Spare a thought for Sridevi…..Shobhaa De blogs

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Shobha De in her recent blog talks about sparing a thought for Sridevi in the present situation. For people unaware, Boney Kapoor married Sridevi without going through a divorce.
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The blog follows.

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 Sridev's long cherished dream of being recognized 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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Anonymous's picture

if u guyz r taking sridevi's side then why dont u do the same with pc and srk ?? if love is sooo blind then its not pc and srk's fault at all !!

Anonymous's picture

sridevi choose this herself when she decided to be with a married man-
how can one have compassion for a woman who did not have the slightest compassion for another herself!!!

Anonymous's picture

and some new age actresses were going sridevi way... becoming homw wreckers.

Anonymous's picture

this article is asking us- the masses to show sensitivity when we never showed cruelty about this issue ,but left it all alone

Anonymous's picture

what nonsense! what next? spare a thought for the serial husband stealer Priyanka Chopra??

instead lets spare a thought for the Late Mona Kapoor and poor Gauri Khan and their innocent kids.

Anonymous's picture

But Boney & Mona were divorced later & then only did Boney marry Sridevi. How can Sridevi attend the funeral after causing so much trauma to Mona? It would be in very bad taste & the tongues would have wagged even more.

Anonymous's picture

How did Sridevi get so light? Lol
She used to be dark back in the day. Tsk bollywood people and their skin bleaching waysss

Anonymous's picture

if this sridevi female din cum buttin inside boney-mona marriage...mona fate would have been different.....living peacefully with her children and husband................rather than her fateful end

Anonymous's picture

married man = home breaker

Anonymous's picture

I have "hope" for this woman now....first time!!!

Anonymous's picture

Madhur's film cooperate was so real! For famous people even the tragedy is about showing off .... Anil kapoor's family didnot forget to advertise their designer wear suits and hand bags. God save us from fake beauties and fake people.
I think boney kapoor should have stayed home taking care of his plastic beauty wife( sridevi). They both are cruel and selfish couples. Mona was a strong woman and she didnot deserve jokers during her funeral process. May her soul rest in peace.

Anonymous's picture

Sometimes we have to pay a very heavy price for taking wrong decisions in life...Sridevi is doing just that.....we are not living in a jungle...we live in a society where we have to follow certain basic rules....if we don't follow them then generations will be punished for no fault of theirs...
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Well said man.
What the hell is Shobha De on about? Aren't Boney and SriDevil legally married?

Anonymous's picture

sridevi looks so pretty in this pic...nice saree

Anonymous's picture

taking side of a woman who broke a marriage, who broke the bond btwn father and his children- wrong!

Anonymous's picture

leave them alone....

Anonymous's picture

well she is married to boney n hence the name Jhanvi kapoor....

Anonymous's picture

Why is this lady trying to gather sympathy for this other lady ? Also her facts are wrong...Sri is married to Boney. Clearly she is trying to make a story for herself. As far as Sridevi missing from the proceedings, well that was her choice. Nobody in right mind stops you from offering condolences or paying a visit when such a sad event happens. It would have been more befitting for her to have shown up because as a wife she should be with her husband at the time of grief as much as in times of joy (read hand in hand on various award functions in designer clothes and the like) then how it matters if it's the death ceremony of her Husband's ex. So Shobha De - don't try to gather publicity for baseless stories created out of your own silly head.
Boney faltered in his marriage with Mona. So disgusting, when people take a plea of missing love after having been married with kids. Or a baseless prophecy that arranged marriages lack love. Not true. Every marriage love or arranged needs commitment and adjustments. It was all about Boney's weak character that is being wrapped up as missing love in previous marriage. The genuine cases of widow marriage or abusive marriage are justified but labeling an arranged marriage of years with kids as loveless marriage is not justified.
It's not that I am a big fan of Sri, I could only tolerate her movies, but after I learnt of how she got impregnated and pulled Boney out of his marriage - I can't stand her on my TV !!! To add to disgust she walks out with her daughter in minis..I mean what is she trying to show off - does she n her daughter have special legs ???

Anonymous's picture

Sorry if am not understanding or know this, but Sridevi doesn't have to WAIT to be invited. Isn't it obvious that she could have just shown up? She is family. Who is stopping her? 16 years is a long time. Are you saying that she is not on talking terms with anyone in Boney's family?

And so what if she is asked about the death. Sridevi is a good person and I am sure she feels for the death.

I am curious however, why she chose not to be there. Was she out-of-town shooting?

Nice to read a compassionate post from Shobha nonetheless.

Anonymous's picture

Sridevi is married to boney....get ur facts straight....

Anonymous's picture

I agree with u shobha.....

Anonymous's picture

Agreed! First time i liked what she had to say

Anonymous's picture

The blame goes to Boney cuz he was the won who was married. A married man has more responsibility
than an unmarried woman! Poor Mona!!! She did not deserve this!

Shoba De, there is no point in writing about SriDevi Kapoor.

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Boney married Sridevi , I believe it was a legal marriage. Mona and Boney divorced,Mona stilled lived w/her in-laws after the divorce.
Shobha should check her information before posting. and seriously what does her personal life really matter? Its her personal life,sri has always been a private person.
Sridevi is a talented actress. People need to focus on that
Boney never loved Mona,they were a arranged marriage. Boney proposed to Sri during Mr.India and she refused cuz he was married man,later her father died and soon after Sri's mom passed away due to brain tumour, her sisters turned against her for property and she had to sue the people in America for messing up her mom's surgery. She was all alone and the only person who stood by her was Boney. Till day they are together and happy, they truly love each other. So leave them alone. this is all to make sri look bad,but love is blind,she didn't purposely go after him and she was in a hard situation and he was beside her.Shes had a hard life,child-star,struggle I mean come on! What more do you want and if you wanna attack why only her Boney was there too,he was the married man.

Anonymous's picture

No need to involve Sridevi in this Shoba De - you say nothing to Sridevi - she was not relation to Mona in any way and it is not her loss so lets keep her out of it
get your facts straight - Sridevi is married to Boney Kapoor as Mona had divorced him and thats how the girls were given Kapoor last name. In case of Hema Malini - Dharmendra and Prakash Deol adopted the girl to give them Deol name and Nina Guptas daughter Masaba used her mothers name Gupta

Anonymous's picture

i love you Sridevi! Boney is more at fault for leaving his wife and kids... HE was the one with the family... it's his responsibility!

Anonymous's picture

I think she is already married to Boney.

Anonymous's picture

for once this woman is making sense, people who have died are gone but those who are alive please let them live

Anonymous's picture

Why be sensitive to Sridevi? She knew what she was getting into when she started her relationship with Boney Kapoor.

Anonymous's picture

She does not deserve any sympathy.......

Anonymous's picture

Sometimes we have to pay a very heavy price for taking wrong decisions in life...Sridevi is doing just that.....we are not living in a jungle...we live in a society where we have to follow certain basic rules....if we don't follow them then generations will be punished for no fault of theirs...

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