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'''Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan''' (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known professionally as '''Sridevi''', was an Indian actress who worked in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Kannada]]<!-- Arranged by the number of films appeared. Please do not change the languages order without discussing at the talk page--> language films.<ref name=":22">{{cite web|last=Vetticad|first=Anna MM|title=Sridevi: a true pan-Indian superstar from Kollywood to Bollywood|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/sridevi-true-pan-indian-superstar-kollywood-bollywood-180226110630494.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531134910/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/sridevi-true-pan-indian-superstar-kollywood-bollywood-180226110630494.html|archive-date=31 May 2018|access-date=18 May 2019|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref name="Saxena">{{cite web|last=Saxena|first=Poonam|date=26 February 2018|title=Sridevi: the rough diamond who transformed into India's first female superstar|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1391756|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427104428/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391756|archive-date=27 April 2018|access-date=27 April 2018|website=DAWN.COM|language=en-PK}}</ref> Cited as the "First Female Superstar" of [[Indian cinema]],<ref name=":22"/><ref name="Saxena"/> she was the recipient of [[Sridevi#Awards and honours|various accolades]], including a [[National Film Award]], a [[Kerala State Film Award]], a [[Nandi Award]], a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award]], four [[Filmfare Awards]], including a [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] and three [[Filmfare Awards South]].<ref name="first female superstar">{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Thousands gather to mourn Bollywood's 'first female superstar' |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |agency=[[Telegraph Media Group]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/28/sridevi-funeral-thousands-gather-mourn-bollywoods-first-female/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227110357/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/28/sridevi-funeral-thousands-gather-mourn-bollywoods-first-female/ |archive-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> Sridevi's career in Indian cinema spanned over 50 years in a range of [[genre]]s from [[slapstick comedy]] to [[epic film|epic dramas]]. She was known for her reticent and introverted personality, but headstrong and outspoken screen persona, regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women.<ref name="firstsuperstar">{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=India's first female superstar: The incredible journey of Sridevi |work=[[The Economic Times]] |agency=[[The Times Group]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-chandni-who-gave-us-many-lamhe-of-cinematic-brilliance/articleshow/63065586.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301054636/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-chandni-who-gave-us-many-lamhe-of-cinematic-brilliance/articleshow/63065586.cms |archive-date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="SrideviKapoor">{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood's First Female Superstar, Dies at 54 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[The New York Times Company]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/obituaries/sridevi-dead.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165701/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/obituaries/sridevi-dead.html |archive-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> In 2013, Sridevi was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]], the country's fourth highest civilian honour.<ref name="Sridevi receives Padma Shri award">{{Cite news|date=6 April 2013|title=President presents Padma awards|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-presents-padma-awards/article4585623.ece|url-status=live|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706174644/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-presents-padma-awards/article4585623.ece|archive-date=6 July 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a [[CNN-IBN]] national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema.<ref name="IBNLive">{{cite news |title=IBNLive Poll: Sridevi voted the greatest Indian actress in 100 years |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |access-date=16 June 2022 |work=News18 |date=7 March 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan''' (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known professionally as '''Sridevi''', was an Indian actress who worked in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Kannada]]<!-- Arranged by the number of films appeared. Please do not change the languages order without discussing at the talk page--> language films.<ref name=":22">{{cite web|last=Vetticad|first=Anna MM|title=Sridevi: a true pan-Indian superstar from Kollywood to Bollywood|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/sridevi-true-pan-indian-superstar-kollywood-bollywood-180226110630494.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531134910/https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/sridevi-true-pan-indian-superstar-kollywood-bollywood-180226110630494.html|archive-date=31 May 2018|access-date=18 May 2019|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref name="Saxena">{{cite web|last=Saxena|first=Poonam|date=26 February 2018|title=Sridevi: the rough diamond who transformed into India's first female superstar|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1391756|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427104428/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391756|archive-date=27 April 2018|access-date=27 April 2018|website=DAWN.COM|language=en-PK}}</ref> Cited as the "First Female Superstar" of [[Indian cinema]],<ref name=":22"/><ref name="Saxena"/> she was the recipient of [[Sridevi#Awards and honours|various accolades]], including a [[National Film Award]], a [[Kerala State Film Award]], a [[Nandi Award]], a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award]], four [[Filmfare Awards]], including a [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]] and three [[Filmfare Awards South]].<ref name="first female superstar">{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Thousands gather to mourn Bollywood's 'first female superstar' |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |agency=[[Telegraph Media Group]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/28/sridevi-funeral-thousands-gather-mourn-bollywoods-first-female/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227110357/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/28/sridevi-funeral-thousands-gather-mourn-bollywoods-first-female/ |archive-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> Sridevi's career in Indian cinema spanned over 50 years in a range of [[genre]]s from [[slapstick comedy]] to [[epic film|epic dramas]]. She was known for her reticent and introverted personality, but headstrong and outspoken screen persona, regularly playing strong-willed, enlightened women.<ref name="firstsuperstar">{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=India's first female superstar: The incredible journey of Sridevi |work=[[The Economic Times]] |agency=[[The Times Group]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-chandni-who-gave-us-many-lamhe-of-cinematic-brilliance/articleshow/63065586.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301054636/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-chandni-who-gave-us-many-lamhe-of-cinematic-brilliance/articleshow/63065586.cms |archive-date=1 March 2018}}</ref><ref name="SrideviKapoor">{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood's First Female Superstar, Dies at 54 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[The New York Times Company]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/obituaries/sridevi-dead.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165701/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/obituaries/sridevi-dead.html |archive-date=11 July 2021}}</ref> In 2013, Sridevi was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]], the country's fourth highest civilian honour.<ref name="Sridevi receives Padma Shri award">{{Cite news|date=6 April 2013|title=President presents Padma awards|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-presents-padma-awards/article4585623.ece|url-status=live|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706174644/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-presents-padma-awards/article4585623.ece|archive-date=6 July 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a [[CNN-IBN]] national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema.<ref name="IBNLive">{{cite news |title=IBNLive Poll: Sridevi voted the greatest Indian actress in 100 years |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |access-date=16 June 2022 |work=News18 |date=7 March 2013 |language=en}}</ref>


Sridevi made her debut as a child in the 1967 Tamil film ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' at the age of four,<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=From child artiste to superstar, how Sridevi ruled hearts for five decades |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/child-artist-superstar-how-sridevi-ruled-hearts-five-decades-76987 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225065928/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/child-artist-superstar-how-sridevi-ruled-hearts-five-decades-76987 |archive-date=25 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> and started her acting career in lead roles as a child in [[M. A. Thirumugam]]’s 1969 mythological Tamil film ''[[Thunaivan]]''. She continued to act as a child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] debut at the age of nine in ''[[Rani Mera Naam]]'' (1972). Her first role as a teen-adult came in 1976 at age 13, when she was cast in the Tamil film ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. She quickly established herself as one of the prominent and leading female stars of [[South Indian Cinema]], with roles in ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'' (1977), ''[[Thulavarsham]]'' (1976), ''[[Angeekaaram]]'' (1977), ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'' (1978), ''[[Padaharella Vayasu]]'' (1978), ''[[Vetagaadu]]'' (1979), ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'' (1980), ''[[Meendum Kokila]]'' (1981), ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981), ''[[Vazhvey Maayam]]'' (1982), ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982), ''[[Aakhari Poratam]]'' (1988), ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'' (1990) and ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]'' (1991).
Sridevi made her debut as a child in the 1967 Tamil film ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' at the age of four,<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=From child artiste to superstar, how Sridevi ruled hearts for five decades |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/child-artist-superstar-how-sridevi-ruled-hearts-five-decades-76987 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225065928/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/child-artist-superstar-how-sridevi-ruled-hearts-five-decades-76987 |archive-date=25 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> and started her acting career in lead roles as a child in [[M. A. Thirumugam]]’s 1969 mythological Tamil film ''[[Thunaivan]]''. She continued to act as a child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] debut at the age of nine in ''[[Rani Mera Naam]]'' (1972). Her first role as a teen-adult came in 1976 at age 13, when she was cast in the Tamil film ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]''. She quickly established herself as one of the prominent and leading female stars of [[South Indian Cinema]], with roles in ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'' (1977), ''[[Thulavarsham]]'' (1976), ''[[Angeekaaram]]'' (1977), ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'' (1978), ''[[Padaharella Vayasu]]'' (1978), ''[[Vetagaadu]]'' (1979), ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'' (1980), ''[[Meendum Kokila]]'' (1981), ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]'' (1981), ''[[Vazhvey Maayam]]'' (1982), ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' (1982), ''[[Aakhari Poratam]]'' (1988), ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'' (1990) and ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]'' (1991).
