Janhvi Kapoor's Team Issues Official Note On Her Alcohol Remark: 'Misinformation In This Space Is Harmful'

Janhvi Kapoor recently made headlines when her statement on the Raj Shamani Podcast was taken out of context, with many assuming she had spoken about addiction. Now, Off the Rocks, an initiative by the actress, has issued an official statement clarifying her stand.

The official statement was also shared by Janhvi Kapoor on her Instagram story, which reads, “We at Off The Rocks & Amaha have noticed certain media pages misrepresenting content associated with this initiative and Janhvi Kapoor. This is deeply concerning.”

“We want to be clear, Janhvi Kapoor is part of this conversation as a caregiver and ally, not as someone who has had any personal experience of addiction or alcohol dependence. Such misrepresentation not only diminishes her role,

but also undermines and disrespects the real, lived experiences of those battling addiction and those supporting them. Let’s not trivialise efforts to lend a healing hand to a critical problem by misleading information for the sake of clickbait,” the statement further read.

It concluded with, “We strongly call upon media outlets, digital platforms, and individuals to report with integrity and ensure conversations around addiction are handled with the sensitivity they deserve. Misinformation in this space is harmful, irresponsible, and disrespectful to the very community this dialogue aims to support. Thank you for standing with us.”

What did Janhvi say?

Janhvi, on the Raj Shamani Podcast, shared, “I would not say I was addicted or I was abusing alcohol, but I was drinking frequently. And this was after a very traumatic experience in my life. I felt the need to just, like, ‘I need to get drunk’.”

Janhvi also revealed that the realisation did not arrive through a dramatic breaking point. Instead, it came from noticing how drinking was affecting her body and her mornings after. She shared, “I didn’t like what it was doing to my body. I didn’t like how I was feeling when I was waking up. That feeling of a hangover, it gives me such an ick. It started…it was so weird. I could smell on myself a smell very familiar to someone in my life who struggled with addiction, and I would associate that smell with, ‘Okay, it’s not a good day’.”

Janhvi Kapoor’s work front

On the professional front,Janhvi Kapoor will next be seen in Peddi opposite Ram Charan. After several changes in release plans, the film is now scheduled to arrive in cinemas on June 6, 2026.

She was last seen in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, co-starring Varun Dhawan. The film was released in theatres in October last year.