Bollywood producer reveals what life without Sridevi is like and how work is his solace
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00:00I must thank God and of course, I must thank my wife who has given me so much of love that I still live with.
00:06I still have, she may not be here physically but she is there in my mind all the time.
00:10And that keeps me going.
00:15You have this portrait of bouncing back quite well.
00:18You know, it's not been easy, right?
00:20Three years, a personal setback of the worst kind along with being a single parent.
00:26Do you think bouncing back, you kept yourself busy, how did you manage?
00:30First of all, I must thank God and of course, I must thank my wife who has given me so much of love that I still live with.
00:38I still have, she may not be here physically but she is there in my mind all the time.
00:42And that keeps me going.
00:45Then I am blessed with four lovely children who are always stepping me up, encouraging me, who are sensible, intelligent, holding themselves, supporting me.
00:54So, I can do whatever I want, I can take up any journey I choose to.
00:58And it's all thanks to this situation of course, my family, my brothers, my sister.
01:02I can't forget my sister, I can't forget Sanjay, I can't forget Anil, the kind of support they have given me.
01:07So, I am blessed in a way and life goes on.
01:10One has got to just be realistic and move on.
01:12That's the reason I want to remain busy 24x7.
01:15But at the same time, I have been a hands-on producer, I am a hands-on father, I am a hands-on brother and a hands-on son too.
01:23And I want my, I know my mother is the world for me.
01:29So, all of it has come together and they all have been a great support to me.
01:34I have accepted reality and I am living with the, the vacuum will remain but the memories can't be snatched away from me.
01:42So, I am okay. I am not looking for closure.
01:45I want her to be around me all the time.
01:48She is there in my thoughts and she will remain in my thoughts all the time.
01:51There is not a single moment in the day where she is not with me.
01:54What do you want the fans around the world to celebrate or observe this traumatic day?
01:59Tomorrow of course is the third death anniversary.
02:01I would just like her fans to remember her with the same love and give the same love to her children, to my children.
02:08The way they adored her, the kind of love they gave her, they should bless my children.
02:14And they should pray for me to remain sane, for my sanity.
02:20Only to remain sane, I am working around the clock 24x7 doing films in every which way.
02:27I don't want to sit back and think about.
02:29There should be no negativity in my mind.
02:31I feel she is still with me and she will remain with me.
02:34And I hope the fans give us that space, that love, that affection what they gave her.
02:40And my children richly deserve to be seen in the same light.
02:44Of course, I don't want them to compare with her in the initial movies.
02:49Give them time.
02:50She did almost 300 films.
02:53She started at the age of 4.
02:57So, my children don't have that kind of experience.
03:03And then they have this handicap of being her children.
03:06So, there is a lot of baggage that they are carrying in any case.
03:09So, just give them space.
03:11Give them time.
03:12And look at them with a lot of affection.
03:15And be patient with them.
03:17And I feel the fans play the same kind of part.
03:21They are equally important to us.