📌 Key Points
- Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor promoted their upcoming film “Peddi.”
- They revealed not knowing their parents’ (Chiranjeevi, Sridevi) fame as children.
- Ram Charan initially pretended to want to be an engineer to avoid telling his father about acting.
- Janhvi Kapoor acknowledged Sridevi’s fame is a generational, impossible-to-recreate phenomenon.
During “Peddi” promotions, Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor shared surprising insights into their childhoods. They revealed how their superstar parents, Chiranjeevi and Sridevi, shielded them from the immense reality of their fame, leading to a unique upbringing.
Childhood Unawareness of Parental Stardom
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor spoke about their famous parents, Chiranjeevi and Sridevi, while promoting their upcoming film Peddi and said this.
Actors Ram Charan , Janhvi Kapoor and Shiva Rajkumar shot a promotional interview ahead of the release of their Buchi Babu Sana film Peddi. Given how they are all children of bona fide stars such as Chiranjeevi, Sridevi and Dr Rajkumar, they spoke about their parents. Ram and Janhvi revealed that when they were children, they didn’t even know how famous their parents were.
Ram Charan’s Secret Acting Ambition
He also explained that he was so scared to tell his father that he wanted to be an actor that he would pretend he wanted to be an engineer. “I didn’t even tell my dad I was interested in being an actor. Till one day, I was seventeen or so, and he asked me, I kept maintaining I want to be a mechanical engineer to impress him. I used to sit around those books with cars in front of him, I used to draw. But it was always in my mind to be an actor. I was scared he’d hit me and ask me to study. But when he thought the time was right and I was doing well in my academics, he said okay,” said Ram .
Janhvi also candidly admitted that it was impossible for her to recreate her mother’s fame, stating, “It’s been a blessing to discover what she means to people on a personal level, how much she has added to their lives. And that always moves me. I think I’m very well aware that’s a generational thing. It happens once in a blue moon. Forget me, for anyone to recreate that is close to impossible. I know that I am doing my work with honesty. It means a lot to me. So, I am trying to map my own journey.”
Janhvi Kapoor on Sridevi’s Unmatchable Legacy
Peddi is directed by Buchi Babu Sana, produced by Venkata Satish Kilaru under Vriddhi Cinemas and co-produced by Ishan Saksena under IVY Entertainment and presented by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. It stars Ram Charan, Shiva Rajkumar, Janhvi Kapoor, Jagapathi Babu, Divyenndu and Boman Irani. The film will be released in theatres on June 4.
These candid revelations from Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor offer a rare glimpse into the private lives of celebrity children. Their stories highlight the efforts parents make to provide a normal upbringing, even amidst unparalleled stardom, while also acknowledging the daunting legacies they now carry.
