This video is a tribute to the suparstar Sridevi as she passed away suddenly.
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Sridevi drowned in her hotel bathtub accidentally after getting unconscious on 24 February.
Another Bollywood hero Shashi Kapoor died last year.
They both were remembered during the ‘In Memoriam’ part at the 90th Academy Awards 2018
in Los Angeles for their contributions to cinemas.
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PMO India tweeted:
“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.”
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Amir Khan tweeted:
“I have always been a huge fan of her work.
Equally I have been an admirer of the grace and dignity
with which she conducted herself.
I join all the millions of her fans in mourning her demise.
Ma'am we will always remember you with love and respect.”
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Actor Ranveer Singh tweeted:
“shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise
of one of Hindi cinema's greatest superstars".
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Actress Alia Bhatt tweeted:
“Nothing makes sense.
I have no words... just completely shocked.
RIP Sri Devi. My icon forever. Love you."
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Sridevi became a national icon
mainly because of her blockbuster films:
Chandni, Mr India, Mawali (Scoundrel) and Tohfa (Gift).
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Sridevi had a romantic break for 15 years
just after marrying a film producer Boney Kapoor.
She returned in the film industry in 2012.
And it was a super hit comedy “English Vinglish”.
Last year she acted in “Mom”.
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Unfortunately, she cannot see her elder daughter
Jhanvi’s debut in Bollywood.
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This video is a tribute to the superstar Sridevi as she passed away suddenly.
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Sridevi Boney Kapoor (by birth: Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan)
was born on 13 August 1963
and died on 24 February
at the age of 54 in her hotel bathtub.
She was basically an actress
but a producer as well.
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Her dominant active careers range from 1967 to 1997
and again from 2012 to 2018.
She was married to Mithun Chakraborty in 1985
and got separated in 1988.
Later she married Boney Kapoor in 1996.
She has two children.
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She also starred in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.
She was acknowledged as Hindi cinema’s first “female superstar”.
She received five Filmfare Awards.
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Interestingly, she was paid the highest
as the most popular actress in the 80’s and 90’s.
At the age of 4, she acted in a devotional film “Thunaiyan”
and continued as a child artist
in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies.
And her debut in Bollywood in Julie (‘75).
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Furthermore, as a teenager (13)
she played an adult role in the Tamil movie “Moondru Mudichu” (‘76).
Her leading roles were in the Tamil and Telugu films
16 Vayathinile (‘77), Sigappu Rojakkal (‘78),
Varumayin Niram Sivappu (‘80),
Meendum Kokila (‘81),
“Premabhishekam (‘81), etc.
Some of her starring roles in Hindi cinema include
Solva Sawan, Himmatwala, Mawaali,
Tohfa, Naya Kadam, Maqsad, Masterji,
Nazrana, Mr. India, Waqt Ki Awaz,
Chandni, Sadma, Nagina, ChaalBaaz,
Lamhe, Khuda, Gawah, Gumrah, Laadia and Judaai.
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Khushi (17) and her sister Jhanvi (20)
are nothing short of Indian celebrities already despite their young age.