Janhvi Kapoor reveals why she won’t attempt Malayalam again anytime soon

After making her Telugu debut with “Devara: Part 1” in 2024 and trying her hand at Malayalam for the 2025 film “Param Sundari,” actress Janhvi Kapoor, who is predominantly a Bollywood star, has confessed that Malayalam was no easy feat. Speaking about how she can now call herself a multilingual actress, considering she knows many languages, and if there are any other languages she wants to learn, Janhvi told IANS: “All of it, really.”

The actress, who is gearing up for the release of her Telugu film “Peddi,” revealed that Malayalam was difficult for her, so she does not see herself attempting it again anytime soon. “But I don’t think I should attempt Malayalam again because it’s too difficult for me. It’s such a beautiful, sweet language. But I think I’ve been phonetically quite familiar with Tamil and Telugu,” Janhvi said.

She’s enjoying her tryst with Telugu films and wants to explore Tamil movies too. “So, I’m really enjoying working in Telugu films. I’d love to explore Tamil films as well,” Janhvi concluded. Peddi is directed by Buchi Babu Sana. The film also stars Boman Irani, Shiva Rajkumar, Janhvi Kapoor, Jagapathi Babu, and Divyenndu. The film is finally releasing on June 4.

In the Bollywood front, Janhvi was last seen in “Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari” by Shashank Khaitan. It also stars Varun Dhawan, Sanya Malhotra, Rohit Saraf, Maniesh Paul and Akshay Oberoi. The film followed Sunny and Tulsi, who are heartbroken after their partners, Ananya and Vikram, abandon them to marry each other. Sunny and Tulsi then team up to crash the wedding of their former lovers.

Janhvi made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama “Dhadak.” She was then seen in films such as “Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl,” “Mili” and “Devara: Part 1.” She has since earned praise for her role as a woman of a lower caste navigating social discrimination in Homebound

Meanwhile, since making her debut with “Dhadak” in 2018, Janhvi Kapoor has been trying to prove her mettle through a diverse range of projects. Asked Janhvi, who will be seen starring alongside Ram Charan in “Peddi”, how much is too much for an actor to invest in a role. Pat came the reply from the doe-eyed beauty, who made her Telugu debut in Jr. NTR’s 2024’s action drama Devara: Part 1, to IANS: “Oh, I think nothing is too much.”

The 29-year-old actress, who has worked on stunt-heavy sequences head-on in some of her films, added: “I think for your art, if you feel convinced and if you feel strongly about the story and your role and the message, then give your life for it.”

Her next is “Peddi”, a sports action drama film by Buchi Babu Sana. The film features Ram as a “crossover athlete” who transitions between the three difficult sports including cricket, wrestling and sprinting. Asked if she is a sports enthusiast, Janhvi, who is the daughter of the late superstar Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, said: “I actually, I wasn’t very athletically inclined.”

Indo-Asian News Service