Jhanvi Kapoor told in an interview whether her name was inspired by the character of Boney Kapoor and Sridevi’s film Judaai? Let us inform that this character was played by Urmila Matondkar in the film Judai. Jhanvi Kapoor told that her parents Boney Kapoor and Sridevi had liked her name only when this film was not even made. Sridevi liked this thing very much with this name that it means purity.
The remake of South’s film was ‘Judaai’ in 1997
The film Judaai was released in the year 1997 and was directed by Raj Kanwar. Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Urmila Matondkar, Kader Khan, Farida Jalal, Johnny Lever, Paresh Rawal, Upasana Singh and Saeed Jaffrey played important roles in the film. The film was a English remake of the Telugu film Subhalagnam released in the year 1994. While Anil Kapoor played the role of Raj Verma, Sridevi played the role of Kajal Jain Verma in this film.
Urmila Matondkar played Jhanvi’s character
So was the name of Urmila Matondkar’s character Jhanvi Sahni Varma in the film which both Sridevi and Boney Kapoor liked? In an interview with Filmfare, Jhanvi Kapoor said, ‘I was not named after Urmila Matondkar’s character from ‘Judaai’. I think Papa liked this name even before the release of the film and mother also liked this name.
Sridevi liked the meaning of this name
Jhanvi Kapoor said, ‘I think mother was very much in love with the meaning of the name which it means – purity, and she used to tell me how pure soul I look. Jhanvi Kapoor was asked how do people feel when people say that she reminds them of their mother. So in response, Jhanvi Kapoor said that she likes it very much.