Janhvi Kapoor has opened her childhood home in Chennai to fans through a rental service. The lavish home, purchased by Sridevi, was intended to be converted into a hotel before the late actress's untimely passing in 2018.
Shedding light on her mother's plans, Janhvi shared at an event, "I remember we’ve spent a lot of mom’s birthdays there, my birthday, dad’s birthday. Towards the end of it, we couldn’t really spend as much time there because we had to refurbish the house. So mom was thinking of doing a lot of things. She wanted to make it a hotel.”
Boney Kapoor ended up fulfilling Sridevi's wish and renovated the entire house. The filmmaker also celebrated his birthday at this Chennai bungalow, Janhvi shared, "I remember he kept saying, ‘I need to do it for her. I need to do it for her.’ And then when he did up the whole house, and I think we brought in his birthday there, and it was the first time, I think, he tried celebrating his birthday after she passed. I have this vivid memory that after 2-3 years, it was the first time I saw my dad allowing himself to start enjoying himself again.”
This Chennai home marked Sridevi's initial venture into property investment, and she personally adorned it with artistic touches. However, the Kapoor family had to undertake a complete renovation due to persistent leakage and maintenance issues.
