‘There Was No Foul Play’: Boney Kapoor Opens Up About Sridevi’s Death Probe, Actor’s Crash Diet And Blackouts

Boney said that he was put through a number of tests, and he also claimed that he was told that Indian media was putting a lot of pressure on the case. 

New Delhi: Boney Kapoor spoke openly for the first time about Sridevi's death. The producer reacted to allegations that he was responsible for her demise. Boney stated that Sridevi's death wasn't accidental in an interview with The New Indian. During the Dubai police's investigation into her death, he said that he was put through a number of tests, and he also claimed that he was told that Indian media was putting a lot of pressure on the case. 

“It was not a natural death; it was an accidental death. I had decided not to speak about it because I spoke about it for almost 24 or 48 hours together when I was being investigated and interrogated. That is how I got a clean chit from the Dubai police. In fact, the officers said we had to go through this because there was a lot of pressure from Indian media. Well, I said I have nothing more to say than what I have been saying. And they discovered there was no foul play. I went through all the tests, including lie detector tests and all those things. And then, of course, the report which came clearly stated it was accidental death by drowning,” Boney Kapoor said. 

Boney next spoke about Sridevi's health, which he said had been harmed by her crash diets. “She often used to starve; she wanted to look good,” he said.

“She would make sure that she is chiselled and in good shape, so that on-screen, she looks good,” Boney added.

He pointed out films like 'English Vinglish' as examples of how Sridevi had previously dropped to 46–47 kg. 

“From the time she was married to me, she had blackouts on a couple of occasions, and the doctor kept on saying she had a low BP issue, don't get into this severe diet where you avoid salt. It was unfortunate. Later when she passed away. Nagarjuna had come home to offer his condolences, and he told me that during one of her movies, she was again on a crash diet, and that’s how she fell in the bathroom and broke her teeth,” he said.

Boney stated that he learned about her rigid diet-following behaviour after they were married and that he consistently pushed their doctor to tell her to add salt. 

According to reports, Sridevi passed away in 2018 after drowning in a bathtub at a hotel in Dubai. She flew to Dubai to attend a wedding with her family. The actor is survived by his spouse Boney Kapoor, their children Janhvi and Khushi.