Janhvi Kapoor dons jacket featuring Sridevi, calls her film Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari with Chiranjeevi 'magical’

Janhvi Kapoor wears Sridevi's jacket

By embracing one of her most famous films, Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, Janhvi Kapoor is honouring her late mother, the renowned Sridevi, and soaking up nostalgia.

The 1990 Telugu fantasy film, which starred Sridevi opposite megastar Chiranjeevi, served as the inspiration for the actress' custom denim jacket, which she recently displayed on Instagram.

In her post, Janhvi shared a series of photographs donning the bespoke jacket, accompanied by a heartfelt caption expressing her deep admiration for the film and its magic.

“Obsessed with this jacket!!!! Obsessssssssed with this movie!!!! I had the pleasure of rewatching the rereleased print a couple days back and was reminded of the magic created by the whole team Mumma is like an angel fairy princess and so funny and so cute,” she wrote.

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She didn’t stop at just praising her mother. Janhvi extended her appreciation to the entire team behind the film, particularly Chiranjeevi. “chiranjeevikonidela sir and his inimitable humour, bravado and swagger and both of them together Raghavendra sirs vision Amrish Puri sir the music, sets, costumes, story!!! All the actors!!!!! The revival of this new print couldn’t have been executed by more able hands and is a gift to cinema lovers today, it felt like a visual spectacle that would give our contemporary films a run for their money,” she added.

Fans eager to experience the cinematic magic of Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari were thrilled when the digitally remastered version of the film recently returned to theatres. Many people consider Sridevi's performance to be among her most cherished, so Janhvi's emotional attachment to the re-release struck a chord.

Regarding her career, Janhvi Kapoor keeps expanding her range of films. Her upcoming projects include Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari opposite Varun Dhawan, Param Sundari with Sidharth Malhotra, and Homebound with Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa. She most recently starred with Jr. NTR in Devara: Part 1.

She is also getting ready for Peddi with Ram Charan, indicating that the young actress will have a busy year.