At a recent, We The Women Asia event in Mumbai, actor Janhvi Kapoor opened up about the impact of the deaths of her mother Sridevi and veteran star Dharmendra and how the media’s reaction revealed a worrying breakdown in societal morality.

Janhvi Kapoor calls out memes on Sridevi, Dharmendra’s deaths: “Humanity is in shambles”

Reflecting on the painful period following her mother’s death in 2018, Janhvi confessed that the grief she experienced was so deeply personal she fears no one could truly understand it, even if she spoke about it fully. She said, “The feeling and the phase that I went through during that time is something I’ll never be able to verbalise. And I think that it was such an individual experience that even if I told y’all everything about it, I don’t know if anyone will be able to relate to it.”

Because of how public and invasive the coverage was with constant scrutiny, judgment over how she reacted or appeared. She added, I’m always conscious about sounding like I am saying things to get y’all to feel bad for me. I know everyone is opportunistic in nature, and everyone just wants a headline. I would hate if I ever sounded like I was using such a painful part of my life and my relationship with my mother for a headline. That always holds me back.”

Janhvi sharply criticized the “voyeuristic nature of journalism … media culture today, of social media today,” saying, “But what I will say is that the voyeuristic nature of journalism today, of media culture today, of social media today has single-handedly contributed to the complete derailment of human morality. I am seeing it more and more every day, and I think it was horrible when I lost my mom.”

She added, “I don’t know if anyone can imagine what it’s like to lose someone that close to you and see it become a meme. I don’t even know how to compute it.” According to her, the recent reaction to Dharmendra’s death proves the situation has only grown worse. “We saw what happened with Dharam ji. It’s happened repeatedly before that, and I’m sure it will only get worse.”

Janhvi’s remarks highlight the darker side of today’s media one where tragedy can quickly turn into entertainment, and personal loss becomes public spectacle. Her words serve as a plea for empathy and respect in times of grief.

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