Filmmaker Madhumita recently opened up about narrating a rom-com story to the late actress Sridevi, who had agreed to play the lead in the film shortly before her demise in 2018. Sridevi was last seen in ‘MOM ‘ (2017), but she was all set to work on her next film with Madhumita. However, the project was shelved following her untimely passing.
Sridevi was all set to do a rom-com with Madhumita
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In a conversation with The Indian Express, Madhumita shared that Sridevi had agreed to star in a light-hearted romantic comedy she had written. “I had written a story for Sridevi ma’am. I had gone and pitched it, and she loved it. She said yes. It was the sweetest thing ever. This was right after English Vinglish had come out. I went to her house. It was a fun rom-com story. I narrated the story to her, and she really liked it. I still remember she made green tea for me herself. She said, ‘I love it, let’s do it.’ We were going to make it in three languages – Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi,” she recalled.
Boney Kapoor suggested some ideas for the Hindi version of the movie
Madhumita also sought suggestions from Sridevi’s husband, producer Boney Kapoor, to develop the Hindi version of the film. He had some ideas about how to make the movie more appealing to the Hindi audience. However, everything came to a standstill following Sridevi’s unfortunate demise.