Sridevi first actress to charge Rs 1 crore – rejected film with Amitabh Bachchan

Sridevi first actress to charge Rs 1 crore – rejected film with Amitabh Bachchan

Reportedly, in the ’80s and ’90s, actresses received less payment than the heroes.
In the midst of that era, there was a trend that mostly the heroes used to get fees worth crores of rupees.

But, it was one actress who used to charge more than the hero and the stardom of that actress was such that she openly refused to share screen space with an actor of the status of Amitabh Bachchan. Sridevi embarked on her acting career with film ‘Solva Sawan’.

Sridevi started her acting career at the age of just 4, ruled the industry for 50 years. In her acting career, she worked in many exceptional films which shook the box office. At one time, she was the highest-paid actress in Bollywood.

Although, the actress is no more in this world today, her charm is still present in the hearts of people.

Specifically, in the 80s, both Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan were quite prominent in the industry. Bachchan’s films used to create a ruckus at the ticket window amidst that period. Fans used to buy tickets in black also to watch his films.

The pairing of Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan was also much liked in that period. But in 1986, Sridevi had publicly refused to work with Amitabh Bachchan.

She was approached for the 1992 film ‘Khuda Gawah’, but before that, she had given many big statements that the heroine in Amitabh’s films is nothing more than a mere extra.

Earlier, she had also rejected ‘Khudagawah’. But when she later read the entire script, she immediately agreed to work in the film.

In her acting career, Sridevi essayed brilliant characters in almost 300 films.
Apart from Hindi, the actress also appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.

Notably, her stardom was such that at one time even superstar Salman Khan became nervous on working with her due to her success.

Another interesting thing about the veteran actress is that Sridevi did not watch her films.

In the midst of her interview, her daughter Jhanvi Kapoor herself revealed this while remembering her mother.
She went on to reveal that her mother never liked to watch her films. As an artist, she too has never studied her mother’s work.

News Edit K.V.Raman