The Indian media is in a frenzy and has its new muse. They are at their lowest best, Beating and thrashing out the case, step by step and a few channels are dissecting the death of the one and only Sri Devi. There was a celebration amongst the media when the news of her death spiked through the lazy Sunday morning. The chill had everyone stunned into silence. Not one soul could believe that Sri Devi, the legendary actor was dead. I woke up on Sunday, and brushed open my F B account and saw this piece of news. I said a silent prayer and hoped it was false news. Something like the news I had read about Sylvester Stallone just the previous day. But, I was wrong. My heart sank; like the hearts of an entire grieving nation and fans all over the world.
She was an actor par excellence. Some news channel cried hoarse that she was a school dropout. They forget that Sridevi was an Institution in herself. The depth of art was so intriguing that she managed to captivate the audience for fifty long years. Though she started off at a young age of 4 years, she rose to stardom in Tamil cinema and went on to dominate the Hindi film industry. Her sense of comedy in Chaalbaaz and Mr India or tragedy in Sadma and her subtle tones a classy lass in Chandni were all a celebration of life. She came about to be known as the first female superstar of Indian Cinema. Her return in English Vinglish was a remarkable and her flawless acting had us realize that actors never retire. She was the star of my growing up years. Her life is a part of my life. We are inseparable and will so so miss her. The thing with actors of her calibre is that they make people their own. They give away bits and pieces of their lives and make people their own. She made acting so effortless.
Her death shrouded in mystery today seems similar to the death of Sunanda Pushkar and I hope the cases aren't similar in any way. I want to think that she was happy in her personal life. I hope she had been blessed with the little joys that life has to offer and got back as much happiness as she had spread in the world. As it is, the thought that she has left behind two bereaving lovely daughters brings tears to my eyes. The thought that she won't be physically present to see her daughter on the silver screen just cuts into my heart. She didn't have to go! She was just 54.
What's it with women who want it all? A few milestones of my life are memories of deaths of ladies who were legends. One such phenomenon was Lady Diana, who died so early. Her death was unnatural. Mrs Indira Gandhi went away too. So did Mrs Benazir Bhutto. And then we heard of Sunanda Pushkar, who seemed to have it all. A flourishing career and a new husband. But, it was too shortlived. Now, we grieve Sridevi. Who would have thought she would be gone in a jiffy. She was there just the other day and today she must be looking down upon a heartbroken world. Rest in peace, dear Sridevi. If u can! The world will never be the same without you..
She was an actor par excellence. Some news channel cried hoarse that she was a school dropout. They forget that Sridevi was an Institution in herself. The depth of art was so intriguing that she managed to captivate the audience for fifty long years. Though she started off at a young age of 4 years, she rose to stardom in Tamil cinema and went on to dominate the Hindi film industry. Her sense of comedy in Chaalbaaz and Mr India or tragedy in Sadma and her subtle tones a classy lass in Chandni were all a celebration of life. She came about to be known as the first female superstar of Indian Cinema. Her return in English Vinglish was a remarkable and her flawless acting had us realize that actors never retire. She was the star of my growing up years. Her life is a part of my life. We are inseparable and will so so miss her. The thing with actors of her calibre is that they make people their own. They give away bits and pieces of their lives and make people their own. She made acting so effortless.
Her death shrouded in mystery today seems similar to the death of Sunanda Pushkar and I hope the cases aren't similar in any way. I want to think that she was happy in her personal life. I hope she had been blessed with the little joys that life has to offer and got back as much happiness as she had spread in the world. As it is, the thought that she has left behind two bereaving lovely daughters brings tears to my eyes. The thought that she won't be physically present to see her daughter on the silver screen just cuts into my heart. She didn't have to go! She was just 54.
What's it with women who want it all? A few milestones of my life are memories of deaths of ladies who were legends. One such phenomenon was Lady Diana, who died so early. Her death was unnatural. Mrs Indira Gandhi went away too. So did Mrs Benazir Bhutto. And then we heard of Sunanda Pushkar, who seemed to have it all. A flourishing career and a new husband. But, it was too shortlived. Now, we grieve Sridevi. Who would have thought she would be gone in a jiffy. She was there just the other day and today she must be looking down upon a heartbroken world. Rest in peace, dear Sridevi. If u can! The world will never be the same without you..
