This Sridevi co-star recalls working with her, says 'Because of her celebrity status, nobody used to go near her'

Actor Mahesh Thakur, who has acted in films like Hum Saath Saath Hain and Aashiqui 2, and shows like Shararat, recalled his fond memories of working with the legendary Sridevi in the show Malini Iyer back in 2004, and her aura on the sets while they were doing the serial.

In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Mahesh said, “She was a sweetheart and she will always live in my heart. She was the kindest artiste I have ever worked with. Because of her celebrity status, nobody used to go near her. If she is sitting on a chair, people will be six to seven feet away from her. Nobody used to walk close. Everybody felt intimidated.”

He continued, “When I first met Sridevi, she was a very humble soul and on the first day, I had a suhaagraat scene with her. We rehearsed and read lines together.”

In an earlier interview with Indian Express, Mahesh spoke about the romantic scenes between him and Sridevi in Malini Iyer. He said, “Here I was getting to romance her. Since we had a lot of romantic scenes, we really gelled up well. Also with Satish ji at the helm, it was stressful for any actor to be performing there. But, I think the sense of comfort that Sridevi brought with her… it made things really easy. I remember Prabhudeva had been signed to shoot some initial dance scenes and he too was in awe of her. While we were petrified, she was as welcoming as ever.”