In a major jolt to Bollywood industry, actress Sridevi passed away on Saturday night following cardiac arrest in Dubai.
Reportedly, the 54-year-old actress was in UAE along with her husband Boney Kapoor and her younger daughter Khushi to attend a family wedding.
Born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, Sridevi was known for her iconic roles in Hindi movies like Chandni, Lamhe, Mr India, Chaalbaaz, Nagina, Sadma, and many more.
The Padma Shri awardee actress had also made a mark with her stellar performances in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.
In 2012, Sridevi returned to films after a 15-year-long hiatus with Gauri Shinde’s movie English Vinglish.
The actress was last seen in Bollywood movie ‘Mom’ in 2017.
Her daughter Janhvi is set to make her Bollywood debut this year with Karan Johar’s directorial Dhadak.
“I have no words. Condolences to everyone who loved #Sridevi . A dark day . RIP” tweeted Priyanka Chopra, while Rajeev Masand wrote, “Never known anyone who was so painfully shy, so quiet off screen, who just transformed into a force of nature when the cameras came on. She was an interviewer’s nightmare, but the movie-buff’s dream. You will be missed, Sridevi. Thank you for the movies.”
I have no words. Condolences to everyone who loved #Sridevi . A dark day . RIP
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) February 24, 2018
Her brother-in-law, Sanjay Kapoor said, “Yes, it is true that Sridevi has passed away.” Many actors including Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta and Johny Lever posted condolence messages on Twitter shortly after news of Sridevi’s death broke.
Sridevi made her Bollywood debut in Solva Sawan (1978) and gained immense popularity with Himmatwala in 1983. Among her other hit movies are Mawaali (1983), Tohfa (1984), Naya Kadam (1984), Maqsad (1984), Masterji (1985), Nazrana (1987) and Waqt Ki Awaz (1988). She also received critical acclaim for Nagina (1986), ChaalBaaz (1989), Lamhe (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Gumrah (1993), Laadla (1994) and Judaai (1997). Sridevi has won five Filmfare Awards and has been nominated 10 times, reports said.