MUMBAI – Bollywood’s acclaimed filmmaker and TV host Karan Johar has revealed his unfulfilled desire of casting late Sridevi in his movie. KJ was looking forward to working with Sridevi in Kalank, but unfortunately, things didn’t remain the same as the star has passed away.
The filmmaker is a huge fan of Sridevi and after Sridevi’s death in February this year, Madhuri Dixit was signed in for the role in Kalank.
Speaking to IANS, Johar said he had plans of working with Sridevi and even wanted to write a script with a role for Sridevi as the highlight. “When she passed away this year, I was like this is not fair.”
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He further added “I used to say she is the one actor I really want to direct and I would have done something with her in my writing and directorial existence. I just love her. She is one actor who updated her craft.”
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“And I really feel like we lost a special actor. I really wish I could have directed her,” shared Bollywood director.
After her 1997 film Judaai, Sridevi made a striking comeback to Bollywood with 2012’s English Vinglish and then starred in MOM, both of which she played the central character in.
“She was from the 80s and 90s but when she acted in English Vinglish and even in many parts of Mom, I feel like she has watched other actors, she has imbibed a certain tonality. And a lot of actors from that generation don’t do that. You know they get stuck in that 90s acting.
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He also stated that “Even though she was detached from cinema since Judaai which was in 1997, she came back many moons later in English Vinglish in 2012 and I was blown away by her,” added Johar.
MOM remains Sridevi’s last film. Before her death, Sridevi filmed a cameo for Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero, which will hit screens on December 21.
Below is the trailer for Sridevi’s last movie MOM:
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