I met her in a producer’s office. On a morning when it rained. #JanhviKapoor looked prettier than in the posters of her film. I thought she wet herself in the rain. Janhvi corrected me with an amused smile. She was freshly showered. While we talked, she tucked her feet up on a swivel chair happily and drummed on the table with nails that were chipped. “Not bitten with anxiety,” she said.
I saw a young #Sridevi in her. Not so much in the appearance. The infectious giggle was the same. Also the expressive hands. And like her late and celebrated mother, Janhvi spoke volumes through her large chocolate brown eyes. I was amazed to learn she had studied acting at the famous Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. “Why?” I asked, “You’ve got Sridevi’s genes!”
She replied, “I have Sridevi’s genes doesn’t mean that I’m anything like her. I think there are similarities in us. But that’s pure genetics. I don’t think talent gets transferred like that.” I thought of this when I saw #GunjanSaxenaTheKargilGirl, the highly acclaimed war biographical for which Janhvi has got viciously trolled for being a “nepotist choice” in the casting. She’s amazing in it.
A good film is a good film; a great performance is a great performance. Nepotism cannot make this happen. Nor can nepotism influence viewers and critics to dislike a worthy entertainer backed by a whopping execution from the lead actor who is a star kid. Bollywood is full of talented and hopeful outsiders. Like Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan. Or Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma. The rise from wannabe to superstar happens with perseverance and determination. The struggle is part of the journey. Nepotism is no guarantor of stardom.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. He has interviewed almost every famous person. In the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. In a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work, Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward.
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