Originally posted by: TheRager
I have read this story too. Also it was told among her SI fans that Sridevi's aunt saw her and told her she was expecting. Then she told Boney and they eloped to Tirupati to marry. I don't know why some people are claiming Mona was a shrew. Actually her mom was domineering but Mona was the homely type. She was liked by her in-laws who supported her over Sridevi. It took many years for Sridevi's in-laws to accept her as they didn't want to hurt Mona. But eventually Mona realized Boney isn't returning so she took a step back though Boney and she remained married as a sort of compromise for her kids. Mona was loved in the film industry a lot. Can't imagine would like a shrew.
Yes, it was Sattie Shourie who was the shrew, she was a very dominating, formidable woman, an influential socialite and a film producer.
Mona was easygoing, well-liked by industry people and her in-laws supported her when Boney left her for Sridevi.
This article by Shobha De when Mona passed away seems so ironic now:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/Spare-a-thought-for-Sridevi-/articleshow/12531817.cms
I didn't know Mona Kapoor. Even though, as a young girl, she lived in the same South Mumbai complex as I do, and in which her mother, the formidable Sattee Shourie, owned a flat .
I was away in Muscat when Mona died, and got to hear of it through mutual friends who had attended her funeral. Later, I scanned media coverage of the multiple functions that followed Mona's passing away, and found one person missing from the images: Sridevi.
The other mourners in impeccable designer whites may or may not have been Mona's close friends. Nearly every celeb covered by the media was present for someone else, not for Mona. They were there as acquaintances of the Kapoor clan. Some were Anil Kapoor's old associates, others, part of Boney's (Mona's husband) or Sanjay's circle. Then there was the younger lot, cousins and buddies of Mona and Boney's two children. There were no pictures of Jahnavi and Khushi, Sridevi and Boney's daughters. And my heart went out to Sridevi. What a position to be in, after spending so many years of her life living with Boney (since June '96), and giving birth to two daughters. Yet, when tragedy struck, there was no place or position for the other woman' in that very public space in which Boney was featured as a grieving widower.
Clearly, Mona was a much adored and popular person, judging from the outpouring of love for her even from virtual friends who knew her from just from her Twitter handle and frequent tweets, including the rather grim final one in which she bravely confronted her condition and imminent death. Mona must have been an extraordinarily courageous, dignified and strong woman. May her soul find peace. In terms of timing, it's sad that she didn't live to see her son's movie debut. And that his first media exposure happened under tragic circumstances at his beloved mother's funeral. What now? Sridevi will be seen in her major comeback film fairly soon, an ambitious and risky project that her countless devoted fans are looking forward to. Boney has also landed himself a cushy job with Sahara. And yet, Bollywood watchers are still in a bit of a quandary wondering how to respond to Sridevi once the rituals and mourning period for Mona are over. Should they offer condolences? Make no reference to the unfortunate death in the family? Pretend nothing has happened?
What will Boney do? Make it legal and officially marry Sridevi, the lady he has shared his life with for 16 years? Will Sridevi's long cherished dream of being recognised by all, family included, as "Mrs Boney Kapoor, finally come true? Sure, it's complicated. But these are just a few realities of modern life, not restricted to Bollywood. There are several similar situations in urban society. It is just that for Boney and Sridevi, being Bollywood personalities, the spotlight and speculation are hard to avoid. There are no road maps in delicate scenarios like this one. What should Sri have done? Stayed away or turned up? What was going through her mind and heart as she and her young daughters followed the coverage (assuming they watched it?). How will she deal with the public scrutiny and intrusive questions when she does step out with Boney next? Tough. Mona has left for a better place. But Sridevi is very much around. A little sensitivity directed her way wouldn't hurt.
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