AIDMK leader Jayalalithaa was one of India's most colourful and controversial politicians, adored by some and condemned by others.
She had been at the peak of fame and notoriety, adulation and admonition, trials and triumphs. The journey of her life, her political career was unarguably more dramatic than a movie script.
She has in her entire political career given very few interviews to the media.
Her interview to BBC World’s HARDtalk India, presented by Karan Thapar, is indeed a guide to learn the person Jayalalithaa is.
watch the video here: