Janhvi Kapoor praises Rashmika Mandanna’s The Girlfriend, calls it a “mandatory watch”

Janhvi Kapoor praises The Girlfriend movie

Rashmika Mandanna’s The Girlfriend, directed by Jigra actor Rahul Ravindran, hit the theatres on November 7 and has recently arrived on the OTT platform. Since its Netflix debut, the film has been receiving praise, and Janhvi Kapoor has also shared her review of the film.

Janhvi took to her Instagram Story and shared a scene from the film featuring Rashmika. Alongside the picture, she penned in the caption, “#TheGirlfriend. Mandatory watch.”

Meanwhile, director Rahul took to his X (Formerly Twitter) and reacted to Janhvi’s praise writing, “Really kind of her (heart emoji).”

In the scene, Rashmika is shown standing in front of a microphone, protecting her eyes from the intense light while smeared in paint.

About The Girlfriend

Directed and penned by Rahul, The Girlfriend features an ensemble cast including Dheekshith Shetty and Anu Emmanuel. Rashmika, Dheekshith, and Anu play the students Bhooma, Vicky, and Durga in the film.

The film revolves around Bhooma and Vicky's turbulent romance and how she gradually comes to understand that she is trapped in a poisonous partnership.

The movie received mixed reviews and earned Rs 29.08 crore globally.

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Besides directing and writing the film, Rahul played a supporting part as a professor in The Girlfriend.

On the work front, Janhvi Kapoor made her Telugu debut in 2024 with Jr NTR’s Devara: Part 1. She has recently starred in the Hindi films Homebound, Param Sundari and Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.

Janhvi is currently busy shooting Buchi Babu Sana’s Telugu film Peddi. She is set to share the screen with Ram Charan.