Updated On: 18 August, 2025 08:31 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Janhvi Kapoor has reacted after she got trolled for chanting `Bharat Mata Ki Jai` at Dahi Handi celebrations in the city on August 16. The actress shared the full video from the event

Janhvi Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor has been busy promoting her upcoming film Param Sundari. On Saturday, the actress attended a Dahi Handi celebration in the city. Before breaking the customary handi, Janhvi was heard saying `Bharat Mata Ki Jai`. The clip soon went viral, with the actress getting trolled for raising that slogan instead of Jai Shri Krishna on the occasion. Janhvi has now responded by sharing a longer video from the event.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, Janhvi shared a short clip from the celebration, showing the moment she was asked to break the handi. In the video, someone in the crowd was first heard saying Bharat Mata Ki Jai, after which Janhvi repeated it. Clarifying the context, she wrote in the caption, “Just for context—full video lol. Unke bolne ke baad nahi bolti toh problem, aur bolo toh bhi video ko kaat ke meme material (laughing face emoticon). (If I didn’t say the slogan after him, it would be a problem, and now that I did, they cut the video to make meme material).”
The actress further asserted that she would proudly chant the slogan every day. She added, “Waise sirf Janmashtami ke din nahi, roz bolungi Bharat Mata ki Jaiiiiii! (folded hands, Indian flag emoticons). (Not just on Janmashtami, I will say Bharat Mata Ki Jai every single day).”