Boney Kapoor reveals why Sridevi charged Rs. 70 lakhs lesser for Mom: “She told me, ‘Mujhe mat dena par A R Rahman ko le lo’”; also talked about her not-so-known talents: “She did 90% of her makeup; would sketch the outfits…

Seven and a half years ago, Boney Kapoor's wife, Sridevi, passed away suddenly, which shocked the film industry and her fans. In an interview with Komal Nahta, Boney shared some lesser-known facts about her talents. He mentioned that Sridevi once asked him not to give her the leftover money for "Mom" and instead use it to hire A R Rahman. He also talked about her many skills, like doing 90% of her own makeup and sketching her outfits.

He began by saying, "She had a deep understanding of filmmaking.

 She would know when the lighting wasn't perfect. She did most of her makeup herself. She decided what hairstyle would go with the costume. She would sketch the outfits she thought were suitable. For the movie 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja' (1993), Leena Daru was sent to Kashmir where she was shooting because she wasn't happy with the clothes sent for the trial. She gave the idea for the costume and color scheme. Because of that, I had to change the color scheme of the set to match the costume!"

Boney continued, "She would sketch everything.

 You can check with Manish Malhotra and Neeta Lulla to see how much she contributed to their growth."

He also said, "At the start, her 4-5 Hindi films were dubbed.

 She felt her performance wasn't good enough. So, she learned Hindi. She would have a Hindi teacher in the dubbing studio. That's how she started dubbing on her own. For 'Mom' (2017), she dubbed for the Tamil and Telugu versions. For the Malayalam version, there was a dubbing artist, but she sat with them to make sure the dubbing matched her performance. Very few artists show such dedication."

He added, "For 'Mom,' we wanted to hire A R Rahman, but he was expensive and we couldn't afford him.

 We had money set aside for Sridevi's fees too. She told me, 'Don't give me the money, take A R Rahman instead!' It was a big amount—around Rs. 50-70 lakhs."