Typical of the Bollywood tabloids, there was much speculation on Sridevi and Jeetendra's off-screen relationship in the early 1980s. The awesome twosome were doing innumerable films together so the idiotic tabloid press started spreading baseless rumours. But it was all smoke, no fire. To douse the gossip, innuendo and nuge-nudge-wink-wink that was floating about, Jeetendra did a photo-shoot in his house, for Cine Blitz magazine with his off-screen partner and on-screen; wife Shobhaa Kapoor and actress Sridevi.
The troubles began harmlessly enough. Jeetendra was so effusive in his compliments of Sridevi that people started suspecting trouble-in-paradise, the martial home. None of it was true. Shobhaa Kapoor then and even now, says Sridevi is a wonderful person and laid rumours to rest. Sridevi said her only friends in the Hindi film industry were Jeetendra and wife Shobhaa and she was infuriated by the unnecessary and torrid speculation. It started the suspcion Sridevi had for all Mumbai, essentially film tabloid, press that persisted till the end.
Also need to note, Jeetendra's eldest daughter, now television and film producer, Ekta Kapoor, was/is a massive Sridevi fan. She famously told a magazine editor that once, someone in her school bitched up to her and said, 'So your father's having an affair with Sridevi!' Ekta Kapoor, a legendary spitfire, shot back, 'Yeah, my father is. Your father can only dream about it.'
Lols.
Bless her.
The troubles began harmlessly enough. Jeetendra was so effusive in his compliments of Sridevi that people started suspecting trouble-in-paradise, the martial home. None of it was true. Shobhaa Kapoor then and even now, says Sridevi is a wonderful person and laid rumours to rest. Sridevi said her only friends in the Hindi film industry were Jeetendra and wife Shobhaa and she was infuriated by the unnecessary and torrid speculation. It started the suspcion Sridevi had for all Mumbai, essentially film tabloid, press that persisted till the end.
Also need to note, Jeetendra's eldest daughter, now television and film producer, Ekta Kapoor, was/is a massive Sridevi fan. She famously told a magazine editor that once, someone in her school bitched up to her and said, 'So your father's having an affair with Sridevi!' Ekta Kapoor, a legendary spitfire, shot back, 'Yeah, my father is. Your father can only dream about it.'
Lols.
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