It remains one of my favourite pieces of jewellery which I wear quite often.quot nbsp Īfter the incident she stopped expressing admiration for anything in his house.nbsp Quot He immediately told his Kamala Amma to take off the necklace and give it to me. I chattily expressed admiration for the ‘nauratna’ necklace that his wife was wearing.nbsp And such humility! You can’t imagine how many things he has gifted me. There has never been a star like him in the south. He knew enough Hindi to communicate that love. Everyone including his two sons and their wives stayed in a sprawling home.quot nbsp He completely believed in the joint-family system. He kept scolding my sister Meena until her daughter Rachna was married. He was a very orthodox man just like my father. Sivaji saab also has two daughters both married at an early age. Quot The younger son Prabhu is a film actor like his father. Later Sivaji saab’s son Ramu took over.nbsp
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The younger brother used to look after his entire professional interests. He felt he had suffered irrevocable loss. The death of Sivaji’s younger brother shattered him. Quot All three brothers – Sivaji saab’s elder brother Sivaji and his younger brother – lived together under the same roof. She was like a Goddess to the entire household.nbsp While his father lived in the village his mother lived with him. Asha and I had gone to Chennai together when his mother died. Then the minute he returned for the day he would inquire about me. Whenever I stayed in his house he left instructions before leaving to shoot about which chutney I should be served with the dosa. She said that the two shared a rare bond.nbsp Even if I forgot to send him a rakhi he’d never forget his Diwali ritual.quot nbsp
I was never surprised by his largesse because I was his sister. Every Diwali unfailingly he sent clothes for every member of the Mangeshkar family. Till the end he was a brilliant performer. The last time I saw him was in ‘Thevar Magan’ released in 1992. He would send prints of films especially for me to see in Mumbai. Quot I thought he was awesome in all his Tamil films that I’ve seen. His entire family dotes on me.quot nbsp Īs artistes they both loved each other’s works she said.nbsp Though he wasn’t keeping well for quite some time he came personally or sent his daughter to take me home. But a visit and a meal at his place was a must. Quot After he deconstructed the back portion of his home I had to stay in a hotel in Chennai. When he returned from the US he came straight to our house. My mother took him to her prayer room did his aarti offered him prasad and a gold chain. Quot Once he came to Mumbai en route to the US. Before every play of his in Mumbai my mother sent Sivaji saab soup which we siblings would happily take to him.
Quot My mother noticed how physically strenuous it was for him to emote on stage. She also said that he used to visit Mumbai for his theatre plays.nbsp Then after 10-12 days of his overwhelming hospitality in Chennai we returned to Mumbai.quot nbsp
He screened one of his new Tamil films for us. Quot Only after this incident we became really thick.
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Sivaji saab sent his manager and three other people two cars and his personal driver Shiva with us. We wanted to travel further to see the Meenakshi Amman temple and Rameshwaram. Quot Once all us siblings – Asha Meena Usha and Hridaynath – had gone to Chennai.