Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi’s on screen chemistry in Yash Chopra’s Chandni garnered immense adulation during the 80’s. The film became the highest grosser and is still revered as one of the best performances of Sridevi.
Recalling the time when Sridevi shied talking during the shoot of Nagina as she wasn’t fluent with Hindi and English, Rishi Kapoor said to a leading Indian daily, "I found out that she was actually shy and maybe, a tad conscious about speaking in Hindi or English because she was not proficient in either of the languages back then. In fact, she told me about it much later. Those days, while shooting a film, we had something called as a magazine change. It was a technical thing and we had to stay at our positions while the lights faced us. In those two to three awkward minutes, we stood there not knowing what to speak. I broke the ice and complimented her dance skills. To that, she said, ‘I’ve seen Khel Khel Mein four times.’ That was the first conversation we had."
Talking about the shooting of Chandni, Rishi added, "When we started working in Chandni, she had become more conversant and confident with her Hindi and English."
Praising about Sridevi’s talent and mentioning the fact that there will never be another Sridevi, Rishi concluded by stating, "I will miss my Chandni for all the lovely cinematic moments she gave me. Her fans will miss her. No one will entertain the way she did. I don’t see another female actor achieving what Sridevi did in any sphere of life. Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Choodiyan became a national anthem for all desi weddings and Main Teri Dushman headlines the naagin dances everywhere even now. These are all her footprints on our cinema which will remain…"
Sagar Arya
Irvine Iqbal
