Overview

• Dhillon called Sridevi a brilliant actor and rejected the media’s portrayal of her as ‘dumb’ as a strategic act
• She explained that actresses pretended not to understand crude jokes on set to maintain a professional distance
• The veteran star admitted she herself played the ‘dumb blonde’ for years as a protective mechanism
• Dhillon highlighted her admiration for Sridevi and recalled their collaborations in Sone Pe Suhaaga and Judaai
• The interview underscores the gendered power imbalances that shaped protective behaviors in Bollywood’s early decades