Janhvi Kapoor On What It’s Like To Be Gen-Z

Brut India

“Instagram, social media, the internet can really mess you up”. Janhvi Kapoor opens up to Kareena Kapoor Khan on her generation, and how it makes her feel prehistoric at times.  Thanks to Filmy Mirchi for the footage!

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00:00I think I'm Mamma ki Mamma, you know, in some ways.

00:02I prefer phone calls.

00:04Texting mein main bahut, matlab, bekaar hoon.

00:06Main reply karti hi nahi hoon.

00:08Oh, Maa!

00:09Kaha hai meri behen?

00:14What is a challenge you face,

00:16which your parents' generation never had to?

00:19I think social media.

00:21I think it's something that they never had to face.

00:23And I think it's changed the dynamics completely

00:26for every actor and how they interact with audiences.

00:29I think that, you know, at first,

00:31there was a very aspirational relationship

00:33between actors and audiences.

00:35And now it's more based on relatability.

00:38I mean, of course, there's like a huge plus side to it.

00:41And, you know, you can connect with people

00:43and you're in charge of your own narrative.

00:45But then there's like the negative,

00:46which is of course the trolling and the boycotting

00:49and the this and the that,

00:50which we're all dealing with from time to time.

00:53Are you very active on social media?

00:55Not as much as I should be.

00:58Yeah.

00:58Not at all.

00:59In fact, like Karan, Em, my team,

01:04they're all, I think once every week or two weeks,

01:07they have a meeting with me and they're like,

01:08what's happening?

01:09Why are you not posting?

01:11Like, I don't know.

01:12I mean, I post when I want to post.

01:16It's just, I don't feel like as often.

01:18So now let's talk about today's text messaging culture.

01:22If someone calls you directly without texting first,

01:26like, do you pick up the call?

01:28I prefer phone calls.

01:29I'm really bad at texting.

01:31I don't reply at all.

01:33And like so many times I've typed out messages

01:35and I forget to send them.

01:37So please call me.

01:38Don't text me.

01:40I'm the worst texter in the world.

01:42What's with everything being like you just said,

01:44you know, like an abbreviation.

01:45In fact, I've come up with a game for you.

01:48I'll give you some short forms

01:50and you have to tell me if you know their full forms or not.

01:54Okay.

01:55But there's a twist.

01:56Cause you have to talk like Kylie Jenner when you answer.

02:00Oh my God.

02:01I don't know if I can.

02:02Like right now,

02:04I'm doing Bihari diction classes right now

02:06and you're telling me to do it.

02:08I'm going to try.

02:09I think you can.

02:10I'm going to try.

02:11It's going to be hard, but I'm going to do it.

02:14Oh my God.

02:16What is IMO?

02:19IMO.

02:20I don't know,

02:21but I feel like it should be something like,

02:24I'm missing out.

02:26Is that what it means?

02:28Well, I think IMO is in my opinion.

02:31Oh God.

02:33This is a huge flop.

02:36TB8.

02:37Okay. To be honest,

02:39is that what it means?

02:40To be honest?

02:41Yeah.

02:42Yes.

02:43IKR.

02:45I know, right?

02:46Oh, wow.

02:47This is really going well.

02:50LMK.

02:51Let me know.

02:52Hmm.

02:54NGL.

02:55Never get...

02:57Ooh.

03:00Give up.

03:00I can't do it.

03:01Not going to lie.

03:02Not going to lie. Okay, fine.

03:04I'm going to send this on WhatsApp today.

03:06ICYMI.

03:08I really, I really don't know.

03:10I'm sorry. You're going to have to help me out with this.

03:12I just, I don't know.

03:13Ah, in case you missed it.

03:16I definitely, clearly missed it.

03:18And HMU.

03:19It's not hair and makeup.

03:21How much...

03:23Oh, mom.

03:25Where is my sister?

03:26Hit, hit me up.

03:29Hit me up. Okay.

03:30Yeah, God.

03:31This is sounding like, I mean,

03:32actually, do people talk like this?

03:34So now I want to know,

03:35which family member do you feel

03:37the most generation gap with?

03:40And what is it usually regarding?

03:42Between me and Khushi,

03:44there's the biggest generation gap.

03:47Because I feel like I'm from the Adam era in front of her.

03:51She's very...

03:52Oh, God.

03:52And she's like from the future, I think.

03:54The way that she thinks and how independent

03:57and fun and chilled out she is about things.

03:59And I'm very like,

04:01I think I'm mom's mom, you know, in some ways.

04:03How sensitive I am, how needy I am.

04:05So the generation gap there is massive.

04:08And I'm also very technologically challenged.

04:10And when it comes to romance and dating,

04:12do you think your generation is lucky to have so much choice?

04:16Or is it a bad thing?

04:19It's good, but...

04:21I've never been on an app like this.

04:24So I don't know the perks of that.

04:26But a lot of my friends, you know,

04:28use Bumble and they go on these dates.

04:30And I think it's a fun experience.

04:33You get to meet new people and learn new things.

04:36So I think there's an openness,

04:39which is a good thing, I think.

04:41And speaking of romance and dating,

04:43in this generation,

04:44it's all about women making the first move, right?

04:47So, Janhvi, have you ever asked someone out?

04:50Never.

04:51Never, but I'm very sly.

04:53I'm very like, I'll drop my hints,

04:55but I won't make it too obvious

04:57till I know that the other person is for sure interested.

05:00But it's fun, right?

05:01A little bit of eyelash batting,

05:04a little bit of joking around.

05:06I enjoy the attention, but I'll never like...

05:09I've never made the first move.

05:11I'm a little bit of a coward like that.

05:12I think something that people from my generation feel

05:15is social media and instant messaging.

05:19I think your generation is used to constant instant validation.

05:23Whether, you know, your movie releases,

05:25you get the reviews,

05:26everybody's like, you know, wow,

05:28shot to superstardom,

05:29and like, you know, that's just the way it is.

05:31But I don't think that's very healthy.

05:34So do you agree or disagree?

05:35No, I completely agree.

05:37Because what comes quickly, goes quickly.

05:41And it's very important to understand that

05:43you can't depend on success or failure.

05:50In this age of Instagram, social media and the internet,

05:55we shouldn't get too attached to these things.

05:57I think it can really mess you up.

05:58And everyone and anyone is susceptible to it.

06:01It's not like you're an actor,

06:02releases are coming, reviews are coming.

06:04It's even as small as,

06:06you post a picture,

06:0710 likes, you're happy.

06:09The next day, you post another picture,

06:115 likes less, you start cursing yourself.

06:14Like, I've seen this happen in people,

06:16and it's not normal.

06:17It's not normal, I think.

06:19So it's definitely not healthy.

06:20I think this generation has to also learn

06:24a little bit of more hard work,

06:26you know, to kind of achieve their goals.

06:28Yeah, for sure.

06:29I'm sitting here and saying yes,

06:31I've done a lot in life,

06:33but I agree with you.

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