No one speaks about Sridevi now, of course, because it’s been a couple of weeks since her mortal remains were consigned to flames, and we presumably have other things to obsess over. File pic

The only movie starring Sridevi that I have seen in my life is Mr India, for reasons that have nothing to do with her talent and everything to do with my taste in cinema. I was more than taken aback by the massive outpouring of grief in the aftermath of her untimely death though. News presenters on television (to refer to them as journalists is a bit of a stretch in these intriguing times) worked themselves into shock and fury, questioning God, recreating circumstances in bathtubs, and wondering if the actress had problems she probably knew little about herself.