TRIBUTES TO SRIDEVI

Here are a handful of the many personal tributes to a star who shone brightly in the Bollywood firmament and for many faded too soon.

Shekhar Kapur, who directed Sridevi in the 1987 film Mr India, wrote on Instagram: “Your energy on camera was scintillating. There was not a moment on screen that you did not have the audience in your grip. Be it an emotion, a comic moment, a dance. You were so innovative.

“We were waiting for Mr India 2,” he said. “That film should have been made.”

Actor Hrithik Roshan on Twitter described how the actress made sure to put him at ease when he was a nervous child star in 1986’s Bhagwan

Dada: “I was nervous in front of her. I remember her shaking her hands pretending [to be] nervous because of me just [to] boost my confidence … she kept laughing until I got it right. Will miss you mam.”

Actor Kamal Haasan, who primarily works in Tamil cinema and appeared in 27 films with Sridevi, choked up as he talked about her love for her family on television: “I know how much Sridevi loved her daughters. Hold on, hang in there … I am sorry.”

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez posted a video of herself playing Hallelujah on the piano in tribute to Sridevi, who she said “was always so gracious and kind to me”. She said the actress’s passing reminded her that life is short and fragile: “Every moment counts, this is not a rehearsal.”