Bollywood diva Janhvi Kapoor recently shared her views on people getting harsh towards their parents at old age. She also felt that children get messed up in life because of their parents but they should forgive themselves and their parents. The actress also urged people to love their mom and dad and also asked them to be there for their parents always. Janhvi further recalled her childhood memories when she used to be petrified of losing her parents.  

In an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia for his podcast, Janhvi said, “It’s funny, but I was always paranoid about losing my parents, even at that age. Every time they’d go out at night for an event, or travel for a day without me… Even small things, like they’re shopping at duty free and I’ve boarded the plane with my nanny, I’d always be like, ‘They’re not going to board the flight, they’re not going to come back home’. I’d wake up at night and sometimes go into their room to check if they were breathing. There was a weird paranoia.”

She also talked about how parents become dependent towards their children during their old age. Janhvi stated, “After a certain age, they become our kids. I know that I will give my father a lot more allowances to maybe not be there emotionally for me in a way that I assumed a father should be there, just because I know now it’s my time to be there for him.”

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“I think we’re too hard on our parents. Everyone’s f**ked up because of their parents, no one has it right. But they’re also messed up because of their parents. No one has followed a handbook, so you need to forgive yourself and forgive them. Just give them love and be there,” she added. 

On the work front, Janhvi is gearing up for her upcoming release Mr & Mrs Mahi. It is all set to be released in theatres on 31st May. She will be seen opposite Rajkummar Rao in the film.