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=== 1963–1975: early years and work ===
=== 1963–1975: early years and work ===
Sridevi was born at [[Meenampatti]] village<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=ஸ்ரீதேவி: மீனம்பட்டியில் இருந்து மும்பை வரை |language=ta |work=BBC News தமிழ் |url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-43187436 |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301103142/http://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-43187436 |archive-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> near [[Sivakasi]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], India<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Meenampatti residents mourn Sridevi's death |website=[[DT Next]] |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/02/25212614/1063130/Meenampatti-residents-mourn-Sri-Devis-death.vpf |access-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/02/25212614/1063130/Meenampatti-residents-mourn-Sri-Devis-death.vpf}}</ref> on 13 August 1963 to Ayyapan and Rajeswari.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |date=26 April 2000 |title=Talk of the Town |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/26/stories/0426223j.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110054752/http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/26/stories/0426223j.htm |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="week">{{cite web |last=Brahmbhatt, Preetee |title=This week in entertainment history |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506092325/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm |archive-date=6 May 2009 |access-date=6 June 2009 |url-status=live |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref name="india">{{cite web |title=Sridevi Bio – Sridevi News, Wallpapers, Gossip, Movies, Pics |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Sridevi-.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905112940/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Sridevi-.htm |archive-date=5 September 2013}}</ref> Her father was a lawyer from [[Sivakasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]] while her mother was from [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Did you know? Sridevi had her roots in Temple Town of Tirupati |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-did-you-know-sridevi-had-her-roots-in-temple-town-of-tirupati-2589134 |access-date=12 July 2021 |website=DNA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's Mother Tongue Was Telugu |url=https://english.sakshi.com/sridevis-mother-tongue-was-telugu |access-date=12 July 2021 |website=[[Sakshi Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Roots Trace Back To Tirupati |url=https://menglish.tupaki.com/article/Sridevi-family-relation-with-Tirupati/67002/amp |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=tupaki.com|date=26 February 2018 }}</ref> Sridevi's mother tongue was [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and she was fluent in Tamil.<ref name="Interview">{{cite AV media|title=Virtuosity:The Legendary Sridevi in Her Own Words |people=Sridevi, [[Vir Sanghvi]] |url=https://www.news18.com/videos/india/virtuositythe-legendary-sridevi-in-her-own-words-1671745.html |publisher=[[News18]] |date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227135800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8GY3erMNFc&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=27 February 2018 |quote=My mother tongue is Telugu |time=1m28s}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Aastha |title=Remembering Sridevi, the outsider who ruled Bollywood |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/remembering-sridevi-the-outsider-who-ruled-bollywood/197006/ |website=[[The Print]] |date=24 February 2019 |quote=Sridevi was fluent in not just her mother tongue Telugu but also Tamil.}}</ref> She has a sister and two step-brothers.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2008 |title=Know all about Sridevi |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/know-all-about-sridevi_7924.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723191656/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/know-all-about-sridevi_7924.htm |archive-date=23 July 2013 |website=Zee News}}</ref>
Sridevi was born at [[Meenampatti]] village<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=ஸ்ரீதேவி: மீனம்பட்டியில் இருந்து மும்பை வரை |language=ta |work=BBC News தமிழ் |url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-43187436 |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301103142/http://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-43187436 |archive-date=1 March 2018}}</ref> near [[Sivakasi]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]], India<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Meenampatti residents mourn Sridevi's death |website=[[DT Next]] |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/02/25212614/1063130/Meenampatti-residents-mourn-Sri-Devis-death.vpf |access-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/02/25212614/1063130/Meenampatti-residents-mourn-Sri-Devis-death.vpf}}</ref> on 13 August 1963 to Ayyapan and Rajeswari.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |date=26 April 2000 |title=Talk of the Town |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/26/stories/0426223j.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110054752/http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/26/stories/0426223j.htm |archive-date=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="week">{{cite web |last=Brahmbhatt, Preetee |title=This week in entertainment history |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506092325/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm |archive-date=6 May 2009 |access-date=6 June 2009 |url-status=live |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref name="india">{{cite web |title=Sridevi Bio – Sridevi News, Wallpapers, Gossip, Movies, Pics |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Sridevi-.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905112940/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Sridevi-.htm |archive-date=5 September 2013}}</ref> Her father was a lawyer from [[Sivakasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]] while her mother was from [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Did you know? Sridevi had her roots in Temple Town of Tirupati |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-did-you-know-sridevi-had-her-roots-in-temple-town-of-tirupati-2589134 |access-date=12 July 2021 |website=DNA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's Mother Tongue Was Telugu |url=https://english.sakshi.com/sridevis-mother-tongue-was-telugu |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=[[Sakshi Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712053647/https://english.sakshi.com/sridevis-mother-tongue-was-telugu|archive-date=12 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Roots Trace Back To Tirupati |url=https://menglish.tupaki.com/article/Sridevi-family-relation-with-Tirupati/67002/amp |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=tupaki.com|date=26 February 2018 }}</ref> Sridevi's mother tongue was [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and she was fluent in Tamil.<ref name="Interview">{{cite AV media|title=Virtuosity:The Legendary Sridevi in Her Own Words |people=Sridevi, [[Vir Sanghvi]] |url=https://www.news18.com/videos/india/virtuositythe-legendary-sridevi-in-her-own-words-1671745.html |publisher=[[News18]] |date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227135800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8GY3erMNFc&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=27 February 2018 |quote=My mother tongue is Telugu |time=1m28s}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Aastha |title=Remembering Sridevi, the outsider who ruled Bollywood |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/remembering-sridevi-the-outsider-who-ruled-bollywood/197006/ |website=[[The Print]] |date=24 February 2019 |quote=Sridevi was fluent in not just her mother tongue Telugu but also Tamil.}}</ref> She has a sister and two step-brothers.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2008 |title=Know all about Sridevi |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/know-all-about-sridevi_7924.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723191656/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/know-all-about-sridevi_7924.htm |archive-date=23 July 2013 |website=Zee News}}</ref>


{{blockquote|"I lost out on going to school and college life, but I got into the film industry and worked without a gap – from child actor, I went straight to heroine. There was no time to think and I was grateful for it. | Sridevi | ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', 2013<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=I lost out on going to school, and college life: Sridevi |url=http://m.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/i-lost-out-on-going-to-school-and-college-life-sridevi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165650/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/i-lost-out-on-going-to-school-and-college-life-sridevi |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>|source=}}
{{blockquote|"I lost out on going to school and college life, but I got into the film industry and worked without a gap – from child actor, I went straight to heroine. There was no time to think and I was grateful for it. | Sridevi | ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', 2013<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=I lost out on going to school, and college life: Sridevi |url=http://m.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/i-lost-out-on-going-to-school-and-college-life-sridevi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165650/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/i-lost-out-on-going-to-school-and-college-life-sridevi |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>|source=}}
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Sridevi followed the success of ''[[Nagina]]'' by playing a goofy crime journalist in the science fiction film ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987) opposite [[Anil Kapoor]], which was described by ''[[Rediff]]'' as "one of the most iconic films of its time".<ref name="http">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=PIX: The Changing Faces of Sridevi |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-changing-faces-of-sridevi/20121009.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115061354/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-changing-faces-of-sridevi/20121009.htm |archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> Directed by [[Shekhar Kapur]], it became one of the highest grossing hits of the year and also found a place in ''[[Hindustan Times]]''{{'}} list of 'Top 10 Patriotic Films of Hindi Cinema'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Box Office 1987 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172152/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |archive-date=12 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hindustan Times |title=Top 10 Patriotic Films |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/toptenpatrioticmovies/Article4.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809064003/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/toptenpatrioticmovies/Article4.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref> While the trade famously joked that the film should have been named ''Ms. India'',{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} ''[[Rediff]]'' also stated that "Sridevi was a complete show-stealer in the film".<ref name="http" /> Sridevi's imitation of [[Charlie Chaplin]] in the film was described by [[Times of India|''The Times of India'']] as "the most hilarious act she has ever done".<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top 10 Sridevi's avatar |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> ''Rediff'' also featured Sridevi in its list of 'Super 6 Comic Heroines' stating that "her mobile face expressions could give Jim Carrey sleepless nights" and that "her biggest plus point is her ability to be completely uninhibited in front of the camera".<ref name="rediff2004">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=What do Sridevi, Kajol and Preity have in common? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517173328/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |archive-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>
Sridevi followed the success of ''[[Nagina]]'' by playing a goofy crime journalist in the science fiction film ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987) opposite [[Anil Kapoor]], which was described by ''[[Rediff]]'' as "one of the most iconic films of its time".<ref name="http">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=PIX: The Changing Faces of Sridevi |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-changing-faces-of-sridevi/20121009.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115061354/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-changing-faces-of-sridevi/20121009.htm |archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> Directed by [[Shekhar Kapur]], it became one of the highest grossing hits of the year and also found a place in ''[[Hindustan Times]]''{{'}} list of 'Top 10 Patriotic Films of Hindi Cinema'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Box Office 1987 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172152/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |archive-date=12 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hindustan Times |title=Top 10 Patriotic Films |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/toptenpatrioticmovies/Article4.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809064003/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/toptenpatrioticmovies/Article4.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2013}}</ref> While the trade famously joked that the film should have been named ''Ms. India'',{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} ''[[Rediff]]'' also stated that "Sridevi was a complete show-stealer in the film".<ref name="http" /> Sridevi's imitation of [[Charlie Chaplin]] in the film was described by [[Times of India|''The Times of India'']] as "the most hilarious act she has ever done".<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top 10 Sridevi's avatar |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> ''Rediff'' also featured Sridevi in its list of 'Super 6 Comic Heroines' stating that "her mobile face expressions could give Jim Carrey sleepless nights" and that "her biggest plus point is her ability to be completely uninhibited in front of the camera".<ref name="rediff2004">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=What do Sridevi, Kajol and Preity have in common? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517173328/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |archive-date=17 May 2013}}</ref>


The dance number <nowiki>''Hawaa Hawaai''</nowiki>, cited by ''The'' ''Times of India'' as "one of the unforgettable numbers of Sridevi",<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Magic of 'Mr India' is still on |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-03/news-interviews/27750294_1_movies-cinema-halls-anil-kapoor |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426181924/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-03/news-interviews/27750294_1_movies-cinema-halls-anil-kapoor |archive-date=26 April 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> also became a popular nickname for the actress.<ref>{{cite web |last=The Sunday Tribune |title=Hit Shakers |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110313/spectrum/main10.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224251/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110313/spectrum/main10.htm |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> Besides comedy, Sridevi featured in the video for the song <nowiki>''</nowiki>Kaate Nahin Kat Te<nowiki>''</nowiki>; ''[[Filmfare]]'' described Sridevi as "truly a goddess in a blue sari".<ref>{{cite web |last=Filmfare |title=Rain over me! |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/rain-over-me-628.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031041244/http://www.filmfare.com/features/rain-over-me-628.html |archive-date=31 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top Hot'n'Sexy Songs |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/6664850.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622105603/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/6664850.cms |archive-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> ''Rediff'' also featured the song in its list of 'Top 25 Sari Moments' praising Sridevi's "ability to look erotic even when she's covered from head-to-toe".<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=Top 25 Sari Moments |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-bollywood-s-25-hottest-sari-sequences/20120503.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307201320/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-bollywood-s-25-hottest-sari-sequences/20120503.htm |archive-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> For Mr. India, Sridevi commanded ₹1.1 million'','' making her the highest paid Indian actress''.''<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Road fatalities |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/862382573233 |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=dx.doi.org|doi=10.1787/862382573233 }}</ref> ''[[Box Office India]]'' states that with the success of ''Mr. India'', Sridevi "continued her domination" over her contemporaries [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]].<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com" />
