Bollywood superstar, Sridevi, known for her comic timings and expressions, left for the heavenly abode after accidentally drowning in the bathtub of her hotel room in Dubai on February 24, 2018. Her sudden and untimely demise shocked not only her husband and family but also her fans and the film industry. The entire nation mourned on the sudden death of the diva who ruled the silver screen for more than three decades. Her mysterious death in a bathtub due to cardiac arrest led to a lot speculation around her death. In a recent interview, Sridevi’s uncle, Venugopal Reddy revealed a few unknown things about the diva and her not so perfect life. He also revealed that his niece was worried about her daughters, Janhvi and Khushi’s future. (Also Read: Sridevi In A Throwback Interview: It Would Give Me A Greater Joy To See Janhvi Married)
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Remembering and talking about Sridevi’s early days, Venugopal said, “Sridevi is from a middle-class family and her mother faced a lot of struggles to get her into movies. Her mother took a lot of care about Sridevi’s food, clothing, and other things. And Sridevi too was obedient to her mom. Sridevi hasn’t had any formal education. When she got into films and was living in Chennai, a teacher used to come home and teach her.”
Born in a middle-class family, Sridevi became a star and married a famous producer, but according to her uncle, their financial condition wasn’t that good. He said, “What we knew was Boney Kapoor lost a lot of money in few films and they sold Sridevi’s properties to make up for the losses. And Sridevi always had that pain in her heart. Sridevi lived in pain and passed away with a lot of pain in her heart. She was not at peace. She wore a smile on her face for the world, but she went through a lot inside her. Boney produced a film which never saw the light of the day, and they were financially going through a tough phase. Sridevi sold her properties and cleared those debts to get life back on track. And that was the main reason why Sridevi got back to acting in films.” (Also Read: 7 Bollywood Divas Who Were Pregnant Before They Got Married)
Talking about Sridevi’s decision to marry an already married Boney, he shared that Sri’s mother wasn’t too fond of her future son-in-law. He shared, “Actually, Sridevi’s mother did not like her getting married to Boney Kapoor. Her mother didn’t treat him properly on a couple of occasions when he had come home. But Boney Kapoor and Sridevi wanted to get married. Sridevi’s mother did discuss that with all of us. But eventually, they did get married.”
Venugopal also revealed that the actress went under the knife to enhance her features. He said, “Yes. she did get a couple of surgeries done on her nose. She traveled to the US and got the surgeries done on her nose since she wanted it to look good. We got to know this when we casually ask about her well-being while speaking to her mother over the phone.”
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There were a lot of things written about Sridevi and Srilatha’s differences and talking about the same, Venugopal revealed, “When her mother was operated in the US, the doctors performed the surgery on the wrong side of her brain because of which she was totally bedridden. She was alive but not in her senses. She had become just an object. After the family got to know about the surgery, they filed a case against the hospital and Boney Kapoor was along with Sridevi during this process. And court penalised the hospital, and sisters, Sridevi and Srilatha, had few differences in the allocation of that amount which was later cleared by the family members. And besides a share in this compensation, Sridevi used to send a lot of money to her sister Srilatha and they were fine.”
Last, but not the least, he also shared Sridevi’s equation with her husband, Boney’s step-son, Arjun Kapoor. He shared, “Sridevi did mention to few of her relatives that she did face few challenges with Arjun Kapoor, but I’m not too sure about it. When few of our relatives paid a visit to Sridevi, during their conversation she did mention that she was worried about daughters Janhvi and Khushi, about their future. Sridevi also mentioned that Boney wasn’t well and his health was a bit worrying,”
Sridevi died at the age of 54, leaving a void that can never be filled. She was an actress that will always remain irreplaceable. Much strength and love to Boney, Janhvi and Khushi!
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