Today we have added more quotes for the different Bollywood personalites talking about our favorite Sridevi. The additional quotes are for: Amrita Singh, Balakrishna, Balakrishna Shroff, Gulshan Rai, Harmesh Malhotra, Jackie Shroff, Jeetendra, Khalid Mohamed, Kiran Kumar, Mukul Anand, Nagarjuna, Neeta Lulla, Prasan Kapoor, Rahul Laud, Raj Sippy, Rekha, Satish Kaushik, Sattee Shourie, Shekhar Kapur, Tabu & Yash Chopra. Here are some of the interesting quotes:
Amrita Singh: “Except for Sridevi all the other heroines including myself can be slotted together. I’m afraid it is reality and its time we face reality. I’m sorry but I’m speaking the truth. Today most producers are proposal makers and most heroines are interchangeable. Sridevi is the only heroine who makes a difference in the selling price of a film.. Sridevi is there for keeps. Take it or leave it. She is like Rajiv Gandhi and the rest of us heroines are like the cabinet ministers.” (Showtime, Jan, 1989)
Harmesh Malhotra: “Sridevi is a wonder. Today you can call her the female Amitabh Bachchan of the industry. Among heroines even Hema Malini cannot be compared to her. . Sridevi is a director’s delight. She always gives you more than what you expect from her.” (Showtime, Jan, 1990)
Khalid Mohamed: “Sridevi is an all rounder, she is unarguably the best No.1 actress we’ve ever known. Hema Malini & Rekha just didn’t have the same snap and crackle, the electricity. Mumtaz was pretty, perky, yes but Sridevi’s zoomed league ahead. Sridevi can dance, act , she has charisma, oomph, energy. No actress can combine all these elements. Not surprisingly she doesn’t have a competitor of equal merit. Put them on the screen with her and they’ll look like her hand maidens.” (Filmfare, Aug, 1990)
Rekha: “I think it is a dangerous thing to pit Madhuri against Sri. I don’t think Madhuri is a match for Sri. The comparison will only provoke Sri to hit back with a vengeance. she’s a woman of will, she’ll be like a wounded tigress now.” (Filmfare, Aug, 1990)
Shekhar Kapur: “I never miss a Sridevi film. I’ve seen most of her Tamil and Telugu films. I was very impressed by her performance in Moondram Pirai. She was brilliant. I’d like to make an intense love story with Sridevi and Amitabh. As an actress she’s remarkable. By far the most complete performer we ever had. You may call her an extension of Geeta Bali. she has surpassed Vyjayanthimala and Mumtaz. she has the passion of Meena Kumari and Nargis and the vulnerable charm of Madhubala. All she need is to do a film like Mughal E Azam.”
(Filmfare, Aug, 1990)
Added to the video clip section, the video where Sridevi was honoured last year with the FICCI Living Legend Award. Yash Chopra has given her the award. Rishi Kapoor was awarded the same too and in this video talks about Sridevi. Unfortunately this is not the whole video as there is Yash Chopra who spoke about being Sridevi’s big fan. You can see how he moves to help the queen to come up on stage. It shows the amount of love and respect he has for the lady.
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