Cine Blitz excerpt from January 1984, Jaya Prada's cover story.
Are you trying to prove that what Sridevi can do, you can do better? "Not like that. There is no competition. People are enjoying it. It's accepted." But that does not answer the question... are you willing to compromise for the box-office? "I have not worn a bikini or short pants." Wish one could explain to Jaya Prada that her scenes from the 'oui amma, oui amma' song were obnoxious, crude, vulgar. And it's not necessary that you have to wear a bikini to be vulgar.
Jaya Prada, however, was convinced that, "I think I am better when I play characters. Serious and homely roles. Soft, emotional roles. But I can wear a dress, like a midi. I don't do dancing singing all the time because it does not suit me."
We moved on to her only rival, for the No. 1 position - Sridevi. Is she more successful because besides being talented, she also makes an effort to cultivate her heroes?
Jaya Prada recently did an interview with tears in her eyes stating how much she missed Sridevi. In her Cine Blitz cover story, she could not have been more blunt about what she and her family thought of Sri. Just saying...
