There is no doubt that Sridevi is one of the finest actresses the country has ever produced, testimony is her consistent performance over the last 50 years.
As part of preparations for her next, the emotional thriller ‘Mom’, Sridevi restricted social conversation while shooting for the film and barely even spoke to husband and producer Boney Kapoor for two months. Sridevi was so absorbed in the film that even after the day’s shoot, she would continue to remain in her character.
The actress would unconsciously shift into the mind space of Deviki, her character in the film. Sridevi’s daughters (Jhanvi and Khushi) would often tell her to snap out of it and only then would she realise that she’s unconsciously slipping into the quiet body language of her character. Sridevi shared, “I was in a different frame of mind while shooting for ‘Mom’ MOM, it was not a conscious decision where I decided to avoid talking to people for the sake for my role. While filming my character didn’t permit me to just be normal. I was in a shell, I was not communicating with my family as much as I normally would. Infact my daughters told me at the end of all the shoots and filming that ‘Mom, thank God you are back to being normal again’.” ‘Mom’ will hit the screens this week, on July 7.
