Mumbai, July 31 - Yesteryears actress Sharmila Tagore remembers Gayatri Devi, the 'rajmata' of Jaipur, as the one who made her comfortable at her wedding to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a woman who lived cricket and movies, and the woman who added the 'glamour' quotient to parliament.

'Aunty Ayesha (Gyatri Devi) was a personal friend of my mother-in-law. The two families have been very, very close. It was a very long association. She was very much part of my wedding and she was very fond of cricket. Once she asked me a question about cricket and I didn't know the answer and she said, 'Why don't you know? Aren't you married to Tiger (Pataudi)?

'In fact, we were in London when she fell ill. She was admitted to a hospital. She was remarkably versatile. She was very keenly interested in sports and has written a cookbook... I've a signed copy,' Sharmila told IANS.

She says that Gayatri Devi was a good host too.

'When she was in a roomful of people, she made every single person feel special. When I got engaged to Tiger, she came across the entire length of the room and talked to me in Bengali. That one-to-one made me feel so special. That time I was so young and so frightened. Her attention made me feel so confident. I've never forgotten that,' she said.

Sharmila says that even in her last days, she was very particular about her appearance as well as movies.