February
24
will
always
be
remembered
as
an
unfortunate
day
for
the
Hindi
film
industry,
as
three
years
ago,
we
lost
one
of
the
brightest
stars-
Sridevi.
Today,
it's
been
three
years
since
Sridevi
left
for
her
heavenly
abode,
and
many
of
her
fans
still
miss
her
everyday
and
watch
her
films
to
keep
her
alive
in
their
memories.
In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
a
leading
daily,
filmmaker
Gauri
Shinde
who
directed
English
Vinglish,
reminisced
about
her
first
meeting
with
the
Queen
of
expressions
and
revealed
how
Sridevi's
simplicity
won
her
heart.
Speaking
to
The
Times
of
India,
Shinde
said
that
she
will
never
forget
her
first
meeting
with
Sridevi,
because
it
was
more
like
a
blind
date
for
both
of
them,
as
they
were
meeting
each
other
for
the
first
time.
"She
didn't
know
much
about
me,
other
than
that
I
was
Balki's
wife.
I
call
it
a
blind
date
because
we
really
fell
in
love
with
each
other.
Sometimes
you
meet
certain
people,
and
you
feel
an
instant
click.
It
was
that.
As
if
our
souls
were
just
meant
to
meet,
and
to
do
something
together,
however
dramatic
it
may
sound.
I
absolutely
love
her;
I
don't
say
this
because
she
is
a
star
and
I
am
in
awe,
but
because
I
really
liked
her
soul,"
added
the
Dear
Zindagi
director.
Shinde
further
asserted
that
after
building
a
rapport
over
a
cup
of
tea,
she
narrated
the
script
of
English
Vinglish
to
Sridevi.
She
said
that
as
a
writer,
when
she
narrates
a
script,
she
is
attuned
to
the
reactions
too,
and
immediately
knows
when
someone
actually
connects
to
her
story.
Revealing
how
Sridevi
reacted
to
her
script,
Gauri
said,
"From
her
eyes,
gestures,
and
smile,
I
could
see
that
she
got
it.
There
was
a
different
sort
of
connection
between
us
and
we
both
felt
it.
And
at
the
end
of
my
narration,
she
said,
"Gauri,
I
really
love
it.
I
don't
know
about
you,
but
I
want
to
do
it.
It's
a
'yes' from
me".
The
moment
she
said
that
I
was
so
thrilled!"
In
the
same
interview,
Shinde
also
said
with
a
heavy
heart
that
it's
difficult
to
talk
about
Sridevi
in
past
tense.