Janhvi Kapoor On Foray Into South Cinema Says, 'It Makes Me Feel Closer To My Mom'

Working in the south film industry makes her feel closer to her late superstar mother Sridevi, says actor Janhvi Kapoor, who is set to make her Telugu cinema debut with Jr NTR in "Devara". The actor will star in another Telugu film with Ram Charan in his 16th movie. Kapoor, whose latest release is "Mr. & Mrs. Mahi", said it was the "right time" to make her South cinema debut. "Somehow it makes me feel closer to my mom, to be in their environment, fanatically as well to hear and speak in that language. It just felt like it was the right time, I felt I was gravitating towards it. Mom has such a history with the families of NTR sir and Ram Charan sir, it's my honour that I'm able to work with both these extremely talented actors, I've always been a fan of their cinema, I love their conviction with which they make films, and I love the charisma that the actors hold, not to say that we don't have charisma here, there’s a swagger, the way they portray their heroes, they romanticize their heroines. There's a specific flavour to Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema; they are all so individual," says Jahnvi Kapoor.  "Mr. & Mrs. Mahi", also featuring Rajkummar Rao, released in theatres on May 31. Directed by Sharan Sharma, the film is produced by Zee Studios and Dharma Productions.