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Actor Sridevi Dies At Age 54 In Dubai

Published On : 25 Feb 2018   |  Reported By : Courtesy NDTV   |  Pic On: Photo credit NDTV


Mumbai, (NDTV): Veteran actor Sridevi died in Dubai on Saturday after a cardiac arrest. She was 54.

Popularly hailed as the first female superstar of Hindi cinema, the actor was in Dubai with her husband Boney Kapoor and younger daughter Khushi to attend nephew and actor Mohit Marwah's wedding.

 

The actor had married film producer Boney Kapoor with whom she had two daughters.

Her sudden death shocked Bollywood and legions of her followers who reached outside her Mumbai house.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences. "Saddened by the untimely demise of noted actor Sridevi. She was a veteran of the film industry, whose long career included diverse roles and memorable performances. My thoughts are with her family and admirers in this hour of grief. May her soul rest in peace," he said.'

Sridevi, who made her acting debut at the age of four, had many big hits like "Chandni" and was especially noted for her impeccable timing as a comedienne.


She took a 15-year-long break from movies in 1997, a year after her marriage. She returned in 2012's "English Vinglish". Sridevi stunned fans with her performance as a villainous queen in "Puli", which also marked her comeback to Tamil cinema after a gap of more than two decades.

On her Twitter handle, Sridevi - who had last retweeted a performance on a originally picturized on her as a tribute to the Bollywood diva - preferred to describe herself as "Actor-MOM-Housewife-Actor Again!"

Last year, she was seen in revenge-drama -- "Mom" -- opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. She shot for a special appearance in superstar Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film -- "Zero" -- which releases in December.

A versatile actor, Sridevi made her Bollywood debut in 1978 with "Solva Sawan".

Sridevi had worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada. She was awarded with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, in 2013.

Movies like "Mawaali" (1983), "Tohfa" (1984), "Mr India" (1987) and "Chandni" (1989) kept her at the top in the box-office game, films like "Sadma" (1983), "ChaalBaaz" (1989), "Lamhe" (1991), and "Gumrah" (1993) earned her critical acclaim.







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