Ram Gopal Varma: Sridevi looked like someone from another world

I hate god for killing Sridevi, and I hate Sridevi for dying. When I was in engineering college in Vijayawada, I happened to see her first Telugu film, Padaharella Vayasu. I was awestruck by her beauty, and I walked out of the theatre in a daze, thinking she could not be a real person. She had to be some fantasy that's taken a human shape.

Then I saw her various other films, all of which constantly set a higher benchmark of talent and beauty. To me, she looked like someone who has come from another world to bless us for a little while for all the good we might have done in this world. She was like a creation of God, which he does whenever he is in a special mood, as a very very special gift to mankind.

During the course of working with and observing her, I began to understand more and more about the nuances of performances and characterisations, because, for me, she was the epitome of cinematic acting. Her popularity and stardom had to be seen to be believed. I love you Sri, wherever you are, and I will always love you.

Varma's film Mast was a tribute to his muse Sridevi

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