The dance number <nowiki>''Hawaa Hawaai''</nowiki>, cited by ''The'' ''Times of India'' as "one of the unforgettable numbers of Sridevi",<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Magic of 'Mr India' is still on |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-03/news-interviews/27750294_1_movies-cinema-halls-anil-kapoor |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426181924/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-03/news-interviews/27750294_1_movies-cinema-halls-anil-kapoor |archive-date=26 April 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> also became a popular nickname for the actress.<ref>{{cite web |last=The Sunday Tribune |title=Hit Shakers |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110313/spectrum/main10.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224251/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110313/spectrum/main10.htm |archive-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> Besides comedy, Sridevi featured in the video for the song <nowiki>''</nowiki>Kaate Nahin Kat Te<nowiki>''</nowiki>; ''[[Filmfare]]'' described Sridevi as "truly a goddess in a blue sari".<ref>{{cite web |last=Filmfare |title=Rain over me! |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/rain-over-me-628.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031041244/http://www.filmfare.com/features/rain-over-me-628.html |archive-date=31 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top Hot'n'Sexy Songs |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/6664850.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622105603/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/6664850.cms |archive-date=22 June 2013}}</ref> ''Rediff'' also featured the song in its list of 'Top 25 Sari Moments' praising Sridevi's "ability to look erotic even when she's covered from head-to-toe".<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=Top 25 Sari Moments |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-bollywood-s-25-hottest-sari-sequences/20120503.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307201320/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-bollywood-s-25-hottest-sari-sequences/20120503.htm |archive-date=7 March 2013}}</ref> For Mr. India, Sridevi commanded ₹1.1 million'','' making her the highest paid Indian actress''.''<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Road fatalities |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/862382573233 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=dx.doi.org|doi=10.1787/862382573233 }}</ref> ''[[Box Office India]]'' states that with the success of ''Mr. India'', Sridevi "continued her domination" over her contemporaries [[Jaya Prada]] and [[Meenakshi Sheshadri]].<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com" />


1989 saw the release of the [[Yash Chopra]]'s romantic musical saga ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'', with Sridevi playing the title role. The film emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 1989.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Cited by ''The Times of India'' as "one of the most watched films of Indian cinema",<ref>{{cite web|last=Times of India|title=Top 10 Yash Chopra Films|website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223032032/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms|archive-date=23 December 2012}}</ref> the film also reaffirmed Sridevi's position as the top female star of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hindustan Times|title=Yash Chopra's greatest hits|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Chopra-s-greatest-hits/Article1-948908.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126002510/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Chopra-s-greatest-hits/Article1-948908.aspx|archive-date=26 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Indiatimes|date=23 October 2012|title=Most Iconic Names in Yash Chopra Films!|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/most-iconic-names-in-yash-chopra-films-44670.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115041848/http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/most-iconic-names-in-yash-chopra-films-44670.html|archive-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> She was also paid ₹1.5 million for the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-23 |title=How Boney Kapoor helped Sridevi in escalating her fee from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh: 'I put one condition…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-boney-kapoor-helped-sridevi-in-escalating-her-fee-from-rs-10-lakh-to-rs-25-lakh-8284940/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> While she topped the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''{{'}} list of Yash Chopra's 'Top 5 Heroines',<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web|last=Hindustan Times|title=Top 50: Glorious moments from Yash Chopra's oeuvre|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Top-50-Glorious-moments-from-Lt-Yash-Chopra-s-oeuvre/Article1-948539.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124115913/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Top-50-Glorious-moments-from-Lt-Yash-Chopra-s-oeuvre/Article1-948539.aspx|archive-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' also ranked her first on a similar list, saying "Yash Chopra immortalized Sridevi as the perfect Chandni".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yash Chopra's 10 Most Sensuous Heroines|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174728/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' and ''[[NDTV]]'' also included her in such lists, stating that the film established Sridevi "as the nation's sweetheart".<ref>{{cite web|last=India Today|title=Yash Chopra's iconic characters|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/yash-chopras-iconic-characters/1/225736.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/yash-chopras-iconic-characters/1/225736.html|archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=NDTV|title=Vijay, Chandni: Yash Chopra's greatest creations|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/vijay-chandni-yash-chopra-s-greatest-creations-282649|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522033045/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/vijay-chandni-yash-chopra-s-greatest-creations-282649|archive-date=22 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Yash Chopra's visions in white|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yash-chopras-visions-in-white/20121112.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202084237/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yash-chopras-visions-in-white/20121112.htm|archive-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' wrote: "Leena Daru scored a winner again when she created the 'Chandni Look' for Sridevi. Every street corner sold the salwar-kameez and dupatta that gave the heroine a refreshingly understated look, rarely seen on the Indian screen",<ref>{{cite web|last=The Tribune|title=Sunday Reading|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063252/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Sridevi's dance number "Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Choodiyaan" proved also popular with audiences,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Bollywood's Top 25 Wedding Songs|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-25-wedding-songs-for-the-season/20120510.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103045243/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-25-wedding-songs-for-the-season/20120510.htm|archive-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> and she also lent her voice to the film's popular title-track.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anybody Can Sing! |url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/any-body-can-sing-bollywood-comes-a-full-circle/63140|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222000813/http://businessofcinema.com/news/any-body-can-sing-bollywood-comes-a-full-circle/63140|archive-date=22 February 2014|work=Business of Cinema|date=25 February 2013|access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
1989 saw the release of the [[Yash Chopra]]'s romantic musical saga ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'', with Sridevi playing the title role. The film emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 1989.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Cited by ''The Times of India'' as "one of the most watched films of Indian cinema",<ref>{{cite web|last=Times of India|title=Top 10 Yash Chopra Films|website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223032032/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms|archive-date=23 December 2012}}</ref> the film also reaffirmed Sridevi's position as the top female star of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hindustan Times|title=Yash Chopra's greatest hits|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Chopra-s-greatest-hits/Article1-948908.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126002510/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Chopra-s-greatest-hits/Article1-948908.aspx|archive-date=26 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Indiatimes|date=23 October 2012|title=Most Iconic Names in Yash Chopra Films!|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/most-iconic-names-in-yash-chopra-films-44670.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115041848/http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/most-iconic-names-in-yash-chopra-films-44670.html|archive-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> She was also paid ₹1.5 million for the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2022 |title=How Boney Kapoor helped Sridevi in escalating her fee from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh: 'I put one condition…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-boney-kapoor-helped-sridevi-in-escalating-her-fee-from-rs-10-lakh-to-rs-25-lakh-8284940/ |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> While she topped the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''{{'}} list of Yash Chopra's 'Top 5 Heroines',<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web|last=Hindustan Times|title=Top 50: Glorious moments from Yash Chopra's oeuvre|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Top-50-Glorious-moments-from-Lt-Yash-Chopra-s-oeuvre/Article1-948539.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124115913/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Top-50-Glorious-moments-from-Lt-Yash-Chopra-s-oeuvre/Article1-948539.aspx|archive-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' also ranked her first on a similar list, saying "Yash Chopra immortalized Sridevi as the perfect Chandni".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yash Chopra's 10 Most Sensuous Heroines|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174728/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' and ''[[NDTV]]'' also included her in such lists, stating that the film established Sridevi "as the nation's sweetheart".<ref>{{cite web|last=India Today|title=Yash Chopra's iconic characters|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/yash-chopras-iconic-characters/1/225736.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/yash-chopras-iconic-characters/1/225736.html|archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=NDTV|title=Vijay, Chandni: Yash Chopra's greatest creations|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/vijay-chandni-yash-chopra-s-greatest-creations-282649|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522033045/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/vijay-chandni-yash-chopra-s-greatest-creations-282649|archive-date=22 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Yash Chopra's visions in white|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yash-chopras-visions-in-white/20121112.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202084237/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yash-chopras-visions-in-white/20121112.htm|archive-date=2 February 2013}}</ref> ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'' wrote: "Leena Daru scored a winner again when she created the 'Chandni Look' for Sridevi. Every street corner sold the salwar-kameez and dupatta that gave the heroine a refreshingly understated look, rarely seen on the Indian screen",<ref>{{cite web|last=The Tribune|title=Sunday Reading|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063252/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Sridevi's dance number "Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Choodiyaan" proved also popular with audiences,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rediff|title=Bollywood's Top 25 Wedding Songs|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-25-wedding-songs-for-the-season/20120510.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103045243/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-25-wedding-songs-for-the-season/20120510.htm|archive-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> and she also lent her voice to the film's popular title-track.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anybody Can Sing! |url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/any-body-can-sing-bollywood-comes-a-full-circle/63140|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222000813/http://businessofcinema.com/news/any-body-can-sing-bollywood-comes-a-full-circle/63140|archive-date=22 February 2014|work=Business of Cinema|date=25 February 2013|access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>


The same year, Sridevi also starred in the [[Slapstick film|slapstick comedy]] ''[[ChaalBaaz]]'', which had her play a double role of twin sisters separated at birth. ''Filmfare'' ranked her performance #4 in its list of '80 Iconic Performances of Hindi Cinema', stating that "Sridevi's penchant for giggles and her ability to look distinctly tearful when required polishes these performances to perfection. Hell, she made Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth look like sidekicks in the film".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ohnotheydidnt |title=80 Iconic Performances from Filmfare Magazine |url=http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/47844479.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707093356/http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/47844479.html |archive-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> ''The'' ''Times of India'' article 'Bollywood's Hit Double Roles' wrote, "Sridevi's performance had rocked the box office".<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Bollywood's Hit Double Roles |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31983193_1_dev-anand-dilip-kumar-hum-dono |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411044408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31983193_1_dev-anand-dilip-kumar-hum-dono |archive-date=11 April 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''Rediff'' featured the film in its countdown of "25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood" saying "What you don't realise until you have seen ''Chaalbaaz'' is just how incredible Sridevi is at depicting both ends of the spectrum",<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=The 25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-double-roles-in-bollywood/20120531.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602071115/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-double-roles-in-bollywood/20120531.htm |archive-date=2 June 2012}}</ref> and that the film "cemented her position as an actress with a killer comic timing".<ref name="http" /> Speaking to [[Indian Express|''The Indian Express'']] about Sridevi's act in ''ChaalBaaz'', the director [[Pankaj Parashar]] said "She proved her range with the movie and after that she got lots of offers which saw her in a double role".<ref>{{cite web |last=Indian Express |title=Double roles are still fun as ever |date=12 June 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/double-roles-are-still-fun-as-ever/475215 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616134812/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/double-roles-are-still-fun-as-ever/475215/ |archive-date=16 June 2009}}</ref> Her slapstick rain dance "Na Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai" became successful with ''The Times of India'' describing it as "a Sridevi classic where she simply looked wow with her chirpy expressions and rain drops kissing her cheeks."<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Bollywood's high on recreating retros |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-and-interviews/36685335_1_himmatwala-dance-moves-chaalbaaz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411035358/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-and-interviews/36685335_1_himmatwala-dance-moves-chaalbaaz |archive-date=11 April 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Sridevi garnered [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nominations at Filmfare for both ''Chandni'' and ''ChaalBaaz'' in 1989, winning for the latter.
