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Mona Kapoor Too soon, my friend [TFSJ Article]
Bharathi S Pradhan, the Editor of the popular magazine "The Film Street Journal" has a heartfelt note on Mona Kapoor. It was so heart touching, I had to share. This gives an insight into how beautiful and strong a lady Mona was. It also answers some of the questions we have all been asking. The post follows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was detected last April and before the calendar turned to the same month again, Boney Kapoor’s wife Mona Kapoor passed away on March 25. Even morphine patches couldn’t make it easier for her in her last few days. But what brought relief to Mona in that condition was the thunderous response to the 1st promo of her son Arjun Kapoor’s debut film Ishaqzaade. He is already a star to be stalked and marked. It’s happening again with Arjun Kapoor whose promo and punchline are getting repeated hits. Check out his promo of Ishaqzaade on YouTube. His mom Mona had wanted to survive long enough to just see that debut film of his. Arjun Kapoor Poignant debut in May For nearly 15 years, she had valiantly taken the blow of watching her husband Boney slip away and make a new family with another woman. She had gathered her dignity, made a success of her film studio and built a beautiful home for herself and her two kids, Arjun and Anshula (a brilliant student who will be graduating from Columbia this summer). She had put her life together and made so many wonderful friends that when she fell seriously ill, nobody believed that Mona Kapoor would succumb to this new crisis in her life. On Feb 2 this year, when a thoughtful Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar put together a party at their beautiful Juhu apartment to bring in Mona Kapoor’s birthday, the variety of guests who trooped in ranged from filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar, Indra Kumar and Ramesh Taurani, art director Bijon Dasgupta and Priyanka Chopra’s parents to actors, writers, singers and dress designers. Watching Anup Jalota (who came with his ailing wife Medha) pull out his harmonium and sing ‘Happy birthday’ to Mona, Shabana had whispered with admiration, “Every person that I invited to this party said ‘yes’, not one single person turned it down. I’m amazed at her immense goodwill and the number of people who care so much for Mona.” Mona Kapoor Too soon, my friend She cared too, for each and every one in the room. When Shabana herself was awarded the Padma Bhushan this year and all her close friends had thrown celebratory dinners and lunches, the still-to-heal Mona had partied heartily with all of them. It didn’t matter that she was going home exhausted after every social outing. Even as the inimical cells hit her insides, Mona flew to Lucknow braving the biting winter winds with a shawl, to watch her son Arjun Kapoor shoot for Ishaqzaade for Yashraj Films. The trip had given Mona a contentment that had long eluded her. When her son couldn’t be launched by his filmmaker-father Boney Kapoor, it had broken Mona’s heart, it was an anxiety that had eaten her up for a while. It was a big consolation that she lived to see Arjun audition and bag a dream launch by a banner as big as Yashraj and see his promo too. If only she could have lived on just that much longer and watched him grow into a big household name. As soon as Mona passed away, there were comparisons drawn between her and actress Nargis who had also succumbed to cancer days before the release of her only son Sanjay Dutt’s debut film Rocky. But Nargis had husband Sunil Dutt by her side all through, moving heaven and earth to get the best for his wife while Mona had lost her husband to another woman. Paradoxically, Mona got him back in her death. She went as Mrs Boney Kapoor with her husband (and kids) performing her last rites exemplarily. This is not a judgmental piece on Boney, Sri or anybody else but a heartfelt farewell to a woman whose silent dignity was admired by us from very close quarters. She deserved to see her son Arjun Kapoor’s debut on the big screen, she deserved to fly out to USA to watch Anshula’s graduation ceremony. That these twin delights were denied to her cannot be blamed on anybody. RIP Mona
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CAN U PLEASE PLEASE SEND TO MY EMAIL that savvy 1997 monaji interview copy i tried for it in many ways but i could'nt find that copy any where ..my email i.d gottipati1975atgmaildotcom
seems BONEY IS TEH REAL CROOK he wanted to maintain two wives and MONAJI the self respect woman only because of the kids did'nt divorce boney till date
WHY THIS CROOK FIRST DID'NT SIGN THE PAPERS AND LATER AGAIN ASKED FOR DIVORCE ?? please send me the scanned copy of that savvy magazine 1997 mona ji version
pinkvilla guys PLEASE POST THIS MATTER
Mona had filed for divorce but boney didnt sign the papers. later when Sridevi got pregnant, Mona felt even more insulted and refused to divorce becoz she wanted her children to be the only'legal' kids of her husband. thats the least she could do for her kids. When she told her son about the affair (he was ten years old then), he asked her "do u stop being his wife then?". SHe replied that she would be his father's only wife. The child was so happy that he went back to his computer.
