Late actress Sridevi Kapoor had inspired us with memorable performances like ‘Sadma’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Chandni’ and ‘Mr. India’ and the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Smriti Irani, is one of them. Following the sudden demise of the actor, who died late at Saturday night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, Smriti Irani wrote an emotional letter remembering her favourite star who defined joy in my childhood.
In her letter, she wrote,"I pay homage to an actor who through her body of work ascertained that a female actress' place in a commercial Hindi movie is not only to compliment her male counterparts.My memories of Sridevi are built through my journey from being a fangirl to an actor and then my role as a politician. I have had opportunities to meet Sridevi in public engagements and industry events, and each time I went back knowing a little more about her.”
She further wrote, "She was a woman who knew her mind and despite the challenges that came her way, she approached life with a lot of dignity. The actor in me was influenced by her work in movies like 'Chalbaaz', 'Chandni', 'Sadma' and the effortless performance in 'Lamhe'.”
She concluded by saying, "That her male co-stars had to depend on her magic for their box office success was an ode to her caliber.” Smriti Irani was all praises for the actresses’ for her versatility through which she could make the audience sail through a sea of emotions.
