The
First
Time
Sridevi
Faced
The
Camera
Talking
about
it,
the
actress
shared
with
the
magazine,
"Of
course,
that
day
is
so
clear
in
my
memory.
I
was
hiding
behind
my
mother's
saree
pallu.
But
she
said
"Pappi,
there's
nothing
to
be
afraid
of"
I
believed
her
and
that
was
it.
I've
never
had
a
break
after
that."
Sridevi-
A
Natural
Actor
"Usually,
it's
said
that
child
stars
have
a
very
rough
time.
I
didn't.
But
I
do
remember
another
child
who
was
acting
along
with
me.
We
had
to
cry
for
a
scene
and
I'd
just
break
into
tears.
But
the
other
child
had
to
be
pinched
hard
by
its
mother
and
it
would
howl
in
pain."
Her
First
Grown
Up
Role
"I
played
my
first
grown
up
role
at
the
age
of
11
in
the
Telugu
film
Anuraagalu,
a
remake
of Anuraag.
I
was
playing
the
blind
girl
and
I
just
made
my
eyes
go
blank.
I
was
an
obedient
child,
I
guess.
I
did
whatever
the
director
told
me
to.
I
was
cast
as
the
heroine
opposite
N.
T.
Rama
Rao,
earlier
I'd
played
the
role
of
his
grand
daughter.
I
was
paired
with
every
senior
hero.
MGR,
Nageswara
Rao
and
Sivaji
Ganesan.
I
never
felt
awkward
while
acting
with
them,
rather
I
felt
deeply
honored.
But
they
did
seem
to
be
much
taller
than
me
and
I'd
stand
straight
up,
so
I
wouldn't
look
like
a
little
girl."
She
Admired
This
Person
As
An
Actor
"Sivaji
Ganesan.
In
fact,
there's
a
little
element
of
him
in
every
actor
in
the
south
today."
She
Never
Took
A
Day
Off
From
Work
"I've
never
felt
the
need
for
formal
training.
I
depend
more
on
spontaneity,
on
being
natural.
my
first
take
is
always
my
best.
I
never
carry
my
work
home,
I
never
study
a
certain
character
or
model
it
on
someone
I
know,
because
that
amounts
to
mimicking.
Anyway,
there
has
been
no
time
for
formal
training.
I've
never
had
a
day
off
unless
I've
been
ill.
I've
learnt
everything
on
the
job,
including
dancing."
Sridevi
On
Her
Dream
Of
Dancing
With
Michael
Jackson
Sridevi
told
Filmfare,
"He
seems
to
know
the
most
impossible
steps.
He
is
so
soft
spoken,
and
he's
been
working
like
me,
ever
since
he
was
a
child.
I
don't
understand
him,
but
I'd
give
my
right
arm
to
meet
him."
When
quizzed
if
she
would
go
on
a
date
with
him,
she
said,
"Oooh,
no.
I
wouldn't
go
out
with
Michael
for
dinner
or
a
drive.
I'd
just
ask
him
for
his
autograph
and
treasure
it."
Her
Worst
Experience
In
The
Film
Industry
"Kissing
scenes
are
not
for
me.
For
Joshilaay,
Shekar
Kapur
did
ask
me
if
I
would
mind
kissing
Sunny.
When
I
told
him
I
would
feel
extremely
embarrassed,
he
said
"Okay,
don't
worry,
we
won't
do
it".
But
the
kissing
problem
of
Guru
was
a
nightmare.
Someone
else's
lips
were
used
for
a
kiss
even
though
I
had
said
I
wouldn't
allow
this
to
be
done
by
a
stand-in.
My
parents
saw
the
film
and
were
very
upset.
And
the
director
(Umesh
Mehra)
even
claimed
that
I
had
actually
done
the
kissing
scene.
That
has
been
my
worst
experience
in
the
film
industry.
I
really
don't
know
why
I
should
kiss
someone
I
don't
know.
Others
can
do
it
but
I
can't.
Rape
scenes
are
also
a
headache
though
I've
had
to
do
a
couple
of
them
because
every
heroine
has
to.
You
have
to
scream,
shout,
you
get
hurt
because
your
bangles
break.
Thank
god,
there's
a
slowdown
on
rape
scenes
nowadays."
Was
She
Peeved
By
The
Tag
'Thunder
Thighs'
Once
Given
To
Her?
"Ha!
No,
I
didn't
take
that
seriously.
It
was
given
to
me
at
the
time
Himmatwala.
I
was
very
chubby
then,
I
weighted
75
Kg.
At
the
time
of
Chandni,
I
lost
weight
and
came
down
to
57
Kg,
which
I
think
helped
me
a
lot
to
improve
my
dancing."
On
Her
Catfight
With
Jaya
Prada
"We
weren't
fighting
a
kushti
match
or
anything.
But
I
suppose
there
was
a
sense
of
competitiveness
between
us.
We'd
try
to
act
better
than
the
other
in
the
films
we
did
together.
She
wouldn't
speak
to
me
but
all
that's
over
now.
She
came
over
when
my
father
died.
She
was
very
caring
and
concerned,
it
was
a
very
kind
gesture."