The same year, Sridevi also starred in the [[Slapstick film|slapstick comedy]] ''[[ChaalBaaz]]'', which had her play a double role of twin sisters separated at birth. ''Filmfare'' ranked her performance #4 in its list of '80 Iconic Performances of Hindi Cinema', stating that "Sridevi's penchant for giggles and her ability to look distinctly tearful when required polishes these performances to perfection. Hell, she made Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth look like sidekicks in the film".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ohnotheydidnt |title=80 Iconic Performances from Filmfare Magazine |date=13 June 2010 |url=http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/47844479.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707093356/http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/47844479.html |archive-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> ''The'' ''Times of India'' article 'Bollywood's Hit Double Roles' wrote, "Sridevi's performance had rocked the box office".<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Bollywood's Hit Double Roles |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31983193_1_dev-anand-dilip-kumar-hum-dono |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411044408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31983193_1_dev-anand-dilip-kumar-hum-dono |archive-date=11 April 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> ''Rediff'' featured the film in its countdown of "25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood" saying "What you don't realise until you have seen ''Chaalbaaz'' is just how incredible Sridevi is at depicting both ends of the spectrum",<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=The 25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-double-roles-in-bollywood/20120531.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602071115/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-double-roles-in-bollywood/20120531.htm |archive-date=2 June 2012}}</ref> and that the film "cemented her position as an actress with a killer comic timing".<ref name="http" /> Speaking to [[Indian Express|''The Indian Express'']] about Sridevi's act in ''ChaalBaaz'', the director [[Pankaj Parashar]] said "She proved her range with the movie and after that she got lots of offers which saw her in a double role".<ref>{{cite web |last=Indian Express |title=Double roles are still fun as ever |date=12 June 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/double-roles-are-still-fun-as-ever/475215 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616134812/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/double-roles-are-still-fun-as-ever/475215/ |archive-date=16 June 2009}}</ref> Her slapstick rain dance "Na Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai" became successful with ''The Times of India'' describing it as "a Sridevi classic where she simply looked wow with her chirpy expressions and rain drops kissing her cheeks."<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Bollywood's high on recreating retros |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-and-interviews/36685335_1_himmatwala-dance-moves-chaalbaaz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411035358/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-and-interviews/36685335_1_himmatwala-dance-moves-chaalbaaz |archive-date=11 April 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Sridevi garnered [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] nominations at Filmfare for both ''Chandni'' and ''ChaalBaaz'' in 1989, winning for the latter.


[[File:Madhuri & Sridevi.jpg|thumb|left|Sridevi with actress [[Madhuri Dixit]] in 2012]]
[[File:Madhuri & Sridevi.jpg|thumb|left|Sridevi (right) with actress [[Madhuri Dixit]] on season 5 of ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 5)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' (2012)]]
Chopra then cast Sridevi in his 1991 intergenerational musical romantic drama ''[[Lamhe]]''. ''The Times of India'' included it in its list of 'Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra' describing it as a tale of "love transcending the boundaries of time and space"<ref>{{cite web |last=Times Of India |title=Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/top-10-films-of-yash-chopra/articleshow/16911367.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704052357/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/top-10-films-of-yash-chopra/articleshow/16911367.cms |archive-date=4 July 2013}}</ref> while ''[[Rediff]]'' called it "Quite easily one of his most definitive films, Chopra surpassed his own findings of romance with the insightful, lovely ''Lamhe.''"<ref name="rediff2">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=The Very Best of Yash Chopra |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223224806/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm |archive-date=23 February 2015}}</ref> Sridevi played both the roles of mother and daughter in what ''iDiva'' described as "another double role but it was unlike any played before."<ref name="iDiva" /> Hailed by ''[[Rediff]]'' as "one of the most remarkable films of her career... often considered a film way ahead of its time",<ref name="http" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Yash Raj Films – YouTube |title=Yash Chopra in Conversation with Karan Johar – Lamhe |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/yrf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125141923/https://www.youtube.com/user/yrf |archive-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Sridevi's folk dance number 'Morni Baga Ma' also became a rage and was placed among the 'Top 5 Songs' of Yash Chopra by ''[[Hindustan Times]]''.<ref name="Hindustan Times" /> ''Lamhe'' was an underwhelming success at the box-office, but received widespread critical acclaim and has become a cult classic over the years.<ref name="idiva.com" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Yahoo |title=The Magical Years of Yash Chopra |url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=1&ID=14019&AlbumType=PG#talk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226052724/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=1&ID=14019&AlbumType=PG#talk |archive-date=26 December 2012}}</ref> Talking about the film, critic Rachel Dwyer wrote in her biography of the film-maker "Chopra's own favourite film, ''Lamhe'' (''Moments'' (1991)), divided the audience on a class basis: it was hugely popular with metropolitan elites and the overseas market, which allowed it to break even, but it had a poor box-office response (largely lower-class, especially the repeat audience) because of its supposed incest theme".<ref>{{cite web |last=Yash Raj Films |title=Yash Chopra – Biography |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003BIO1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127051151/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003BIO1 |archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' reported that "With shades of incest, ''Lamhe'' caused more than a flutter and remained the talk of the town",<ref>{{cite news |last=[[The Hindu]] |title=From Partition angst to romantic confection, his films had it all |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 October 2012 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-partition-angst-to-romantic-confection-his-films-had-it-all/article4019419.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618023208/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-partition-angst-to-romantic-confection-his-films-had-it-all/article4019419.ece |archive-date=18 June 2013}}</ref> while Sridevi herself admitted in an interview with [[Rajeev Masand]] that she found the subject "too bold".<ref>{{cite web |title=Now Showing: Masand reviews 'Ek Tha Tiger', interviews Sridevi |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021150334/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> Though the film flopped at the box-office, with ''[[Rediff]]'' describing its failure as "one of those bizarre, unexplained moments of cinema",<ref name="rediff2" /> ''Lamhe'' picked up 5 Filmfare trophies including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and a second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] trophy for Sridevi. Her popular Rajasthani costumes in the film also won designer [[Neeta Lulla]] her first [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]].<ref>{{cite web |last=DNA |title=Neeta Lulla reveals why her National Award trophy is extra special to her |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_neeta-lulla-reveals-why-her-national-award-trophy-is-extra-special-to-her_1660885 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625200524/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_neeta-lulla-reveals-why-her-national-award-trophy-is-extra-special-to-her_1660885 |archive-date=25 June 2012}}</ref>
Chopra then cast Sridevi in his 1991 intergenerational musical romantic drama ''[[Lamhe]]''. ''The Times of India'' included it in its list of 'Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra' describing it as a tale of "love transcending the boundaries of time and space"<ref>{{cite web |last=Times Of India |title=Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/top-10-films-of-yash-chopra/articleshow/16911367.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704052357/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/top-10-films-of-yash-chopra/articleshow/16911367.cms |archive-date=4 July 2013}}</ref> while ''[[Rediff]]'' called it "Quite easily one of his most definitive films, Chopra surpassed his own findings of romance with the insightful, lovely ''Lamhe.''"<ref name="rediff2">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=The Very Best of Yash Chopra |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223224806/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm |archive-date=23 February 2015}}</ref> Sridevi played both the roles of mother and daughter in what ''iDiva'' described as "another double role but it was unlike any played before."<ref name="iDiva" /> Hailed by ''[[Rediff]]'' as "one of the most remarkable films of her career... often considered a film way ahead of its time",<ref name="http" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Yash Raj Films – YouTube |title=Yash Chopra in Conversation with Karan Johar – Lamhe |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/yrf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125141923/https://www.youtube.com/user/yrf |archive-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> Sridevi's folk dance number 'Morni Baga Ma' also became a rage and was placed among the 'Top 5 Songs' of Yash Chopra by ''[[Hindustan Times]]''.<ref name="Hindustan Times" /> ''Lamhe'' was an underwhelming success at the box-office, but received widespread critical acclaim and has become a cult classic over the years.<ref name="idiva.com" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Yahoo |title=The Magical Years of Yash Chopra |url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=1&ID=14019&AlbumType=PG#talk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226052724/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=1&ID=14019&AlbumType=PG#talk |archive-date=26 December 2012}}</ref> Talking about the film, critic Rachel Dwyer wrote in her biography of the film-maker "Chopra's own favourite film, ''Lamhe'' (''Moments'' (1991)), divided the audience on a class basis: it was hugely popular with metropolitan elites and the overseas market, which allowed it to break even, but it had a poor box-office response (largely lower-class, especially the repeat audience) because of its supposed incest theme".