Author Satyarth Nayak, who wrote the biography Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess, says he had too many questions in his mind about the late legendary superstar, adding that her sudden passing broke him so much that he wanted the idea of writing. give up the book.
Asked if he would have preferred an enlightening conversation before writing the biography, as he was appalled that there isn’t a good book about his favorite superstar Sridevi, Nayak told IANS: “That was the original plan. In 2017, after I was sanctioned by Penguin Random House, I have been in touch with Mr Boney (Kapoor) and Sridevi ji She said she was quite busy with (daughter) Janhvi’s debut Around that time Janhvi had signed ‘Dhadak’ Sridevi ji said as soon as the movie came out, she would be free and we could go to the book.”
That shouldn’t be. The actress passed away on February 24, 2018.
“I was devastated. I was emotionally broken and told myself I couldn’t do this anymore. I wanted to talk to her. I wanted to know so many things about her. There was a list of questions in my head, but now these questions are unanswered would stay,” Nayak said.
However, according to the author, Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor and the book publisher encouraged him to get over the shock, and Nayak interviewed about 70 actors to get material for a tribute to his favorite actress.
So, what were the questions Nayak wanted to ask Sridevi? “I think an artist of her caliber could have avoided some of the film she made in the 1990s. I know in some of her interviews she said she didn’t get her role choice. I wanted to know why she was on that.” Are you not currently exploring arthouse cinema and working with filmmakers like Govind Nihalani and Shyam Benegal? We could have seen a different side of Sridevi in such films,” he replied.
Like most of her fans, even Satyarth loved Sridevi in movies like Solva Sawan, Mr. India, Sadma, Chandni, Nagina and Himmatwala.
“But I also wanted to ask why she starred in a movie like Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja. However, someone like me who admired her as an actress can only wonder, but in the rest of my book I paid tribute to her said the author.
While it’s easy to assume that, like any other average fan, Nayak loved Sridevi’s dazzling smile, dancing skill and on-screen presence, the author shared his reasons for admiring the actress: “It’s so easy these days. to talk about pay inequality, substantial roles for women in cinema, etc. Sridevi, at the peak of her powers in the eighties and nineties, dealt with misogyny, patriarchy in the film industry, and how.She was one of those successful heroines who based her on getting substantial parts in film rather than just a basic presence that was common at the time.
“In a movie like Chaalbaaz, two heroes like Rajnikanth and Sunny Deol were supporting roles and in the poster her picture was bigger. She brought back the glorious fifties and sixties when women got meaty roles. The most interesting thing is she did it all in one commercial space. She was a female superstar in every way,” said the author.
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