Kamal Haasan: Sridevi would often seek my opinions on her films those days

The whole film fraternity was in shock with Sridevi’s untimely demise. One of the co-stars who has shared the screen when she began her career in the film industry was Kamal Haasan. The actor-politician shared a bond like that of siblings. They both have worked in a number of Tamil films such as ‘Guru’, ‘Varumayin Niram Sivappu’, ‘Vaazhve Maayam’ and ‘Moondram Pirai’, the last one being also remade as Hindi classic ‘Sadma’ in 1983. Kamal Haasan expressed “Sridevi en thangachi (Sridevi was my younger sister).”


Sridevi had captured millions of hearts across India as a Bollywood diva. She had started her career in Tamil cinema industry, besides doing some Telugu films as well before entering into Bollywood. Kamal Haasan also said, “Those days, couples (at weddings) were compared to us, saying they looked like Kamal and Sridevi. They must have seen us singing duets and hugging. We hid the truth (about the nature of the relationship) so as to not shatter that dream.”
He further said, “I and Sridevi were like one such annan-thangachi (brother and sister).”


He also added, “The producers and directors decided that the two will pair opposite each other. After a point of time, all heroes desired to act with her. If our acting was watched keenly, we would look like siblings. One could find the resemblance of myself in her acting.”


“During the course of their career, Sridevi would often seek my opinions on her films and would patiently listen to my criticism. While she did not dub in her voice in her first two Hindi films, she did so in her third project.”