Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan recalls Sridevi

Chennai, Feb 25 Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan has paid a sincere tribute to veteran performer Sridevi, who passed on of a heart failure on Saturday.

Talking about the legendary actress, Haasan had teary memories of the days when the two stars met on the sets of movie producer K. Balachander's movie.

"Sridevi Kapoor, an astounding talent. It was not fortunes but rather merited. She worked for it from her childhood. I have known her from her teenagers. She was as yet a tyke when she came to work with me and Balachander, my mentor," said the 63-year-old.

"When she came, she was not as talented as she was but rather she built up each day; she learnt. I was astonished by her climb and every step of it she worked for. She was extremely partial to me and I was very fond of her."

"The sort of commitment she had truly matched mine as it's no big surprise that we were fond of each other."

Recollecting his last meeting with the Chandni of Bollywood, Haasan stated, "I saw her last month. We are not prone to showing feelings but rather some way or another we both hugged each other and I am I am very grateful for that hug."

"'Sadma's tunes ring in my ears now. I think that is an awesome lullaby for this capable, wonderful Sridevi," he said.

He also paid his most profound sympathies to the family.