Kiran Kumar recalls working with 'madam' Sridevi on Khuda Gawah: I admired her

Kiran Kumar and Sridevi shared screen in Khuda Gawah

Veteran actor Kiran Kumar has collaborated with late actress Sridevi for the 1992 action epic Khuda Gawah. The actor has recently recalled working with the late actress and admitted that he used to admire her.

During an interview with Red FM, Kiran Kumar shared, “Sridevi ke sath mera ek salaam-dua ka rishta raha hai (I just had a cordial relation with Sridevi).” He further suggested that Sridevi maintained a distance during the filming.

He shared, “She didn’t let anyone come too close to her. So I only used to greet her on set. But whenever she used to perform, I admired her.”

Brief interaction with Sridevi

Kiran Kumar also recalled his interaction with Sridevi on the set while filming the climax of Khuda Gawah.

He recalled, “In the climax, I’m running. Amit ji and Sridevi are riding horses on either of my sides. They lift me up and then throw me off a mountain. That’s how Pasha dies. But as they lifted me up and continued to ride the horses, one of the horse knuckles hit my leg which then swelled up.”

He added, “After the shoot, Sridevi got off the horse and asked, ‘Kiran, are you okay? You hurt your leg.’ I said, ‘Ya, it’s okay. It’ll get better.’ She said, ‘You should be careful. Why didn’t you get a duplicate for this shot?’ I said, ‘Madam, you lifted me up in this shot. It was great fun. Please don’t bother. Thank you very much.’ That was the only interaction I had with Madam. But that was more than enough.”

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Kiran Kumar calls Sridevi a ‘versatile’ actor

Kiran Kumar might have collaborated with Sridevi for a few projects, but he admires her work. He called the late actress a versatile actor and listed three films in which she portrayed completely different characters. The portrayal included a dramatic role in Balu Mahendra’s 1983 romantic drama Sadma, Pankaj Parashar’s 1989 comedy Chaalbaaz, and an action role in Khuda Gawah.

He concluded, “What has she not done? It’s sad she had to go so early. Her last film, Mom, was also really wonderful. I just wish she’s happy wherever she is.”

For the unversed, Sridevi died in 2018 in her guest room at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the cause cited as accidental drowning. She is survived by her husband and veteran producer Boney Kapoor, and daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor.