The veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi passed away last month and there is no doubt that the vacuum created because of her death will never get filled. The film industry is mourning her death and her fans are trying to come on terms with the fact that she is no more.
This is definitely a very tough time for her family but there were many issues about which people wanted to know and as her uncle Venugopal Reddy, has decided to speak now, several issues about Sridevi’s life will get cleared now.
As per her uncle Venugopal Reddy, the actress was upset and sad even when she died as he spoke in an interview,
“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.”
He further added,
“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.”
Venugopal also talked about the speculations that she had health problems due to the cosmetic surgeries that she had undergone. In his words,
“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 asked about her well-being while speaking to her mother over the phone.”
Reddy also shared information about Sridevi’s troubled relationship with her sister Srilatha and many issues between them because of which they had differences. He said,
“When her mother was operated on 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 a 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.”
As far as relationship between Boney and Sridevi’s mom are concerned, things were not bright, as Reddy said,
“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.”
When Venugopal was asked about the problems that Sridevi faced for getting into film industry as she was from middle-class family, he 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 of 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.”
Her relationship with step-son Arjun Kapoor was a matter of curiosity for many as it is being said that they both were not on talking terms. Talking about this, Venugopal said,
“Sridevi did mention to few of her relatives that she faced 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 Jhanvi and Khushi, about their future. Sridevi also mentioned that Boney wasn’t well and that his health was a bit worrying.”
How much we try to know about her life, the brutal truth is that she is no more and controversies should not be created in her name. Let us rest her in peace.