Today is the third death anniversary of Sridevi. Sridevi, who has worked in 300 films in her film career, is no longer among us. On February 24, 2018, Sridevi died by drowning in the bathtub of a hotel in Dubai. Many stories are heard about Sridevi's life. 6 interesting facts from these are:
Worked with top actress Jayalalitha:
Sridevi played Lord Muruga in the 1967 Tamil film Thunivan. Then she was 4 years old. In the film, she worked with the then top actress Jayalalithaa. Sridevi made her debut in 1975 with the film Julie. In this, she was seen as a child artist.
Shooting a song of Chaalbaaz in 103-degree fever
Sridevi has always been ahead of other actresses in terms of dedication to work. She was shooting in London when her father died. When she received the news of her father's death, she returned to India and immediately returned to London after her father's funeral and started shooting. Apart from this, during the shooting of 'Chalbaaz', she also had a fever of 103 degrees but she did not rest and completed the shooting of a song with full enthusiasm.
Mother asked for Rs 10 lakh fees, Boney Kapoor signed Sridevi for Rs 11 lakh
Sridevi was seen by Boney Kapoor in a Tamil film in the 70s. Boney fell in love with her at first sight. The story of Boney Kapoor and Sridevi began with the film Mr. India. Sridevi made Boney wait 10 days only to hear the script. To sign Sridevi, her mother asked Boney to pay a fee of Rs. 10 lakhs. Maybe to hit them, Boney said, I will give 11 lakhs.
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Jayaprada - Sridevi remained locked in the room for 2 hours but did not talk
Sridevi used to compete with Jayaprada the most. The two did not even like to see each other and talk. Once, for the purpose of getting a patch up between the two, Rajesh Khanna and Jitendra locked them in the room for 2 hours. When the door was opened, it was revealed that the two were seated at different corners. Staying in the same room, both of them are far away from talking, not even looking at each other.
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Refused Steven Spielberg for the Jurassic Park movie
The famous director Spielberg had chosen Sridevi for a role, but Sridevi directly denied his offer. Sridevi's personality can be gauged from the fact that she rejected the famous Hollywood film, Jurassic Park. Sridevi was fond of Indian films. Even after this, she received many offers from Hollywood films, but she did not show any interest in it.
A great devotee of Mahakal, worshiped Lord Shiva day and night
Sridevi had a deep faith in Mahakal Temple and Meenakshi Temple. She used to worship every day except for outdoor shooting. Sridevi used to visit Ujjain whenever she came to Madhya Pradesh. She was a devotee of Mahakal and worshiped day and night. She used to do workouts and yoga for her fitness. Every city she went to, she used to get a hair spa done.
