In 2018, Janhvi Kapoor made her Bollywood debut with Shashank Khaitan's Dhadak. Come 2020, the actress was seen making her digital debut with anthology film, Ghost Stories, that’s already out on Netflix. Going ahead, she has RoohiAfzana with Rajkummar Rao, Dostana 2, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl followed by period drama Takht.
During a recent interaction with a daily, Janhvi revealed that she started learning kathak and Urdu as soon as she signed Takht, co-starring Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Anil Kapoor, and Bhumi Pednekar. Mentioning that 'full-fledged prep will start soon', the actress added, "Although I knew we’ll shoot it almost a year later, I’ve been so fascinated by this era." She continued, "I feel it’s something that might come more naturally to me than contemporary roles because I’ve subscribed to that cinema more. I prefer watching older films. Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Pakeezah (1972), Umrao Jaan (1981)… I’ve been obsessed with them and can relate to them."
Well, we certainly cannot wait to see her in the magnum opus.
Meanwhile, Janhvi was further questioned about comparisons to Dostana since she is part of the second instalment. To which she said, "Dostana (2009) became a cult classic and I hope we match that standard, fun, energy and glamour. But the story, characters and the sets are completely different and what we’ve to say is a little more emotional."
Last but not the least, she was prodded about experimenting with extreme genres in her upcoming films and Janhvi signed off by saying, "People like to divide cinema into commercial or art, but I think it’s stupid to put labels on films. Every good film that has resonated with people has had something honest or fresh to say. So, all the films I’m doing, aspire to say something in whatever way — comedy, horror or drama."
(Source: Hindustan Times)
