Janhvi Kapoor lashes out at media coverage of Dharmendra’s death: 'Humanity and morality are in shambles'

Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor recently opened up about how dealing with her mother, Sridevi's demise wasn't easy for her, as she faced social media scrutiny. She added that after looking at what happened with veteran actor Dharmendra's demise, she believes things have worsened and that "humanity is in shambles."

Janhvi Kapoor slams coverage of Dharmendra's death

During a conversation with Mojo Story, Janvhi recalled the painful period of dealing with her the loss of her mother, and compared it with what happened to veteran actor Dharmendra's family.

Janhvi calls Sridevi's demise the darkest phase of her life. She condemned the voyeurism in today's media saying, "The voyeuristic nature of journalism, media culture, and social media has single-handedly contributed to the derailment of human morality. When I lost my mom, it was horrible. I don't know if anyone can imagine how it feels to lose someone so close and then watch it become a meme. I don't even know how to compute it. And it's only gotten worse. We saw what happened with Dharam ji. It's happened repeatedly before and will only keep happening. And we are part of the problem, every time we give such videos or headlines views, comments, likes, we incentivise this culture."

She further continued, "Humanity and morality are in shambles. Earlier, we had a conscience that stopped us from seeing certain things, saying certain things, and indulging in certain practices. That's out the window now. It's disgusting that our modern-day crisis is the loss of morality because everything has become so voyeuristic."

Janhvi Kapoor wasn't allowed to watch TV after Sridevi's death

Janhvi also shared that she was allowed to watch TV after her mother's demise. She recalled, "I wasn't allowed to watch TV for a lot of that phase, but things still kept coming up. It hurt me as a daughter, and it was confusing. I don't think I will ever recover from it. But my anger wasn't just as a daughter; it was about what we, as a society, have become. Why does anyone think this is okay?"

Veteran actor Dharmendra passed away on November 24 after being on a ventilator at the Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai due to health complications. Despite being discharged a few days later, he had been placed on a ventilator at his home. After showing signs of improvement, he passed away on November 24.