Boney Kapoor gets emotional remembering late wife Sridevi: 'I feel she is still around me'

Boney Kapoor shared that Sridevi wanted him to lose weight as she was a health-conscious person. Sridevi died in 2018.

Film producer Boney Kapoor spoke about his health and how his late wife Sridevi 'was always after me to lose weight'. In an interview with News18, Boney shared that he feels Sridevi is still around him, motivating him to lose weight. (Also Read | Arjun Kapoor recalls how he dealt with parents' divorce, Boney Kapoor falling in love with Sridevi)

Boney remembers Sridevi, talks about his health

Boney Kapoor and Sridevi got married in 1996.

Talking about losing weight, Boney said, "The seeds were sown by my wife. She was always after me to lose weight. She was a health-conscious person herself. I used to go for a walk with her. I used to go to the gym with her. She (Sridevi) was very clear on when she wants to eat, what she wants to eat. I tried my best to do that but I couldn’t."

Boney gets emotional about late wife

Speaking about Sridevi, Boney said, “I feel Sri is still around me, my wife is still around me and motivating me to lose weight. ‘Lose weight’, she said." Sridevi died on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family function.

About Sridevi

Sridevi is survived by Boney and their two daughters--Jahnvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor. Jahnvi made her Bollywood debut with Dhadak in 2018. She was last seen in Devara: Part 1. The actor has Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumar in the pipeline.

Khushi's debut film was Zoya Akhtar's The Archies. It is a coming-of-age musical film which follows the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel and Dilton and takes audiences to the fictional hilly town of Riverdale. The film also stars Agastya Nanda, Suhana Khan, Vedang Raina, Mihir Ahuja, Aditi Saigal and Yuvraj Menda.