Vivek Vaswani to Star & Style

A choir of Cassandras was beginning to shriek again that Sridevi's days at the top were numbered. The producer explained why there was something tragic about the box-office turning cold for the actress: "Sridevi was paces ahead of Madhuri as the reigning queen because Madhuri's position at the box-office was strong only when she had a saleable hero, good music and a big banner. On her own steam she was not a winner. On the other hand, Sridevi could sell a film on her own might. That's why she was the distributor's delight. And then to come to this stage from her dizzying heights is really sad."