Janhvi Kapoor took a cheeky dig at her partner’s brother during her Koffee With Karan Season 9 appearance, telling Veer Pahariya: “Never take her to a concert.” The rapid-fire answer, delivered during the October 28 episode alongside Varun Dhawan, has gone viral as fans decoded the reference to Veer Pahariya’s dating history. During the rapid-fire round, host Karan Johar asked Janhvi what dating advice she would give certain actors. For Vedang Raina she said “Don’t overthink it,” for her sister Khushi Kapoor she said “She doesn’t need dating advice,” and when it came to Veer Pahariya — the brother of her boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya — she replied, without elaborating: “Never take her to a concert,” according to Cinema Express and Filmfare. Related reading: Janhvi Kapoor Tells Vedang Raina Not to Go Back to Sister Khushi.
The backstory fans spotted
Veer Pahariya and Tara Sutaria reportedly began dating in early 2025 and made their relationship public around July that year, with reports of their separation emerging in January 2026, although neither actor formally confirmed the breakup. Janhvi’s concert line was widely read as a playful reference to that history, with fans sharing the clip and debating exactly which concert moment she had in mind. Janhvi herself did not elaborate on the remark, letting the one-liner do its work. Her boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya is Veer’s brother, which made the dig — delivered on national television, in front of co-guest Varun Dhawan — all the more cheeky in viewers’ eyes.
A rapid-fire masterclass
The rapid-fire round has long been Koffee With Karan’s most quotable segment, and Janhvi’s turn produced three viral answers in under a minute: the Vedang advice, the Khushi shrug and the Veer concert line. Together with her candid comments on the Peddi controversy and Shikhar Pahariya, the episode has cemented Janhvi’s reputation as one of the show’s most unfiltered guests — and given fans plenty to replay before the next episode airs.
