Madhuri dixit gets emotional as she talks about replacing sridevi in kalank

Madhuri Dixit reveals why she signed Kalank after Sridevi's death&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspBCCL It’s not just Janhvi Kapoor or Khushi, who get emotional while talking

about late actress Sridevi. The powerhouse of talent died in February in an accident after she drowned in a bath tub. The news came as a shocker and initial speculations suggested that the

actress had passed away following a massive cardiac arrest. Sridevi and her family were in UAE for Mohit Marwah’s wedding. The actress decided to stay back for shopping and was to return

back to India in a few days. However, things took a shocking turns and news of Sridevi’s demise left the nation shocked. The actress’ last role will be Shah Rukh Khan’s Aanand L Rai movie

_Zero_. However, Sridevi was also roped in for Karan Johar’s production venture _Kalank_ that was to feature Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha. After

Sridevi passed away the part landed on Madhuri Dixit Nene’s lap. The movie was to unite the _Khalnayak jodi_ and real life lovers Madhuri and Sanjay Dutt. Amidst rumours of Madhuri turning

down the project and Sanjay no agreeing to work with his ex, Karan made the final cast announcement. _READ: DEEPIKA PADUKONE TO STEP INTO SRIDEVI'S SHOES WITH THE REMAKE OF THIS HIT

FILM?_ Of course, chatter about Madhuri replacing Sridevi was also there. In a recent interview when the _Dhak Dhak _actress was asked if Kalank was an emotional decision, Madhuri almost

choked as she remembered Sridevi. Here’s what she said when asked by Rajeev Masand what made her take up _Kalank_ and if it was purely an emotional decision... _ALSO READ: SANJAY DUTT'S

EX-WIFE RICHA TOOK THIS STEP WHEN SHE GOT THE WHIFF OF HIS ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH MADHURI DIXIT_ > "Well, you know I have known Karan for so long and it was (Sridevi's > death)

 just such an unfortunate thing. We lost such a lovely legend. > And I heard the script and I thought, I mean it was all... It was > also emotional." When asked if Madhuri and

Sridevi were friends th actress said,  > "Not friends, we didn't know each other that well. Our lives were > running parallel. There were always comparisons, I don't 

know why > (we were pitted to be rivals). It was just that we were so busy, we > used to do three-three shifts at that time, forget us being friends > even my mom I rarely saw. It 

was very hard at that time, all the > actors and actresses were busy all the time. But somehow because of > that there's always a presence in each other's lives. We made >

 Pukaar, which was Boneyji's film. " [embedded content] Madhuri and Sridevi had a lot in common – both were super talented. While Madhuri had the moves, Sridevi had an unparalleled

comic timing. The two heroines during their prime were pitted against each other and went on to make hit pairs with actors like Anil Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Salman Khan.