<ref>{{cite web |last=Yash Raj Films |title=Yash Chopra – Biography |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003BIO1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127051151/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003BIO1 |archive-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' reported that "With shades of incest, ''Lamhe'' caused more than a flutter and remained the talk of the town",<ref>{{cite news |last=[[The Hindu]] |title=From Partition angst to romantic confection, his films had it all |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 October 2012 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-partition-angst-to-romantic-confection-his-films-had-it-all/article4019419.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618023208/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-partition-angst-to-romantic-confection-his-films-had-it-all/article4019419.ece |archive-date=18 June 2013}}</ref> while Sridevi herself admitted in an interview with [[Rajeev Masand]] that she found the subject "too bold".<ref>{{cite web |title=Now Showing: Masand reviews 'Ek Tha Tiger', interviews Sridevi |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021150334/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> Though the film flopped at the box-office, with ''[[Rediff]]'' describing its failure as "one of those bizarre, unexplained moments of cinema",<ref name="rediff2" /> ''Lamhe'' picked up 5 Filmfare trophies including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]] and a second [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] trophy for Sridevi. Her popular Rajasthani costumes in the film also won designer [[Neeta Lulla]] her first [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design]].<ref>{{cite web |last=DNA |title=Neeta Lulla reveals why her National Award trophy is extra special to her |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_neeta-lulla-reveals-why-her-national-award-trophy-is-extra-special-to-her_1660885 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625200524/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_neeta-lulla-reveals-why-her-national-award-trophy-is-extra-special-to-her_1660885 |archive-date=25 June 2012}}</ref>


=== 1992–1997: continued success ===
=== 1992–1997: continued success ===
In 1992, Sridevi starred in the epic drama ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' opposite [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The actress played a double role again as an [[Afghans|Afghan]] warrior Benazir and her daughter Mehndi. Shot mostly in [[Mazar-i-Sharif]], Afghanistan,<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web |date=27 August 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan on shooting Khuda Gawah in Afghanistan – NDTV Movies |website=ndtv.com |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301044413/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |archive-date=1 March 2018 |access-date=28 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> it did good business with ''[[BBC]]'' reporting that "it ran to packed houses for 10 weeks in [[Kabul]]". ''Khuda Gawah'' still remains popular in Afghanistan and ''[[Rediff]]'' reported that the film is "in great demand after the reopening of cinema halls in the country" in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=Exit Taliban. Enter Bollywood |url=http://www.rediff.in/entertai/2001/nov/26afghan.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412230047/http://www.rediff.in/entertai/2001/nov/26afghan.htm}}</ref> For Khuda Gawah, Sridevi earned ₹2.5 million for the role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-23 |title=How Boney Kapoor helped Sridevi in escalating her fee from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh: 'I put one condition…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-boney-kapoor-helped-sridevi-in-escalating-her-fee-from-rs-10-lakh-to-rs-25-lakh-8284940/ |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> At Filmfare, the film picked up the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] trophy, while Sridevi earned a nomination for Best Actress. During the production of [[Jurassic Park (film)|''Jurassic Park'']] in 1992–93, acclaimed Hollywood director and producer [[Steven Spielberg]] approached Sridevi for a small role in the film. However, Sridevi, after evaluating the stature of the role, refused the offer. She was the highest-paid actress in India from 1985 to 1993.{{failed verification|date=March 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2018 |title=When Sridevi said no to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-sridevi-said-no-to-steven-spielberg-5077070/#:~:text=Sridevi%20was%20approached%20by%20Steven,didn't%20meet%20her%20stature.&text=Sridevi%20was%20called%20the%20female,Bollywood%2C%20and%20not%20for%20nothing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925113515/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-sridevi-said-no-to-steven-spielberg-5077070/#:~:text=Sridevi%20was%20approached%20by%20Steven,didn't%20meet%20her%20stature.&text=Sridevi%20was%20called%20the%20female,Bollywood%2C%20and%20not%20for%20nothing |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>
In 1992, Sridevi starred in the epic drama ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' opposite [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. The actress played a double role again as an [[Afghans|Afghan]] warrior Benazir and her daughter Mehndi. Shot mostly in [[Mazar-i-Sharif]], Afghanistan,<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web |date=27 August 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan on shooting Khuda Gawah in Afghanistan – NDTV Movies |website=ndtv.com |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301044413/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |archive-date=1 March 2018 |access-date=28 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> it did good business with ''[[BBC]]'' reporting that "it ran to packed houses for 10 weeks in [[Kabul]]". ''Khuda Gawah'' still remains popular in Afghanistan and ''[[Rediff]]'' reported that the film is "in great demand after the reopening of cinema halls in the country" in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=Exit Taliban. Enter Bollywood |url=http://www.rediff.in/entertai/2001/nov/26afghan.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412230047/http://www.rediff.in/entertai/2001/nov/26afghan.htm}}</ref> For Khuda Gawah, Sridevi earned ₹2.5 million for the role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2022 |title=How Boney Kapoor helped Sridevi in escalating her fee from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh: 'I put one condition…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-boney-kapoor-helped-sridevi-in-escalating-her-fee-from-rs-10-lakh-to-rs-25-lakh-8284940/ |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> At Filmfare, the film picked up the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] trophy, while Sridevi earned a nomination for Best Actress. During the production of [[Jurassic Park (film)|''Jurassic Park'']] in 1992–93, acclaimed Hollywood director and producer [[Steven Spielberg]] approached Sridevi for a small role in the film. However, Sridevi, after evaluating the stature of the role, refused the offer. She was the highest-paid actress in India from 1985 to 1993.{{failed verification|date=March 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2018 |title=When Sridevi said no to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-sridevi-said-no-to-steven-spielberg-5077070/#:~:text=Sridevi%20was%20approached%20by%20Steven,didn't%20meet%20her%20stature.&text=Sridevi%20was%20called%20the%20female,Bollywood%2C%20and%20not%20for%20nothing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925113515/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-sridevi-said-no-to-steven-spielberg-5077070/#:~:text=Sridevi%20was%20approached%20by%20Steven,didn't%20meet%20her%20stature.&text=Sridevi%20was%20called%20the%20female,Bollywood%2C%20and%20not%20for%20nothing |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>


Sridevi's big-budget 1993 release ''[[Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja]]'' was one of India's most expensive films ever made.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title='I will direct a film soon'-Boney Kapoor |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jan/28boney.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125052/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jan/28boney.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Though the film failed at the box office, Sridevi was appreciated with ''[[Times of India]]'' calling her disguise in a comedy scene "the best ever South Indian role played by any actress".<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top 10 Sridevi's avatar |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Top-Lists/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Top-Lists/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> She next starred in the 1993 thriller ''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'', opposite [[Sanjay Dutt]]. Directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]], the actress played a singer falsely accused of drugs smuggling in [[Hong Kong]]. ''Bollyspice'' stated in its 'Sridevi Retrospective' that "Despite great performances from the rest of the cast, ''Gumrah'' was really Sridevi's film. She managed to exemplify female emotion and robustness to a great degree that you remember the film largely for her significant contribution towards it,"<ref name="bollyspice">{{cite web |last=Bollyspice |title=Sridevi: A Brief Retrospective |date=5 October 2012 |url=http://bollyspice.com/49527/sridevi-a-brief-retrospective |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314201050/http://bollyspice.com/49527/sridevi-a-brief-retrospective |archive-date=14 March 2013}}</ref> Her performance earned her another nomination for Best Actress at Filmfare.
Sridevi's big-budget 1993 release ''[[Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja]]'' was one of India's most expensive films ever made.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rediff |title='I will direct a film soon'-Boney Kapoor |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jan/28boney.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125052/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jan/28boney.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Though the film failed at the box office, Sridevi was appreciated with ''[[Times of India]]'' calling her disguise in a comedy scene "the best ever South Indian role played by any actress".<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top 10 Sridevi's avatar |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Top-Lists/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Top-Lists/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |archive-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> She next starred in the 1993 thriller ''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'', opposite [[Sanjay Dutt]]. Directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]], the actress played a singer falsely accused of drugs smuggling in [[Hong Kong]]. ''Bollyspice'' stated in its 'Sridevi Retrospective' that "Despite great performances from the rest of the cast, ''Gumrah'' was really Sridevi's film. She managed to exemplify female emotion and robustness to a great degree that you remember the film largely for her significant contribution towards it,"<ref name="bollyspice">{{cite web |last=Bollyspice |title=Sridevi: A Brief Retrospective |date=5 October 2012 |url=http://bollyspice.com/49527/sridevi-a-brief-retrospective |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314201050/http://bollyspice.com/49527/sridevi-a-brief-retrospective |archive-date=14 March 2013}}</ref> Her performance earned her another nomination for Best Actress at Filmfare.
