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EXCLUSIVE: Janhvi Kapoor reacts to Auschwitz controversy in Bawaal; says 'Intention has always been pure'
Janhvi Kapoor who is currently enjoying the success of Bawaal has addressed the controversial aspects of the film in an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla. Read on to know what she said.
Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Dhawan’s latest film Bawaal has been enjoying immense appreciation from the audience. People have loved the emotional and vulnerable aspects of the story and also the acting performances of the two leads. But the usage of historical references to the Holocaust has also received its fair share of criticism and has been termed as ‘tone-deaf’ by some viewers. In an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, Janhvi Kapoor along with co-star Varun Dhawan and director Nitesh Tiwari, addressed the controversy surrounding the film. Janhvi even shared accounts of individuals who have seen the film and were not at all offended.
Janhvi Kapoor shares accounts of people who were moved by Bawaal
In the exclusive interview with Pinkvilla, Janhvi Kapoor talked about her belief that the worst thing that could happen to a film would be that it vanishes without affecting anybody or making some sort of impression. She said, “It’s important to understand the intention, always. And if you misunderstand the intention, that’s what I would call tone-deaf.”
Janhvi narrated an account of a person who was affected by her film Bawaal and gained strength from her character Nisha. She also called it the best compliment that she had received for the film. Janhvi stated, “It was at one of the screenings that we had for students of IIT. And there was one girl in the audience who said that she had had an epileptic episode recently, she was talking to us about it, she started crying, and I distinctly remember her saying that she felt stronger after watching Nisha’s journey, and how her parents have supported her, and how she was very moved by the film and the character and what everyone was trying to say. To see your work affect someone, and help them in what could be a dark moment in their life, it’s beyond anything.”
