Boney Kapoor speaks on Srivedi’s death, reveals she experienced blackouts

Boney Kapoor recently broke his silence on the tragic demise of his wife and late actor Sridevi in Dubai in 2018, revealing she had blood pressure issues from following crash diets; he also said he was interrogated intensely by the Dubai Police and had to take a lie detector test

Producer Boney Kapoor recently opened up about the tragic demise of his wife, late actor Srivedi, over five years ago. Srivedi, a legend of Indian cinema, passed away in her hotel room in Dubai in 2018 while attending a nephew’s wedding. The cause of her death was declared to be ‘accidental drowning’ in a bathtub following a loss of consciousness. Traces of alcohol were found in her blood sample, according to an autopsy report released then by the Dubai Police.

Boney, who had previously maintained a public silence about the incident, revisited it in a recent podcast on The New Indian.

He revealed that Sridevi followed an exacting diet avoiding salt, which led to blackouts.

He also recalled being interrogated by the Dubai Police after Srivedi’s death due to ‘pressure’ from the Indian media.

“First of all, it was not a natural death, it was an accidental death,” Boney Kapoor was quoted as saying by The New Indian.

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“I decided not to speak about it because I had already spoken about it for over 24 to 48 hours when I was being interrogated and investigated. Dubai Police told me that we had to go through because there was pressure from Indian media. I said, well, I have nothing more to say than what I already have been saying.