Janhvi made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama Dhadak. Since then, she has appeared in films including Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Roohi, Mili, Ulajh, Mr. & Mrs. Mahi, Good Luck Jerry and Devara: Part 1
Actress Janhvi Kapoor has said she is “quite nostalgic” and deeply drawn to films from the 1980s, describing them as grand, romantic and “maximalist” in their storytelling.
The actress, who stars in the upcoming Telugu film Peddi alongside Ram Charan, said she has a strong admiration for cinema from a bygone era and often finds herself inspired by its style of filmmaking.
“I think it’s the films. I’m quite a nostalgic. I love the films from that era. I think they were so maximalist and romantic. And yeah, I’m a sucker for those films,” Janhvi told IANS.
Peddi, directed by Buchi Babu Sana, is set in the 1980s and features Ram Charan in the role of a “crossover athlete” who excels in cricket, wrestling and sprinting. Janhvi Kapoor plays his love interest, Achiyamma, in the film.
The film also stars Boman Irani, Shiva Rajkumar, Jagapathi Babu and Divyenndu in key roles.
On the day of the film’s release, Janhvi visited the Srivari Temple in Andhra Pradesh, where she offered prayers. She was seen walking barefoot from her car to the temple, dressed in a shimmering aubergine silk saree with floral motifs.
After her visit, she bowed before the shrine and touched her forehead to the ground as a mark of respect.
The actress has recently been active in both Hindi and regional cinema. She was last seen in Shashank Khaitan’s Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, which featured Varun Dhawan, Sanya Malhotra, Rohit Saraf, Maniesh Paul and Akshay Oberoi.
Janhvi made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama Dhadak. Since then, she has appeared in films including Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Roohi, Mili, Ulajh, Mr. & Mrs. Mahi, Good Luck Jerry and Devara: Part 1.
She has also received praise for her performance in Homebound, directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan, where she portrayed a woman facing social discrimination.
Peddi marks another major step in her growing presence in Telugu cinema, with the film set against a nostalgic 1980s backdrop that aligns with her admiration for classic-era storytelling.
