Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who has always been candid in expressing his admiration and love for late Sridevi, recently declared that he doesn’t like the actress’ daughter Jahnvi Kapoor and has no plans of working with her.
During a recent interview on his channel, the filmmaker was asked about the possibility of collaborating with Janhvi.
“I don’t see Sridevi in Janhvi yet. I liked the mother right, not the daughter,” RGV stated.
“Honestly, throughout my career, there have been a lot of actors and big stars with whom I haven’t developed a connection. So yeah, I have no intention of doing a film with Janhvi,” he added.
Earlier, during a photoshoot of ‘Devara,’ Jahnvi’s co-star Jr NTR had remarked that the actress was a “spitting image of her legendary mother Sridevi.”
Brushing off such comments, RGV said that no comparison can be made between Sridevi and Jahnvi, and that such a remark by Jr NTR was just because of ‘Sridevi hangover.’
“Be it Padaharella Vayasu or Vasanta Kokila, she delivered a range of performances. In fact, seeing her perform, I forgot that I was a filmmaker and started seeing her as an audience. That is the range,” RGV said while praising Sridevi’s immense talent and enduring legacy.
On the work front, RGV will be teaming up with actor Manoj Bajpayee for his new project. Meanwhile, Janhvi will be seen in ‘Sunny Sanskari ki Tulsi Kumari’ and ‘Param Sundari.’
