Mumbai: Janhvi Kapoor recently found herself in the spotlight after a remark she made on the Raj Shamani Podcast was taken out of context, leading many to believe she was speaking about addiction.
Her initiative, Off the Rocks, has issued an official statement clarifying her position.
The official statement, also shared by Janhvi on her Instagram story read, “We at Off The Rocks & Amaha have noticed certain media pages misrepresenting content associated with this initiative and Janhvi Kapoor. This is deeply concerning.”
“We want to be clear, Janhvi Kapoor is part of this conversation as a caregiver and ally, not as someone who has had any personal experience of addiction or alcohol dependence. Such misrepresentation not only diminishes her role, but also undermines and disrespects the real, lived experiences of those battling addiction and those supporting them. Let’s not trivialise efforts to lend a healing hand to a critical problem by misleading information for the sake of clickbait,” the statement said.
“We strongly call upon media outlets, digital platforms, and individuals to report with integrity and ensure conversations around addiction are handled with the sensitivity they deserve. Misinformation in this space is harmful, irresponsible, and disrespectful to the very community this dialogue aims to support. Thank you for standing with us.”
Janhvi had said on the Raj Shamani Podcast: “I would not say I was addicted or I was abusing alcohol, but I was drinking frequently. And this was after a very traumatic experience in my life. I felt the need to just, like, ‘I need to get drunk’.”
Janhvi further shared that the realisation didn’t come from a dramatic turning point.
Instead, it gradually set in as she began to notice the impact of drinking on her body and how it affected her the next morning.
“I didn’t like what it was doing to my body. I didn’t like how I was feeling when I was waking up. That feeling of a hangover, it gives me such an ick. It started…it was so weird. I could smell on myself a smell very familiar to someone in my life who struggled with addiction, and I would associate that smell with, ‘Okay, it’s not a good day’,” she shared.
On the work front, Janhvi will next be seen in ‘Peddi’ alongside Ram Charan. The film is scheduled to hit theatres on June 6, 2026.
The actress was last seen in ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’, which also featured Varun Dhawan.
