Rashmika Mandanna Says She Declines Roles Requiring Skin Show, Comments on Janhvi Kapoor's 'Peddi'

Actor Rashmika Mandanna has said she is not at ease with on-screen exposing or skin show, according to The Times of India. Her remarks, reported on Thursday, come in the context of the discussion surrounding Janhvi Kapoor's film Peddi.

According to the report, Mandanna spoke about turning down work that requires such scenes, framing it as a personal boundary rather than a comment on other actors.

The Peddi conversation has drawn responses from several figures in the industry. The Indian Express reports that filmmaker Karan Johar recalled a conversation with Kapoor in which she described feeling a sense of vulnerability after the row. Separately, Deccan Chronicle reports that actor Vijay Deverakonda weighed in, saying actresses should stand firm on such pressures.

The coverage so far rests on public statements and recollections rather than on any detailed account of what transpires on set. The Times of India's report centres on Mandanna's own stated position, while the other outlets focus on reactions from colleagues.

Mandanna has not, in the material reported, called for any industry-wide change or named specific productions beyond the context of the Peddi discussion.

What to watch next: whether Kapoor or the makers of Peddi respond directly to the remarks, and whether the debate moves from public statements to any concrete discussion of on-set practices.