Not meeting Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is my loss: Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla regrets missing the opportunity to meet Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away in Shillong on July 27.
Actor Juhi Chawla on Wednesday (July 29) paid tribute to late former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, saying that he was "very intelligent and the whole nation loved him". The 'Missile Man' passed away on July 27 evening, following a cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong.
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On July 28, after the death of Dr Kalam, Chawla had tweeted:
Our nation has lost an inspirational leader. Saddened and in loss of words....RIP APJ Abdul Kalam Juhi Chawla (@iam_juhi) July 28, 2015
Asked about her tweet condoling the death of Kalam and calling him an "inspirational leader", Juhi said, "He loved kids. He has said a lot of good things. He had great thinking and vision. We lost him. I think it is a great loss for us."
Interacting with the media after launching a book at an event in Mumbai, reading some excerpts from this children's book and signing some books for excited fans, Juhi also revealed that she had once got an opportunity to meet him, but things didn't materialize, which she regrets.
"I never got to meet him. But there was this programme once, I can't remember, where we were supposed to meet him, but things just didn't work out. That was my chance, where I might have met him and I think it's my loss," she said.
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"I loved listening to his talks and speeches," she said.
Asked would she be interested in writing a book, like Dr Kalam, she laughed and said that she might write an autobiography. "During my growing years and ever since I stepped into the industry, a lot has happened, so I might write about it," said Juhi.