Sunday morning of 25th
Feb’18 was not a normal one, reason we got up to a shocking news, about the
demise of Sridevi, bollywood's 1st female superstar, fashionista, doting
mother,diva are just few things to speak about her. Sridevi was an ocean of
talent and elegance. We can rarely see such combination. Many actors of recent
times idolize her for her eminent work and looked at her as an artist who can
carry of any role with ease and poise. Such was the charm of Sridevi
She ruled Bollywood for over 2
decades before taking sabbatical from the industry to focus on her personal
life. She was a complete family person, who has always prioritized her personal
life more than professional. This is evident from the fact, that she was never
alone in any her outing, her family was always with her. Sridevi’s family was picturesque
and close knit comprising for her husband and daughters, her Instagram account
speaks volume about it.
Despite such stature in society,
she was very humble and down to earth person in real life. Once you meet
Sridevi, you will never forget her, that was the charm of the legend. She was
an actor only in front of camera but behind the camera she was one among us. That’s
what made her special and unique.
Memories of her comeback movie
“English Vinglish” are still fresh. After watching the movie nobody will say
that, she was facing camera after a hiatus of 15 years, such was her screen
presence and charm. The subject chosen by her, was so close to the heart of
people that they were easily able to relate with the movie and made it a huge
success at box office. Sridevi shouldered the entire movie on herself, risk
usually eluded by stars especially in their comeback projects. This only tells
us about her ability as in actor and her belief in the projects undertaken by
her. She yearned for power packed performance in her projects. Her untimely
demise is an irrevocable loss to the fraternity
When I read this news, my first
reaction was, it’s a filthy joke. Such jokes are common these days, every other
day we read about the demise of a celebrity and in some time that celebrity
responds back stating it’s just a rumor. But that wasn’t the case with Sridevi,
all news channels and papers carried this news, which forced me to believe, the
story is true. Then WhatsApp messages too substantiated the stance.
The feeling is yet to sink in me
that Sridevi is no more with us. This was not the case with me, it was the same
with all the people I spoke about. Nobody was willing to accept the fact that
Sridevi has left us. Initial reaction on hearing the news was “What”. She has travelled to a different world too
soon, leaving us in a state of shock and despair.
Am thinking if we as her fans are
so devastated by her demise, what would be the case with her husband and
daughters? Till date Sridevi was always around them, now when she’s not there,
how will they cope up with the vacuum brought in to their life’s? Sridevi was
too excited, as her daughter Jhanvi Kapoor was about to debut in film industry
and was looking forward to Jhanvi’s performance in front of camera.
I just pray to god that her soul
rests in peace and almighty gives her family the courage to bear with loss of
Sridevi.
