Actress Janhvi Kapoor opened up about a deeply personal chapter of her life in a candid conversation. The ‘Param Sundari’ star spoke candidly about her relationship with alcohol during a difficult time and the quiet but powerful realization that made her stop and reflect.
Let’s learn more about it.
Janhvi Kapoor talks about post-traumatic drinking
On the ‘Figuring Out’ podcast with Raj Chamani, Janhvi Kapoor didn’t shy away from addressing the topic directly. She said: “I wouldn’t say I was addicted or was abusing alcohol, but I was drinking frequently. This was after a very traumatic experience in my life. I felt the need to say ‘I need to drink’.”The actress described how drinking served as a coping mechanism during a clearly turbulent period in her personal life.
Janhvi Kapoor reveals what made her reevaluate her habits
What made Janhvi reevaluate her habits wasn’t a dramatic breaking point, but something much more subtle and profound. “I didn’t like what it was doing to my body. I didn’t like what I was feeling when I was waking up. This hangover feeling — it was giving me an intense feeling. It started… It was very strange. I could smell a very familiar scent of someone in my life who was struggling with addiction, and I would associate that smell with, ‘Okay, it’s not a good day,'” she explained.
“After she recognized that scent on herself, it was a quiet but firm wake-up call.
More about Janhvi Kapoor
On the work front, Janhvi Kapoor will next be seen in Ram Charan’s ‘Peddi’. After several back and forths on the release date, the film is set to hit theaters on June 6, 2026. She was last seen in Shashank Khaitan’s Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, co-starring Varun Dhawan. It was released in theaters in October last year.
