It goes without saying that B-Town is shocked with the sudden and unfortunate death of the veteran actress, Sridevi. And it's evident that she was loved and respected as much by the fraternity as by her fans after several B-Town personalities as also political personalities visited Anil Kapoor's house in the fast few days to pay their respects to the actress' grieving family. And while many of them have also shared their fond memories of the actress, today, we've got you Rani Mukerji talking about the late legendary entertainer.
Recounting her memories of Sridevi, Rani said, "I was very close to her personally. In fact, before she went to Dubai, she told me that she wants to see 'Hichki' and I told her that aap shaadi-vaadi karke aajao. Phir main aapko 'Hichki' dikhaati hoon. 'Hichki' abhi taiyaar ho rahi hai. (You finish the wedding in Dubai and then I will show you 'Hichki' as it is being prepared at the moment) I feel extremely sad that two people who loved me immensely, my dad and Sriji, whom I had thought she would have seen 'Hichki' and I would have got very genuine and very good reaction from them. Both of them are no more in my life. It's a huge loss for me personally." Rani then added her childhood memories associated with Sridevi. "For me, Sriji has been my favourite since childhood. She actually knew me as a kid because I used to go in my school uniform to see her shooting because she has worked in my Shomu chacha's film. I remember going with my school bag to watch her shoot and she remembered me as that kid. I connected with her in a very different way when I grew up and when I was an actor,” Rani recalled.
"She used to immensely love my work. There was a lot of love that I received from her. In fact, she used to call me Laddu. I'm going to miss that because the day, the time I got to know about her demise it was the most shocking and the most tragic thing for me to hear. I still can't believe that we are talking about her demise. I feel very surreal that we are talking about her in the past tense. I was looking forward to showing her my film because she called me after seeing my trailer and said, 'Laddu
' I have to see this movie' and I said that yes maa, as soon as the movie is ready, I will show you. It's a huge loss not only for the film industry but for us as a family who belongs to the films. The film industry is like a family." Rani added.
"I had a personal connect with her because from the last two years since I had my child she has been very supportive. She was so inspirational. The kind of love that she has given me and Adira in last two years has been phenomenal. She was like an elder sister, like a maasi, I don't know what. She has been like a pillar of support to me in these last two years. It's a huge loss for me and my life and I will never forget her contribution in my personal life,” Rani concluded.