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Sridevi had also developed a passion for painting. In March 2010, her paintings were sold by an international art auction house with the money raised being donated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K |date=10 March 2010 |title=Sridevi's painting to be auctioned |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-10/news-interviews/28123205_1_painting-sridevi-boney-kapoor |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054752/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-10/news-interviews/28123205_1_painting-sridevi-boney-kapoor |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref>
Sridevi had also developed a passion for painting. In March 2010, her paintings were sold by an international art auction house with the money raised being donated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K |date=10 March 2010 |title=Sridevi's painting to be auctioned |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-10/news-interviews/28123205_1_painting-sridevi-boney-kapoor |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054752/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-10/news-interviews/28123205_1_painting-sridevi-boney-kapoor |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Sridevi07.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Sridevi at the premiere of ''English Vinglish'' in 2012]]
[[File:Sridevi07.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Sridevi at the premiere of ''English Vinglish'' in 2012]]
After an 15-year absence from film, Sridevi starred in ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012), a comedy-drama helmed by debutante director [[Gauri Shinde]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sridevi to make a comeback in Gauri Shinde's film |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sridevi-to-make-a-comeback-in-gauri-shindes-film/758286/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415061957/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sridevi-to-make-a-comeback-in-gauri-shindes-film/758286 |archive-date=15 April 2011 }}</ref> In the film, she played Shashi Godbole, a housewife who enrolls in an English-speaking course after her husband and daughter's mocking of her English skills. The film and Sridevi's performance received widespread critical acclaim. ''[[The Times of India]]'' called it "easily one of the best films of 2012!" and Sridevi's performance "a masterclass for actors."<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=English Vinglish |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/English-Vinglish/movie-review/16665894.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011093531/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/English-Vinglish/movie-review/16665894.cms |archive-date=11 October 2012}}</ref> Raja Sen of ''[[Rediff]]'' found the film "a winner all the way [...] Sridevi excels in fleshing out her character",<ref name="rediff">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=English Vinglish is a winner all the way |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-english-vinglish-is-a-winner-all-the-way/20121005.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117001400/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-english-vinglish-is-a-winner-all-the-way/20121005.htm |archive-date=17 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and critic Subhash K. Jha said Sridevi "makes the contemporary actresses, even the coolest ones, look like jokes... If you watch only 2 films every year make sure you see ''English Vinglish'' twice!"<ref>{{cite web |last=Yahoo |title=English Vinglish |url=http://in.omg.yahoo.com/news/sridevi-gauri-women-power-rocks-english-vinglish-ians-065938000.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329060747/https://in.style.yahoo.com/news/sridevi-gauri-women-power-rocks-english-vinglish-ians-065938000.html |archive-date=29 March 2020 |access-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' wrote Sridevi delivers "a performance that is nothing short of perfect [...] It's warm and fuzzy, and leaves you with a big smile on your face."<ref>{{cite web |title=English Vinglish Review |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/english-vinglish-review-the-film-leaves-you-with-a-big-smile-on-your-face/298289-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123813/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/english-vinglish-review-the-film-leaves-you-with-a-big-smile-on-your-face/298289-47-84.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> "Sridevi doesn't miss a beat. Her performance is a triumph!", added the critic [[Anupama Chopra]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hindustan Times |title=English Vinglish |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707151702/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |archive-date=7 July 2015}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] said she "makes the best comeback in Bollywood history and delivers a landmark performance."<ref>{{cite web |last=ETC |title=English Vinglish |url=http://www.etc.in/reviews/read.html?id=4934 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222220504/http://www.etc.in/reviews/read.html?id=4934 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>
After an 15-year absence from film, Sridevi starred in ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012), a comedy-drama helmed by debutante director [[Gauri Shinde]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sridevi to make a comeback in Gauri Shinde's film |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sridevi-to-make-a-comeback-in-gauri-shindes-film/758286/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415061957/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sridevi-to-make-a-comeback-in-gauri-shindes-film/758286 |archive-date=15 April 2011 }}</ref> In the film, she played Shashi Godbole, a housewife who enrolls in an English-speaking course after her husband and daughter's mocking of her English skills. The film and Sridevi's performance received widespread critical acclaim. ''[[The Times of India]]'' called it "easily one of the best films of 2012!" and Sridevi's performance "a masterclass for actors."<ref>{{cite news |last=Times of India |title=English Vinglish |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/English-Vinglish/movie-review/16665894.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011093531/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/English-Vinglish/movie-review/16665894.cms |archive-date=11 October 2012}}</ref> Raja Sen of ''[[Rediff]]'' found the film "a winner all the way [...] Sridevi excels in fleshing out her character",<ref name="rediff">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=English Vinglish is a winner all the way |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-english-vinglish-is-a-winner-all-the-way/20121005.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117001400/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-english-vinglish-is-a-winner-all-the-way/20121005.htm |archive-date=17 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and critic Subhash K. Jha said Sridevi "makes the contemporary actresses, even the coolest ones, look like jokes... If you watch only 2 films every year make sure you see ''English Vinglish'' twice!"<ref>{{cite web |last=Yahoo |title=English Vinglish |url=http://in.omg.yahoo.com/news/sridevi-gauri-women-power-rocks-english-vinglish-ians-065938000.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329060747/https://in.style.yahoo.com/news/sridevi-gauri-women-power-rocks-english-vinglish-ians-065938000.html |archive-date=29 March 2020 |access-date=15 November 2012}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' wrote Sridevi delivers "a performance that is nothing short of perfect [...] It's warm and fuzzy, and leaves you with a big smile on your face."<ref>{{cite web |title=English Vinglish Review |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/english-vinglish-review-the-film-leaves-you-with-a-big-smile-on-your-face/298289-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123813/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/english-vinglish-review-the-film-leaves-you-with-a-big-smile-on-your-face/298289-47-84.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> "Sridevi doesn't miss a beat. Her performance is a triumph!", added the critic [[Anupama Chopra]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hindustan Times |title=English Vinglish |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707151702/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |archive-date=7 July 2015}}</ref> [[Komal Nahta]] said she "makes the best comeback in Bollywood history and delivers a landmark performance."<ref>{{cite web |last=ETC |title=English Vinglish |url=http://www.etc.in/reviews/read.html?id=4934 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222220504/http://www.etc.in/reviews/read.html?id=4934 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>


With the high critical acclaim and massive commercial success of ''English Vinglish'', Sridevi became the only actress in Bollywood to make a successful comeback as a leading lady after marriage and a long hiatus.<ref name="Indiawest">{{cite web |last=Indiawest |title=Sridevi is grateful for English Vinglish triumph |url=http://indiawest.com/news/7298-sridevi-is-grateful-for-english-vinglish-triumph.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410065524/http://www.indiawest.com/news/7298-sridevi-is-grateful-for-english-vinglish-triumph.html |archive-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Boney guiding Sridevi in her career |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-30/news-interviews/34799696_1_sridevi-english-vinglish-gauri-shinde |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126073202/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-30/news-interviews/34799696_1_sridevi-english-vinglish-gauri-shinde |archive-date=26 January 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Gauri Shinde featured her in the ''Financial Times'' 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Financial Times |title=25 Indians to Watch |newspaper=Financial Times |date=16 November 2012 |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e158c112-2eb7-11e2-9b98-00144feabdc0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119042615/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e158c112-2eb7-11e2-9b98-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2COt4hOic |archive-date=19 November 2012}}</ref> She topped ''Rediff.com''<nowiki/>'s annual listing of the "Bollywood's Best Actresses" in 2012; the website wrote ''English Vinglish'' "is a simple film where things are credible, never melodramatic" and Sridevi "always judges the tone right. It's the sort of performance younger actresses should learn from."<ref>{{cite web |date=21 December 2012 |title=Bollywood's 10 Best Actresses Of 2012 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yearend-special-bollywood-s-top-ten-actresses-of-2012/20121221.htm#9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127161020/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yearend-special-bollywood-s-top-ten-actresses-of-2012/20121221.htm#9 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=8 January 2013 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Sridevi was declared the most-admired Bollywood actress of 2012 in a mobile survey conducted by ''Vuclip'', the world's largest mobile research company.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2012 |title=Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi voted most-admired Bollywood actors |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-interviews/35953867_1_playback-singer-english-vinglish-sridevi |url-status=dead |access-date=8 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126182736/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-interviews/35953867_1_playback-singer-english-vinglish-sridevi |archive-date=26 January 2013}}</ref> She was nominated for several awards, including her ninth nomination for Best Actress at Filmfare.<ref name="Filmfare nom EV">{{cite web |date=30 March 2013 |title=58th Idea Filmfare Awards nominations are here! |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-are-here-2123.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227075057/http://www.filmfare.com/news/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-are-here-2123.html |archive-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> Following an appearance during the song "Apna Bombay Talkies" in the film ''[[Bombay Talkies (film)|Bombay Talkies]]'' (2013),<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2013 |title=Watch: Shah Rukh, Aamir, Sridevi, Kareena, Priyanka Share Screen for Special Song in 'Bombay Talkies' [VIDEO] |work=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-shah-rukh-aamir-sridevi-kareena-priyanka-share-screen-for-special-song-in-039bombay-talkies039-video-461752 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116113917/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-shah-rukh-aamir-sridevi-kareena-priyanka-share-screen-for-special-song-in-039bombay-talkies039-video-461752 |archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> Sridevi starred in the Tamil fantasy action adventure film ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015),<ref>{{cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Latha |date=25 August 2015 |title=Vijay's Puli to release on October 1! |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vijay-s-puli-to-release-on-october-1-2118154 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827085834/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vijay-s-puli-to-release-on-october-1-2118154 |archive-date=27 August 2015 |website=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref> which became her last Tamil film before her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=India Today |title=What happened on the sets of Sridevi's last Tamil film Puli? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sridevi-died-puli-vijay-film-controversy-1177307-2018-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921000119/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sridevi-died-puli-vijay-film-controversy-1177307-2018-02-25 |archive-date=21 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>
