Arjun Kapoor on how losing his mother and Sridevi strengthened sisterly bonds
He shared how these tragic events led to an emotional connection with Janhvi, Khushi, and Anshula, as they navigated their grief together.
Fashion designer Manish Malhotra has expressed his heart-wrenching feelings on the death of his friend and actress Sridevi. In a note published by Vogue magazine, Manish revealed that he talked to Sridevi the night she died. He went on to write about Sridevi’s feelings on Janhvi’s debut, Khushi, and many other things.
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Manish Malhotra wrote, “This is the first time I’ve lost someone so close, and it feels surreal. I’d known her for 28 years. We were at a wedding together and then, out of nowhere, her sister Srilatha was handing me a silk sari for her funeral. I spoke to her the night she passed away. We talked about everything under the sun, from Janhvi’s film, how beautiful Khushi looked at the wedding to even what she had eaten earlier that day. Even now, so many days later, I still expect my phone to ring, and to hear her discuss an outfit or a project which we can work on together.”
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“I realize gossip never entered our conversations. We talked about clothes, food, movies—all the good things in life. She never wished ill upon anyone, or remarked upon her contemporaries.” He added that Sridevi treated commercial and art-house cinema with equal grace and respect, saying “it didn’t matter if it was a silly scene, a song or a path-breaking performance. If she committed to something, it deserved respect.”
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The fashion designer also got nostalgic while recalling how he used to design little lehngas for Janhvi when she was young. He is working with Janhvi on her debut film Dhadak now, “It’s funny how life comes full circle. I used to make little cholis and ghagras for the girls when they were younger. Now I’m working with Janhvi on her debut. Much like her mother, she’s a bundle of talent and discipline,” he said.
Sridevi, 54, died on 24 February due to an accidental drowning at a Dubai hotel.
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