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Highlights:

• Janhvi Kapoor spoke at We The Women Asia about her mother Sridevi and Dharmendra’s deaths
• She criticised media and social media for turning grief into memes
• Actress says the coverage shows a “derailment of human morality”
• She recalled avoiding TV after her mother’s death due to constant exposure
• Janhvi stressed the importance of self-respect over external validation

Janhvi Kapoor has called out the harshness of today’s media after the deaths of her mother Sridevi in 2018 and veteran actor Dharmendra in November 2025. Speaking at the We The Women Asia event in Mumbai, she said the aftermath of these losses exposed a serious moral decline, particularly with how social media turned tragedy into memes. The actress was blunt about the emotional toll and the culture of voyeurism she sees in journalism today.

Janhvi Kapoor slams social media and journalism for insensitive coverage of Sridevi and Dharmendra deaths Getty Images