All this was told by Mona in her Savvy 1997 cover story. i still have a copy of that magazine.
how come she did'nt divorce him after 1998 she herself said she had multiple relationships after 1998 then why did;nt she divorce him ...
according to her SHE DID LET GO OF HIM IN 1998 and she had relationships with other men..THEN WHY THE HELL NO DIVORCE
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"Thu, 2012-04-12 02:26 — Anonymous
why did'nt mona divorce her husband if she is such an independent woman i always had this puzzle boney did'nt and NEVER DID CARE FOR HER BONEY HIMSELF AGREED IN HIS OWN WORDS IN DAS KA DUM that he was in love with sri since 1983 then why the hell mona did'nt divorce boney even though she GOT OFFICIALLY SEPERATED FROM HIM IN 1998"
She was trying to save her marriage you fool. She was married to him at a very young age, and it was difficult to let go of him, and also for her children. SHE FINALLY DID LET GO OF HIM. She also built a successful career after her breakup.
why did'nt mona divorce her husband if she is such an independent woman i always had this puzzle boney did'nt and NEVER DID CARE FOR HER BONEY HIMSELF AGREED IN HIS OWN WORDS IN DAS KA DUM that he was in love with sri since 1983 then why the hell mona did'nt divorce boney even though she GOT OFFICIALLY SEPERATED FROM HIM IN 1998
She doesn't need a man to define her. In a society where a woman is defined by her marriage, and is a victim even when the husband is to blame, she proved that she could walk out of it her head held high and carve an identity for herself. In my opinion, she opened a lot of women's eyes to how strong they innately are!!
No wonder her daughter is an Ivyleaguer and son is a star! RIP Mona kapoor!!
RIP Mona Kapoor
why again this article....it was already discussed....move on....
She went as Mrs Boney Kapoor with her husband (and kids) performing her last rites exemplarily.>>>> I have a huge issue with this line. That is an insult to a woman who weathered so many storms in her personal life, collected herself after her chating husband left her because he impregnated that other woman while he was very much married to Mona. She was Mona Kapoor but when she left for the better place she was Just mother his kids but more so a brave lady.
How sad! Poor of her children, they r in the best part of their lifes and she's gone!
Nice piece...will pray that her children do very very well in life.
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Kudos to u for taking the time and try to educate some people, the basic moral values.
I wonder how Rani, Priyanka feel breaking another woman's marriage.
And another article so true good people die soon and bad people live forever.
Just the thought of having Sri Devi, Rani, and Priyanka around for a long time is so scary.
Hope and pray, God Gives Them Punishment Soon Soon.
"Paradoxically, Mona got him back in her death. She went as Mrs Boney Kapoor"
I HATE this sentiment. Such a condescending remark, as if she wasn't enough as a woman and mother, that they want to honour her through an ex-husband she was briefly married to.
i think Boney is doing really bad financially... hes not producing movies right now in general. he works at Sahara and even Sri is coming in another production houses movie! so i dont think he couldve produced a movie for him right now... the YRF opportunity is much better!
another woman being repeated for Sridevi... it think Boney is more to be blamed! HE WAS THE ONE WITH A WIFE AND KIDS!!
respect Mona and her strength! RIP
Feel sad for Mona Kapoor. On another note,it's better to have moved on in life than to cling to a husband who does not want you. At least she's knows that her children have everything going for them.
