Sridevi’s daughter Jhanvi celebrates 21st birthday with Boney Kapoor
- Sridevi's daughter Jhanvi Kapoor celebrated her 21st birthday on March 6, 2018
- Instagram video shows Jhanvi slicing a birthday cake with father Boney Kapoor
- Jhanvi will follow in Sridevi's footsteps when she appears in the film Dhadak
Jhanvi Kapoor, the daughter of the late Bollywood star Sridevi, celebrated her 21st birthday on Tuesday, March 6, surrounded by her family, including father Boney Kapoor.
Two weeks ago, the accidental death of her mother in Dubai stunned India. A forensic report ruled it death due to accidental drowning after suffering what is thought to be a cardiac arrest.
Everybody from the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan paid tribute to the Bollywood icon.
Sridevi and her husband Boney Kapoor pictured on holiday with daughters: Jhanvi and Khushi
However, it looks as if Sridevi’s groundbreaking cinematic legacy will live on with her daughter Jhanvi, who is set to make her film debut in Dhadak later in 2018.
On March 6, several Instagram photos and videos appeared, showing Jhanvi celebrating her 21st birthday. Jhanvi’s uncle and Boney Kapoor’s brother shared an Instagram post of the Kapoor family celebrating the actress’s birthday.
Jhanvi’s cousin and Sridevi’s niece Sonam Kapoor, an actress in her own right, shared a throwback photo of Jhanvi with the caption: ‘To one of the strongest girls I know, who became a woman today. Happy birthday jannu.’
An Instagram video shows Jhanvi slicing a birthday cake with her father, Boney Kapoor, and cousins.
Three days before her birthday Jhanvi posted on her Instagram account: ‘On my birthday, the only thing I ask of all of you is that you love your parents. Cherish them and devote yourself to making them feel that love. They have made you.’
She also mentioned Sridevi, asking everyone to remember her mother ‘fondly, pray for her soul to rest in peace’.
‘Let the love and adulation you’ll showered on her continue and please know that the biggest part of my mother was the love she shared with papa.’
Jhanvi went on to point out that although she lost her mother, her father ‘lost his “Jaan”,’ which translates as a term of endearment ‘life’ from Hindi.
Thousands of mourners attend Sridevi's funeral in Mumbai, after her death in February 2018
Who was Sridevi?
Jhanvi Kapoor’s mother Sridevi was Bollywood’s first true female star, following a succession of hits in the 1980s and 90s that saw her become one of the industry’s highest-paid actors.
Such status made Sridevi an important figure to women in India.
Sridevi fronted many Bollywood films without a male co-star and fought for equal pay before the issue began to dominate Bollywood or Hollywood.
In a career spanning over 40 years, Sridevi has appeared in 300 films, including 2017’s film Mom, which ultimately became her final role before her death. She also had a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s film Zero.
Sridevi had two children with Boney Kapoor, both daughters: Jhanvi and Khushi.
Who is Boney Kapoor?
Jhanvi’s father Boney Kapoor is a film producer who produced many of Sridevi’s films, including Mom and 1987’s Mr. India.
Kapoor met Jhanvi’s mother while he was still married to his first wife and Sridevi was in a relationship with Mithun Chakraboty.
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