Madhumita reveals Sridevi signed a rom-com film before her shocking demise: ‘The script is shelved forever as a homage to her’

Filmmaker Madhumita recently opened up about narrating a rom-com story to the late actress Sridevi, who had agreed to play the lead in the film shortly before her demise in 2018. Sridevi was last seen in 'MOM ' (2017), but she was all set to work on her next film with Madhumita.

However, the project was shelved following her untimely passing.Sridevi was all set to do a rom-com with Madhumita

In a conversation with The Indian Express, Madhumita shared that Sridevi had agreed to star in a light-hearted romantic comedy she had written. “I had written a story for Sridevi ma’am. I had gone and pitched it, and she loved it. She said yes. It was the sweetest thing ever. This was right after English Vinglish had come out. I went to her house. It was a fun rom-com story.

I narrated the story to her, and she really liked it.

I still remember she made green tea for me herself. She said, ‘I love it, let’s do it.’ We were going to make it in three languages – Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi,” she recalled.Boney Kapoor suggested some ideas for the Hindi version of the movieMadhumita also sought suggestions from Sridevi’s husband, producer Boney Kapoor, to develop the Hindi version of the film. He had some ideas about how to make the movie more appealing to the Hindi audience.

However, everything came to a standstill following Sridevi’s unfortunate demise.The filmmaker admitted she cannot imagine casting anyone else in the role, as the script was written solely with Sridevi in mind. “I can’t imagine another actress doing it. It’s very hard for me to think of anybody else but her in that film. I had her in my mind while writing every scene. When she is not around anymore, casting anyone else just seems like a compromise.

That’s why that script is shelved forever as a homage to her,” she revealed.About Madhumita’s 'Kaalidhar Laapata'Meanwhile, the director’s latest project, 'Kaalidhar Laapata', premiered on an OTT platform and features Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role. The 'Guru' actor agreed to do the film after listening to about 30–40 minutes of the narration. Madhumita described Abhishek as very attentive, engaged, and curious.