India, Dec. 8 -- Jigra actor Rahul Ravindran's third directorial, The Girlfriend, starring Rashmika Mandanna, Dheekshith Shetty, and Anu Emmanuel, was released in theatres on November 7. It was released on Netflix on December 5 and has since seen a fresh outpouring of love, even from celebrities like Janhvi Kapoor. (Also Read: The Girlfriend post-analysis: Rashmika Mandanna's emancipation is much-needed antithesis to alpha male culture)

On Monday, Janhvi took to her Instagram stories to share a picture of Rashmika in a key scene from The Girlfriend. Posting it with sad eyes and clapping emojis, the Peddi actor wrote, "#TheGirlfriend. Mandatory watch." The scene shows Rashmika, covered in paint, standing in front of a microphone, shieldin...