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Shekhar Kapur: Sridevi was in denial of her stardom
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur remembered Sridevi on her 63rd birth anniversary with a heartfelt Instagram post. He called her the “director’s best friend” and said their collaboration on the 1987 film Mr India…
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Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur remembered Sridevi on her 63rd birth anniversary with a heartfelt Instagram post. He called her the “director’s best friend” and said their collaboration on the 1987 film Mr India was vital. Kapur recalled that away from the camera, Sridevi would sit quietly “almost in denial of her stardom”, unlike today’s actors who vanish into trailers. On set, he said, her energy was electric and he would sometimes forget to shout “cut”. He ended his note calling her “a gift”.
Sridevi began as a child actor and became one of India’s most celebrated stars, working in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. She died in Dubai in 2018 at age 54. Hindustan Times reports that an autopsy ruled it an accidental drowning.
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The tribute rightly celebrates Sridevi’s talent, but accounts of her “denial of stardom” risk romanticising what may also be a corollary of workplace power dynamics. Many female stars of that era lacked the agency to demand separate trailers. The real test is whether today’s industry offers them the same creative freedom Kapur remembers, not just the luxury of a trailer to disappear into.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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