CHANDIGARH: I saw every Sri devi film 20 times. I saw Sadam 21 times.” This is not a ‘School boy speaking, It is director-general of Punjab police Karampal Singh Gill, He left his Official engagements to invite and play host to Sridevi while She was in Chandigarh in connection with a film shooting Program of her new film, Chand Ka Mokhra. He wore “the best” Of his suits to match the occasion. He offered to take her to Amritsar by the government helicopter for Sightseeing, When a newsman wanted to know from Sridevi whether she came to call on the Punjab police chief or the latter invited her to the tea party, Gill, according to media reports, shouted: “Sridevi, do not answer the question” and asked the newsmen present not to put such a question to her. He was so possessive of the actress that he would not allow anyone to sit close to her or talk to any other person. Sridevi remarked during her conversation with media persons in light vein that she would like K.P.S.Gill to be in Maharashtra as its police chief to take care of the law and order situation there, Intervened Gill promptly: “Do you want me to remain a director-general and not get a promotion?” Presumably he meant the post of Maharashtra governor. Asked about her marriage plans, Gill again intervened before she could reply2″tell them that you would marry a5 soon as you got the best man possible.” Before Sridevi could reply, another newsman observed” Hasn’t she got the best man already?” Gill felt amused and blushed. Then someone suggested that Sridevi act in a film with Gill as her hero. She agreed, laughing, and suggested the name of the film as well: “The Villain of Peace.”
It was some weeks ago that Gill had confessed to a class of school children at Chandigarh that he was Sridevi’s fan. Sridevi later Said she came to know of her V.1.P. Fan from newspapers.
Not long ago an Indian newspaper noted that Gill does not smile. During the evening party at Police officers” MessatChandigarh although he played host to Sridevi and her film unit, Gill lived up to his reputation and did not smile even once.
He never expressed regret at the loss of human life even as he sanctions killings of whole families of militants and their relations. Even his predecessor J.F.Rebeiro more than once regretted the spilling of blood in Punjab.
The Hindu media projected his meeting with Sridevi as showing Gill’s human face,” the one who has “human feelings.”
Article extracted from this publication >> March 12, 1993
