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Actor, director Shekhar Kapur spoke to Filmfare (August 1990) about the phenomenon that was Sridevi. In his own words;
"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.
It was during Joshilaay that I got to know her.. .and discovered the incredible performer in her. I was absolutely fascinated.
In fact, the song, I love you was not in the original script of Mr India. It was added later. One day Boney (Kapoor) came and told me that he had seen Jaanbaaz and was stunned by the sensuality Sridevi exuded in a song sequence. "She can't look more sensual," he said. I went and saw the film and accepted the challenge to present her more sensually. The result was I love you. She looked so sensual, fully clothed.
Even the Charlie Chaplin bit was an afterthought. The scene required Sri to disguise herself as a man. Why not as Charlie Chaplin? I thought. She was so good in the scene that I went on extending it, adding one gag after another.
Mr.India was a kind of film and she played a king of role in it. In Chandni, she went a step beyond, projected another aspect of her. She now needs to play an exceptional character. maybe a tragedy. I think someone should make a Mughal-e-Azam with her. I regret not having made a film with her immediately after Mr India. I got caught in an absurd project, which finally didn't take off. I'd like to make an intense love story with Sridevi and Amitabh.
Below: Sridevi on the sets of Mr.India in her Charlie Chaplin avatar
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