Sridevi was like a bird in golden cage, says Ram Gopal Verma

New Delhi : Director Ram Gopal Verma, who has worked with Sridevi in two movies, claimed that he was like a bird in a cage.

In a “Love letter to Sridevi’s fans” on Tuesday, the filmmaker talked about the difficulties of Sridevi's life.

“Except for the short glimmer of 'English Vinglish', Sridevi was pretty much an extremely unhappy woman. The uncertainty of the future, the ugly turns and twists in her private life left deep scars in the superstar's sensitive mind and thereafter she was never at peace,” he said recounting all that Sridevi went through in her life.

“From my personal experience with her, the only time I ever saw her in peace was in front of the camera that too only between Action and Cut ..That’s because she could cut off the harsh reality and escape into her own fantasy world,” RGV explained on a blog post on his Facebook.

He also tagged Sridevi's life as a classic example of how a celebrity's life is entirely different in a real world.

“For many, Sridevi's life was perfect. Beautiful face, great talent, a seemingly stable family with two beautiful daughters. From outside, everything looked so enviable and desirable... But was Sridevi a very happy person and did she lead a very happy life? I know her life from the time I met her. I saw with my own eyes how her life was like a bird in the sky till her father’s death and then became like a bird in a cage due to her overprotective mother,” he explained.

Ram Gopal Verma had worked with Sridevi in two movies - "Kshana kshanam" and "Govinda Govinda".

He also described her as a child trapped in a woman’s body. “She was naive as a person, but suspicious because of her bitter experiences which is not a very good combination,” he said.