‘Sridevi was called to court only because magistrate wanted to see her,’ recalls Majeed Memon: ‘The crowd was uncontrollable’

Recently, in an exclusive conversation with SCREEN, Majeed Memon shared that while many celebrity-related cases made it to his book, one case he didn’t write about was about the late actress Sridevi. While he didn’t share details, he said the actress was specially called to the court as the judge wanted to see her in person.

“Once, I was appearing for Sridevi in a case. At that time, she was at the apex of the industry. People were crazy to have a glimpse of her, even the magistrate was very keen to see her. I applied for an exemption, but it was not granted. The judge told me to keep my client present because he was keen to see Sridevi. Finally, when she came to court, the crowd was uncontrollable,” Majeed Memon shared.

In another chapter of his book, he mentioned that Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan turned hostile witnesses during the Bharat Shah case. When asked if he feared no backlash for naming prominent names from Bollywood in his book, he said, “I was not at all apprehensive taking Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan’s names, what I have said was that they were falsely accused only to glamorize the case.”

Talking about his connection with Bollywood, he revealed that he studied in college with many of them. “I am quite well known in Bollywood. Mahesh Bhatt is a personal friend, and I have been friends with various celebrities since my college days. Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt and many others including me used to assemble at Naushad saab’s house every day. I was acquainted with them and I became a lawyer.”