With the high critical acclaim and massive commercial success of ''English Vinglish'', Sridevi became the only actress in Bollywood to make a successful comeback as a leading lady after marriage and a long hiatus.<ref name="Indiawest">{{cite web |last=Indiawest |title=Sridevi is grateful for English Vinglish triumph |url=http://indiawest.com/news/7298-sridevi-is-grateful-for-english-vinglish-triumph.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410065524/http://www.indiawest.com/news/7298-sridevi-is-grateful-for-english-vinglish-triumph.html |archive-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Boney guiding Sridevi in her career |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-30/news-interviews/34799696_1_sridevi-english-vinglish-gauri-shinde |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126073202/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-30/news-interviews/34799696_1_sridevi-english-vinglish-gauri-shinde |archive-date=26 January 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Gauri Shinde featured her in the ''Financial Times'' 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Financial Times |title=25 Indians to Watch |newspaper=Financial Times |date=16 November 2012 |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e158c112-2eb7-11e2-9b98-00144feabdc0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119042615/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e158c112-2eb7-11e2-9b98-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2COt4hOic |archive-date=19 November 2012}}</ref> She topped ''Rediff.com''<nowiki/>'s annual listing of the "Bollywood's Best Actresses" in 2012; the website wrote ''English Vinglish'' "is a simple film where things are credible, never melodramatic" and Sridevi "always judges the tone right. It's the sort of performance younger actresses should learn from."<ref>{{cite web |date=21 December 2012 |title=Bollywood's 10 Best Actresses Of 2012 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yearend-special-bollywood-s-top-ten-actresses-of-2012/20121221.htm#9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127161020/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yearend-special-bollywood-s-top-ten-actresses-of-2012/20121221.htm#9 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=8 January 2013 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Sridevi was declared the most-admired Bollywood actress of 2012 in a mobile survey conducted by ''Vuclip'', the world's largest mobile research company.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2012 |title=Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi voted most-admired Bollywood actors |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-interviews/35953867_1_playback-singer-english-vinglish-sridevi |url-status=dead |access-date=8 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126182736/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-interviews/35953867_1_playback-singer-english-vinglish-sridevi |archive-date=26 January 2013}}</ref> She was nominated for several awards, including her ninth nomination for Best Actress at Filmfare.<ref name="Filmfare nom EV">{{cite web |date=30 March 2013 |title=58th Idea Filmfare Awards nominations are here! |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-are-here-2123.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227075057/http://www.filmfare.com/news/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-are-here-2123.html |archive-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> Following an appearance during the song "Apna Bombay Talkies" in the film ''[[Bombay Talkies (film)|Bombay Talkies]]'' (2013),<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 April 2013 |title=Watch: Shah Rukh, Aamir, Sridevi, Kareena, Priyanka Share Screen for Special Song in 'Bombay Talkies' [VIDEO] |work=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-shah-rukh-aamir-sridevi-kareena-priyanka-share-screen-for-special-song-in-039bombay-talkies039-video-461752 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116113917/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-shah-rukh-aamir-sridevi-kareena-priyanka-share-screen-for-special-song-in-039bombay-talkies039-video-461752 |archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> Sridevi starred in the Tamil fantasy action adventure film ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015),<ref>{{cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Latha |date=25 August 2015 |title=Vijay's Puli to release on October 1! |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vijay-s-puli-to-release-on-october-1-2118154 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827085834/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vijay-s-puli-to-release-on-october-1-2118154 |archive-date=27 August 2015 |website=Daily News and Analysis}}</ref> which became her last Tamil film before her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=India Today |title=What happened on the sets of Sridevi's last Tamil film Puli? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sridevi-died-puli-vijay-film-controversy-1177307-2018-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921000119/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sridevi-died-puli-vijay-film-controversy-1177307-2018-02-25 |archive-date=21 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>


[[File:Sridevi January 2018.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Sridevi at the HT Style Awards in January 2018]]
[[File:Sridevi January 2018.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Sridevi at the HT Style Awards in January 2018]]
Sridevi was next seen in her home production titled ''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]'' (2017), which marked her 300th film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohar Basu |date=10 May 2017 |title=This fact of Sridevi's 'Mom' will blow your mind |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sridevi-mom-film-debut-boney-kapoor-nawazuddin-siddiqui-bollywood-news/18236194 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118201953/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sridevi-mom-film-debut-boney-kapoor-nawazuddin-siddiqui-bollywood-news/18236194 |archive-date=18 November 2018}}</ref> In the psychological thriller film, she played a mother who sets out to avenge the rape of her daughter. Sridevi said that as a mother and an artiste, she empathized with her character's rage, and found it hard to be in a normal state during the filming.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2017 |title=300 films but Sridevi doesn't remember giving more than one take for a shot |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151117/300-films-but-sridevi-doesnt-remember-giving-more-than-one-take-for-a-shot.html |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115111226/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151117/300-films-but-sridevi-doesnt-remember-giving-more-than-one-take-for-a-shot.html |archive-date=15 November 2017}}</ref> ''Mom'' was released on 7 July 2017 to highly positive reviews, with critics widely appreciating Sridevi's performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mom Review {4/5}: Mothers are a symbol of strength; this movie further reinforces that |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717160527/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |archive-date=17 July 2017 |access-date=23 July 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' and ''The Indian Express'' added Sridevi "demonstrates why she is the high-priestess of Indian cinema" and that she "needs only a twitch or a glance to prove that she is a powerhouse and there are several scenes she lifts by just being there."<ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 2017 |title=Mom Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621230650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |archive-date=21 June 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Shubhra Gupta">{{Cite news |last=Gupta, Shubhra |date=7 July 2017 |title=Mom movie review: Sridevi tries hard to carry the film, but a weak plot fails her |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mom-movie-review-sridevi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-akshaye-khanna-star-rating-4738669/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509072656/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mom-movie-review-sridevi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-akshaye-khanna-star-rating-4738669/ |archive-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> For her performance, Sridevi received the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] and earned nominations for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress (Critics)]] at Filmfare and the [[Screen Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 January 2018 |title=63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Official list of nominations |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224231040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |archive-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> At the time of her death, Sridevi was not shooting for any upcoming films and her last on-screen appearance was in [[Aanand L. Rai]]'s film ''[[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]'' (2018) in a cameo.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi will be seen one last time in Shah Rukh Khan's Zero. See pics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-will-be-seen-one-last-time-in-shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-see-pics/story-5al2RcNiSyv6WM05DxVbXP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725110623/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-will-be-seen-one-last-time-in-shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-see-pics/story-5al2RcNiSyv6WM05DxVbXP.html |archive-date=25 July 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> Sridevi had signed the 2019 period romantic drama ''[[Kalank]]'', produced by [[Karan Johar]]; however, due to her demise she was replaced by [[Madhuri Dixit]].<ref>{{cite web |date=19 April 2018 |title=Kalank, The Film That Was To Star Sridevi, Begins. See Pics Of Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-the-film-that-was-to-star-sridevi-begins-see-pics-of-sonakshi-sinha-aditya-roy-kapur-1839616 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428181518/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-the-film-that-was-to-star-sridevi-begins-see-pics-of-sonakshi-sinha-aditya-roy-kapur-1839616 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> Another film she had signed, was to play a cameo role in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''Sree Sree Devaraagam'', a sequel to Sridevi's own 1996 film ''[[Devaraagam]]'', was subsequently shelved after her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/gossip/sridevi-in-malayalam-movie-sree-sree-devaragam-by-md-rajendran.html |title=After 'Puli', Sridevi heads to Mollywood? &#124; Sridevi &#124; Mollywood &#124; Malayalam movie &#124; Sree Sree Devaragam &#124; MD Rajendran &#124; Puli &#124; Vijay &#124; Gossips |publisher=Onmanorama.com |date= |accessdate=18 August 2022}}</ref>
Sridevi was next seen in her home production titled ''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]'' (2017), which marked her 300th film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohar Basu |date=10 May 2017 |title=This fact of Sridevi's 'Mom' will blow your mind |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sridevi-mom-film-debut-boney-kapoor-nawazuddin-siddiqui-bollywood-news/18236194 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118201953/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sridevi-mom-film-debut-boney-kapoor-nawazuddin-siddiqui-bollywood-news/18236194 |archive-date=18 November 2018}}</ref> In the psychological thriller film, she played a mother who sets out to avenge the rape of her daughter. Sridevi said that as a mother and an artiste, she empathized with her character's rage, and found it hard to be in a normal state during the filming.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 November 2017 |title=300 films but Sridevi doesn't remember giving more than one take for a shot |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151117/300-films-but-sridevi-doesnt-remember-giving-more-than-one-take-for-a-shot.html |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115111226/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151117/300-films-but-sridevi-doesnt-remember-giving-more-than-one-take-for-a-shot.html |archive-date=15 November 2017}}</ref> ''Mom'' was released on 7 July 2017 to highly positive reviews, with critics widely appreciating Sridevi's performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mom Review {4/5}: Mothers are a symbol of strength; this movie further reinforces that |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717160527/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |archive-date=17 July 2017 |access-date=23 July 2017 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' and ''The Indian Express'' added Sridevi "demonstrates why she is the high-priestess of Indian cinema" and that she "needs only a twitch or a glance to prove that she is a powerhouse and there are several scenes she lifts by just being there."<ref>{{cite web |date=10 July 2017 |title=Mom Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621230650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |archive-date=21 June 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Shubhra Gupta">{{Cite news |last=Gupta, Shubhra |date=7 July 2017 |title=Mom movie review: Sridevi tries hard to carry the film, but a weak plot fails her |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mom-movie-review-sridevi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-akshaye-khanna-star-rating-4738669/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509072656/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mom-movie-review-sridevi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-akshaye-khanna-star-rating-4738669/ |archive-date=9 May 2019}}</ref> For her performance, Sridevi received the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] and earned nominations for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] and [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress (Critics)]] at Filmfare and the [[Screen Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 January 2018 |title=63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Official list of nominations |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224231040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |archive-date=24 December 2018}}</ref> At the time of her death, Sridevi was not shooting for any upcoming films and her last on-screen appearance was in [[Aanand L. Rai]]'s film ''[[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]'' (2018) in a cameo.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi will be seen one last time in Shah Rukh Khan's Zero. See pics |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-will-be-seen-one-last-time-in-shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-see-pics/story-5al2RcNiSyv6WM05DxVbXP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725110623/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-will-be-seen-one-last-time-in-shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-see-pics/story-5al2RcNiSyv6WM05DxVbXP.html |archive-date=25 July 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> Sridevi had signed the 2019 period romantic drama ''[[Kalank]]'', produced by [[Karan Johar]]; however, due to her demise she was replaced by [[Madhuri Dixit]].<ref>{{cite web |date=19 April 2018 |title=Kalank, The Film That Was To Star Sridevi, Begins. See Pics Of Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-the-film-that-was-to-star-sridevi-begins-see-pics-of-sonakshi-sinha-aditya-roy-kapur-1839616 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428181518/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-the-film-that-was-to-star-sridevi-begins-see-pics-of-sonakshi-sinha-aditya-roy-kapur-1839616 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> Another film she had signed, was to play a cameo role in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''Sree Sree Devaraagam'', a sequel to Sridevi's own 1996 film ''[[Devaraagam]]'', was subsequently shelved after her death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/gossip/sridevi-in-malayalam-movie-sree-sree-devaragam-by-md-rajendran.html |title=After 'Puli', Sridevi heads to Mollywood? &#124; Sridevi &#124; Mollywood &#124; Malayalam movie &#124; Sree Sree Devaragam &#124; MD Rajendran &#124; Puli &#124; Vijay &#124; Gossips |publisher=Onmanorama.com |date= |accessdate=18 August 2022}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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[[File:Sridevi, Boney Kapoor at Esha Deol's wedding reception 02.jpg|thumb|upright|Sridevi with her husband Boney Kapoor at [[Esha Deol]]'s wedding reception in 2011]]
