India, June 6 -- Days before director Buchi Babu Sana publicly apologised for the criticism surrounding Peddi, Janhvi Kapoor had already been raising concerns behind the scenes, her fan clubs have claimed.

The actor's fan clubs have shared screengrabs of text messages, seemingly sent by the actor to them. They seem to suggest that Janhvi repeatedly objected to the way certain scenes featuring her character were being filmed. The chats have surfaced at a time when Peddi, starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor, is facing intense criticism over its portrayal of women and the hypersexualisation of its female lead.

The messages paint a picture of an actor who was aware of the issue long before audiences began calling it out online.

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