Boney Kapoor is enthusiastic about the release of his next film, Maidaan, a sports drama starring Ajay Devgn as the late Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. During a recent interview, he also spoke about his daughter Janhvi Kapoor’s rumoured lover, Shikhar Pahariya.
Boney Kapoor told Zoom, “I love him (Shikhar) and in fact, in between a couple of years back Janhvi was not seeing him but I was still friendly to him. I was convinced he can never be an ex. He’ll be around. When any person is there for you in any capacity whether it’s for me, whether it’s for Janhvi, whether it’s for Arjun, he is friendly to all. So I feel we’re blessed to have somebody like him in our set up.”
Janhvi Kapoor has not publicly confirmed her relationship with Shikhar Pahariya, but she has never refused to go out with him for lunch or dinner. Shikhar recently attended Janhvi’s sister Khushi Kapoor’s birthday celebration, where the rumoured couple danced together.
They even went on a vacation to the Maldives together, and Shikhar attended Janhvi’s uncle Anil Kapoor’s birthday party.
Janhvi celebrated her 27th birthday last month in the Tirupati Temple with Shikhar and her close friend Orry, also known as Orhan Awatramani. Several photographs of the trio taken on the temple grounds have circulated online.
Shikhar Pahariya is the grandson of politician and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. Shikhar and Janhvi apparently had a solid relationship before their breakup.
In season 7 of Koffee With Karan, Karan Johar almost confirmed the relationship accusations, but Janhvi later claimed that she was single. They supposedly reconciled last year. They are frequently seen together today, and Shikhar has been photographed with Boney Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor on multiple occasions.
