Ask My Mummy. I Don't Know Anything: Sridevi

Originally posted by: dingle

I actually felt sad reading that. Whatever her choices were in life she was screwed over by those who were meant to support and love her. A child should be a child not made to act to feed the family

Clearly they controlled her every move and limited her education.

Originally posted by: dingle

I actually felt sad reading that. Whatever her choices were in life she was screwed over by those who were meant to support and love her. A child should be a child not made to act to feed the family

Clearly they controlled her every move and limited her education.

Originally posted by: desiking3

Q: Judging by your emotional responses, yes. Obviously you look like a full blown woman but the fact that the only ones you can bring yourself to trust are your parents and sister indicate a frightened, clinging child, not a mature person. Why is it that you instinctively distrust everyone? Why are you afraid to love?

Sridevi: There are many reasons. Basically, I suppose these are the after effects of growing up in the studios, like you said. Normally, children benefit from attending school, mixing freely with other children and all that, whereas I did not get that opportunity. There was only Srilata, my sister to fight or play with. That is not the same as being with children from different homes because there you learn to adjust whereas on the sets, I was pampered. You see, I was always the baby in the unit. I was playing the girlfriend or wife of very much older heroes like NTR. (Like that Tamil film which I told you about where I was married to Rajnikant's father!). Pampered like a kid by my seniors, doted on by father... I remained basically like a child.

Moreover, how does any child grow to maturity. Either you learn from books or from life, isn't it? Life has been too kind to me. On top of that, my parents protected me absolutely. I was not left alone even for a minute. I think it is very important for a young girl in this industry to have the strong backing of her family otherwise if you are not knowing anything you can fall into the wrong hands, then what?

I am lucky that I did not need anyone else because my parents were always there to look after me. I don't have any friends. See, it's not that I distrust everybody but if my parents would leave me alone for any reason I used to feel very lost. Even it's not true that I have no emotions. I'm emotional about my family. That is why I was totally shattered by my father's death. You say that I do not feel like a woman. Well, I too want to get married and raise kids. No need to waste emotions before the right man comes along. Why am I afraid to love? (Falls silent).