The actor said she felt close to Sridevi, known has India's first female superstar, considered her an "inspiration personally and professionally."
"For me it's the most painful thing I have dealt with after my dad's passing away. And her face is coming in front of me again and again. The love she had for me was so tremendous and intense that I feel somewhere I have lost a guiding light in my life.
The 54-year-old actor passed away in her hotel room in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers late on Saturday.
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