As for Nargis, I commiserate with her family,but the fact remains that even she had caused ripples in another married man's house.There were reports of that married man not even paying her properly for all those hit movies they acted in together. Happily for her,she was able to move out of that & build a new life for herself.Her death led to her son to spiral out of control. I don't think that's likely with Arjun Kapoor who seems very focused in his mind.
Yash Raj had requested Boney & Mona to launch Arjun Kapoor. Boney accepted as Yash Raj will do a better job out of it.They will make a good movie,promote his son & take care of things for their own product.Today, Boney Kapoor is not the big producer he used to be in the 1980's & 90's when the Anil ,Sri ,Madhuri movies rocked the box office.The 'Ishqzaade' promos look very fresh & interesting ,it's certainly better than some rehashed South Indian movie which Boney would have probably made.
Wow Seriously?? People are trying to justify Sri devi's and Boney's actions. Seriously?
She chose to marry or live or whtever with an unhealthy looking married man so she has to deal with the scrutiny.
You said nobody knows wht is behind the doors so maybe they were happily married until Sri devi came along ,lived with them and tied rakhi . And tht stupid fat guy tore his family apart.
I like Mona because she always had the dignified silence. Now wonder she is so respected and loved. THat is called CLASS.
People defending Sri devi are the same ones condemning Rani's actions when nobody knows the real story.
actually why didn't boney kapoor launch his son?
he launched a lot of other ppl.
i was really sad before that how mona didn't live to see her son's debut but looks like someone's trying really hard to pull boney and sridevi down...
guess what !!!!! things happens in life...
life is not a fairytale...mona was a great lady and accomplished financial success...not everyone is lucky to get marital love and nobody knows if sridevi is really happy in her relationship with boney...they all look happy in front of cameras behind doors only god knows...for sridevi it was also tough decision as per news she was going through lots of family trouble...nobody wants married fat unhealthy looking guy as a husband...
mona lived life her own ways and was more successful than boney...boney kapoor isn't a great producer and financially always in trouble...if boney didn't launch arjun there must be reason behind it...like govinda's daughter is still looking for a producer...on the other hand everything mona touched turned into gold so financially mona had an upper hand and its both parents responsibilty towards their kids....mona should have launched her son helping boney financially but no one knows their internal family situation...as far as i know arjun is very close to his dad and helped him promoting wanted movie...
we all know by now that mona was a great lady....its time to she should rest in peace...leave her and her family alone ya boney was her family too...if she loved boney before she should love boney no matter what...that's called true love.
very touchy article :(
good people die soon and Bad people live long - seems to be true
That's true. Wow, she truly achieved immortality by virtue of her warm heart.
wow...i have heard somewhere the number of people who speak for after your death will determine your achievement as a human being.
rip
If the second wife doesn't want to be blamed she should not have an affair with a married man and the married man should not have an affair while being married. You have to take the reprecussions of an affair. It's impossible to come out of it unscathed. Otherwise, there would be no society with morals and values. The ideal way to move on to another relationship is not to have an affair in the first place and recognize your marriage is not working and first move one. Get a divorce etc and then find someone who matches you.
Boney acted like his children and first wife did not exist. He went Tom-tomming Sridevi and his two other new kids to the world. Never giving dignity to his first two children. I didn't even know his first two children even existed. He never took them anywhere with him. Obviously, he was never able to create amends with his first family and second family. You can't do that.
Arjun is going to be huge and he won't need his Dad to do it. Anshula is going to graduate and do super well in her career. I know Monaji must be watching from a better place.
lovely, lovely lady. Rest in peace.
If she was that strong and thoughtful she would have given the divorce to Boney. But she didnt do that. First wife always walk away with sympathy in a broken-marriage and this society makes her husband and the second wife as evil as possible. Everyone looks at things in the same perspective.
Sad...Boney has the funds to re-launch Sridevi but has no time or money for his son!
This made me cry :( she seems so lovely wish her children nothing but the best!
Seriously y now...people like throwing others life in lime light...