to come to terms with everything. There's a stage of denial that we're all going through.” She further revealed, “I wanted to shoot the next day (after the cremation). But the shoot got canceled. I was like, No, I must go back, I need to be on the set. I thought I was going to lose my mind if I didn't do that. And I would have, promise you, if I didn’t have Dhadak. If I didn't have the opportunity to act or be in front of the camera, there would have been no purpose in life to keep me going.”

It must have been a tough time for Janhvi to smile and get clicked during all the media interactions that she had to do for the film’s promotion when she must be tearing inside, but the young actress proved everyone that she is made of sterner stuff and came through as a positive and a strong and determined person.