Arjun Kapoor Makes Rare Mention Of Sridevi, Shares Being Protective Of Stepsisters Janhvi And Khushi

Arjun Kapoor has always shared a close bond with his father, veteran producer Boney Kapoor, but he has seldom spoken about his late stepmother, the legendary actress Sridevi.

Arjun Kapoor has always shared a close bond with his father, veteran producer Boney Kapoor, but he has seldom spoken about his late stepmother, the legendary actress Sridevi. In a rare mention, Arjun briefly discussed Sridevi in an interview with Galatta India.

Arjun Kapoor talks about stepmom Sridevi

Arjun brought up Sridevi while talking about Satish Kaushik’s 1993 film Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, which was produced by Boney and featured Arjun's uncle Anil Kapoor along with “Sridevi ma’am.”

He shared, "My entire life with my father was being on Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja set. Even by today’s standards, it is one of the biggest films we ever made. The film cost ₹10 crore in 1992. It had Anil Kapoor, Sridevi ma’am, and Jaggu dada, Jackie Shroff. Anupam Kher was the villain. And there was a pigeon with Anil chachu (uncle) in the film, whose name was Django, and it was my favourite character at the time."

At the time, Sridevi was already in a relationship with Boney, while he was still married to Arjun’s mother, Mona. Boney divorced Mona in 1996 and married Sridevi in the same year. Arjun was 10 years old, and his younger sister Anshula Kapoor was five. Boney and Sridevi later had two daughters, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor, who are now actors as well.

Arjun On Sridevi's Death

Following Sridevi's tragic death from accidental drowning in 2018, Arjun stood by his father's side. He later confessed that he felt protective of his stepsisters, Janhvi and Khushi, and that he and Anshula grew even closer to them after the tragedy. Arjun had already lost his own mother, Mona, to cancer in 2012, just days before making his acting debut in Ishaqzaade, a romantic thriller directed by Habib Faisal. Coincidentally, Sridevi passed away just months before Janhvi's debut film, Dhadak, released.

Arjun will next be seen in Mudassar Aziz's romantic comedy Mere Husband Ki Biwi, starring opposite Bhumi Pednekar and Rakul Preet Singh. The film is set to release in cinemas on February 21.