Madhuri Dixit talks about replacing Sridevi in Kalank and how difficult it was to digest that she is no more

By Rashita Sahni

on February 09, 2019

After Sridevi’s untimely demise last year, Madhuri Dixit replaced the late actress in Abhishek Varman’s upcoming film Kalank. Kalank stars Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles. Madhuri who is currently busy promoting her upcoming film Total Dhamaal recently opened up about how she felt on replacing Sridevi.

“What took time was to digest the whole thing that had happened. It was so shocking, I was like ‘you want me to do this role?’ because even they (filmmakers) were stuck. They had to go on,” Madhuri informed a news agency, adding, “As a person, it was hard to deal. As an actor, you know the role, the script. It’s a different matter altogether. But to accept the truth was very difficult.”

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After Sridevi’s demise, daughter and Dhadak actress Janhvi Kapoor had posted on her Instagram account a picture of Madhuri Dixit with her mother thanking Madhuri for taking up Sridevi’s role as she wrote, “Abhishek Varman’s next film was very close to mom’s heart ...Dad, Khushi and I are thankful to Madhuriji for now being a part of this beautiful film.”

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Sridevi passed away on February 24, 2018, by accidentally drowning in the bathtub of a hotel room while she was in Dubai to attend a family wedding.