Sridevi is regarded as one of the most iconic actors of her generation. Like many other stars she was subjected to intense scrutiny over her physical appearance. In a recent interview filmmaker Pankaj Parashar who collaborated with her in Chaalbaaz (1989) recounted when director Ram Gopal Varma kept pressuring her to lose weight for their Telugu film Kshana Kshanam (1991). What happened with Sridevi on the sets of Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin? In a conversation with Friday Talkies Parashar shared while shooting for their film Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004) in which Sridevi starred with Akshay Kumar the actress began an extreme diet regimen. He blamed Ram Gopal Varma for urging her to lose weight prompting her to entirely avoid salt in her diet. This resulted in a dramatic drop in her blood pressure. He said It was going well but my friend Ram Gopal Varma I blame him for that because he kept telling Sridevi to lose weight. She went on a crash diet and when she did that she stopped taking salt her blood pressure dropped and she fainted. She fainted hit the table and was unconscious for 20 minutes. She lost a tooth. So we lost an entire schedule. Pankaj said that because Sridevi hit her head on table she lost a tooth. Due to facial injuries she had to take a break for a while effectively resulting in films delay. The movie went off rail the financer went away the producer died all those things happened so I left the film. He added. Sridevi and Akshay Kumars film ended abruptly A few years back when Akshay Kumar appeared on Koffee With Karan he said that the film was never completed and an incomplete footage was released in 2004. He recalled that the characters vowed revenge but since they couldnt shot the part the film just ended abruptly with a text on-screen saying they the revenge eventually took place. Was Sridevi on extreme diet before her death? In earlier conversation with The New Indian Sridevis husband and producer Boney Kapoor shared that the late actor was on diet to maintain her appearance. She often used to starve; she wanted to look good. She wanted to make sure she’s in good shape so that on-screen she looks good. 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.” In the same chat he also recalled that time when she lost her tooth because of fainting. “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. Sridevi passed away in 2018 due to accidental drowning in bathtub following a loss of consciousness.