Did You Know? Sridevi’s Mother Wanted Kamal Haasan To Marry Her, This Is Why He Refused

Sridevi is one of the most popular actresses India has ever had. She was a goddess when it came to beauty, an adept danseuse when it came to dancing and an artist when it came to acting! Such was her charisma that she was loved by all and sundry. Age and sex were truly no bars!

However, it was during her early teens that her parents were more than concerned for her marriage. They would look for appropriate suitors for her so that she could “settle down”. In a 2007 interview to the Times Of India, Sridevi confessed, “My mother used to show me pictures of “good” Tamilian boys, I would look at them but where was the time too think about marriage? I was caught deep in the whirlwind of work, or maybe deep down I wanted to marry for love.

The actress made wonderful onscreen pairs with a number of leading men be it from the Deccan industry or the Bollywood arena. One actor whom she was regularly paired with on the big screen was actor Kamal Haasan! They starred in many hit films together and one film that immortalised their on-screen pair was Balu Mahendra’s Sadma.

At that time the film was not well-received by the audience but Sridevi’s acting chops had reached another level and today it is a cult film of sorts!

In Satyarth Nayak’s well-written biography “Sridevi – The Eternal Goddess” actor Kamal Haasan recalls how Sriji’s mother was too inclined to get her married to him. In the book, he has been quoted as saying, “Her mother and I would often discuss Sridevi’s marriage options and she would joke with me that maybe I should marry her daughter.”

However, Kamal was not quite inclined to accept the proposal. He is quoted as saying, “I would laugh and retort that if that happens, both Sri and I would drive each other so mad that I will have to send her back to her house the very next day!”