[[File:Sridevi, Boney Kapoor at Esha Deol's wedding reception 02.jpg|thumb|upright|Sridevi with her husband Boney Kapoor at [[Esha Deol]]'s wedding reception in 2011]]


Sridevi was extremely discreet about her privacy and rarely gave interviews or discussed her private life in them. <ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last=Habib |first=Shanhaz |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/27/sridevi-obituary-star-indian-cinema |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228214706/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/27/sridevi-obituary-star-indian-cinema |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> In 1996, she married producer [[Boney Kapoor]]. The couple had two daughters, [[Janhvi Kapoor|Janhvi]] (born. 1997), who is herself an actress, and Khushi (born. 2000).<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's controversial love story – The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645041/4-sridevi-boney-kapoors-controversial-love-/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227160741/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645041/4-sridevi-boney-kapoors-controversial-love-/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=RIP Sridevi: Remembering her love story with Boney Kapoor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sridevi-death-boney-kapoor-love-story-1177186-2018-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213022859/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sridevi-death-boney-kapoor-love-story-1177186-2018-02-25 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |website=India Today}}</ref>
Sridevi was extremely discreet about her privacy and rarely gave interviews or discussed her private life in them. <ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |last=Habib |first=Shanhaz |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/27/sridevi-obituary-star-indian-cinema |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228214706/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/27/sridevi-obituary-star-indian-cinema |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> In 1996, she married producer [[Boney Kapoor]]. The couple had two daughters, [[Janhvi Kapoor|Janhvi]] (born 1997), who is herself an actress, and Chuchi Kapoor(born 2000).<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's controversial love story – The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645041/4-sridevi-boney-kapoors-controversial-love-/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227160741/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645041/4-sridevi-boney-kapoors-controversial-love-/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=RIP Sridevi: Remembering her love story with Boney Kapoor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sridevi-death-boney-kapoor-love-story-1177186-2018-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213022859/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sridevi-death-boney-kapoor-love-story-1177186-2018-02-25 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |website=India Today}}</ref>


Despite being known for her portrayals of a strong, vivacious and exuberant woman on-screen, Sridevi was an extremely introverted and reserved person off-screen. ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' correspondent [[Rajeev Masand]] says; "I have 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".<ref name="Twitter">{{cite web |last=masand |first=rajeev |date=25 February 2018 |title=Rajeev Masand on twitter |url=http://mobile.twitter.com/rajeevmasand/status/967523696611966976?lang=ena |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165633/https://mobile.twitter.com/rajeevmasand/status/967523696611966976?lang=ena |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2016 |website=[[twitter.com]]}}</ref> Commenting on her reserved nature, ''[[Firstpost]]'' says; "Behind the glamorous heroine with twinkling, magical eyes and a stunning face, was an inherently shy woman, often mistaken as arrogant. The truth is she was shy. Having begun to act when she was just 4, she did not complete formal education or get much of a chance to interact with kids of her own age. Consequently, she developed a strong dislike for crowds and noise."<ref name="Firstpost">{{cite web |last=kashyap |first=archita |date=3 March 2018 |title=Decoding Sridevi's aloofness: Why the effervescent actress was so reserved off camera |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/decoding-sridevis-aloofness-why-the-effervescent-actress-was-so-reserved-off-camera-4373481.html/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303200215/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/decoding-sridevis-aloofness-why-the-effervescent-actress-was-so-reserved-off-camera-4373481.html/amp |archive-date=3 March 2018 |access-date=6 July 2016 |website=[[firstpost.com]]}}</ref>
Despite being known for her portrayals of a strong, vivacious and exuberant woman on-screen, Sridevi was an extremely introverted and reserved person off-screen. ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' correspondent [[Rajeev Masand]] says; "I have 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".<ref name="Twitter">{{cite web |last=masand |first=rajeev |date=25 February 2018 |title=Rajeev Masand on twitter |url=http://mobile.twitter.com/rajeevmasand/status/967523696611966976?lang=ena |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165633/https://mobile.twitter.com/rajeevmasand/status/967523696611966976?lang=ena |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2016 |website=[[twitter.com]]}}</ref> Commenting on her reserved nature, ''[[Firstpost]]'' says; "Behind the glamorous heroine with twinkling, magical eyes and a stunning face, was an inherently shy woman, often mistaken as arrogant. The truth is she was shy. Having begun to act when she was just 4, she did not complete formal education or get much of a chance to interact with kids of her own age. Consequently, she developed a strong dislike for crowds and noise."<ref name="Firstpost">{{cite web |last=kashyap |first=archita |date=3 March 2018 |title=Decoding Sridevi's aloofness: Why the effervescent actress was so reserved off camera |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/decoding-sridevis-aloofness-why-the-effervescent-actress-was-so-reserved-off-camera-4373481.html/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303200215/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/decoding-sridevis-aloofness-why-the-effervescent-actress-was-so-reserved-off-camera-4373481.html/amp |archive-date=3 March 2018 |access-date=6 July 2016 |website=[[firstpost.com]]}}</ref>


== Death and funeral ==
== Death and funeral ==
On 20 February 2018, Sridevi and her youngest daughter Khushi had flown to [[Al Jazirah Al Hamra]] in [[Ras Al Khaimah]], United Arab Emirates, to attend the wedding of her nephew [[Mohit Marwah]]. She decided to spend a couple of days in [[Dubai]] to shop for her eldest daughter Janhvi's 21st birthday, after the wedding.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Boney Kapoor talks about Sridevi's final moments |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/boney-kapoor-talks-about-sridevis-final-moments/articleshow/63155194.cms |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304075953/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/boney-kapoor-talks-about-sridevis-final-moments/articleshow/63155194.cms |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bollywood bathtub death: Star's final moments |work=NewsComAu |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/husband-of-bollywood-actress-reveals-what-happened-on-the-night-she-died/news-story/69548b0ce425e7ccb0d7df4f9e9d43ad |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304205342/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/husband-of-bollywood-actress-reveals-what-happened-on-the-night-she-died/news-story/69548b0ce425e7ccb0d7df4f9e9d43ad |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Her husband Boney Kapoor was not present with them on the wedding day as he had to attend a meeting in [[Lucknow]] on 22 February. However he had already planned a surprise visit to his wife, with whom he spoke on the morning of 24 February, when she told him that "Papa (that's how Sridevi addressed Boney), I'm missing you."<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Boney Kapoor opens up on his last moments with Sridevi and the exact happenings |language=en |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040318/boney-kapoor-opens-up-last-moments-sridevi-exact-happenings.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304184201/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040318/boney-kapoor-opens-up-last-moments-sridevi-exact-happenings.html |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> According to Boney, he took a 15:30 flight to Dubai and reached [[Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel]] around 18:20 (Dubai time) in Room 2201 where Sridevi was staying. She and Boney briefly met and chatted for 30 minutes or so. Afterwards, they decided to have dinner.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saunders |first=Emmeline |date=4 March 2018 |title=Sridevi's shocking last minutes revealed by heartbroken husband Boney Kapoor |work=mirror |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sridevis-last-minutes-revealed-heartbroken-12123371 |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304154007/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sridevis-last-minutes-revealed-heartbroken-12123371 |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Sridevi went to bathe and to get dressed for dinner, while Boney waited in the living room. After 15–20 minutes, around 19:00, he called out to her as they were getting late but was unable to get a response.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Sridevi's devastated husband reveals what happened the night she died |language=en-GB |work=Metro |url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/devastated-boney-kapoor-reveals-wife-sridevis-final-moments-opens-night-died-7359091/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304141026/http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/devastated-boney-kapoor-reveals-wife-sridevis-final-moments-opens-night-died-7359091/ |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
On 20 February 2018, Sridevi and her youngest daughter Khushi had flown to [[Al Jazirah Al Hamra]] in [[Ras Al Khaimah]], United Arab Emirates, to attend the wedding of her nephew [[Mohit Marwah]]. She decided to spend a couple of days in [[Dubai]] to shop for her eldest daughter Janhvi's 21st birthday, after the wedding.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Boney Kapoor talks about Sridevi's final moments |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/boney-kapoor-talks-about-sridevis-final-moments/articleshow/63155194.cms |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304075953/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/boney-kapoor-talks-about-sridevis-final-moments/articleshow/63155194.cms |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bollywood bathtub death: Star's final moments |work=NewsComAu |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/husband-of-bollywood-actress-reveals-what-happened-on-the-night-she-died/news-story/69548b0ce425e7ccb0d7df4f9e9d43ad |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304205342/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/husband-of-bollywood-actress-reveals-what-happened-on-the-night-she-died/news-story/69548b0ce425e7ccb0d7df4f9e9d43ad |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Her husband Boney Kapoor was not present with them on the wedding day, as he had to attend a meeting in [[Lucknow]] on 22 February. However, he had already planned a surprise visit to his wife, with whom he spoke on the morning of 24 February, when she told him that "Papa (that's how Sridevi addressed Boney), I'm missing you."<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Boney Kapoor opens up on his last moments with Sridevi and the exact happenings |language=en |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040318/boney-kapoor-opens-up-last-moments-sridevi-exact-happenings.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304184201/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040318/boney-kapoor-opens-up-last-moments-sridevi-exact-happenings.html |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> According to Boney, he took a 15:30 flight to Dubai and reached [[Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel]] around 18:20 in Room 2201 where Sridevi was staying. She and Boney briefly met, chatted for 30 minutes or so and decided to have dinner.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saunders |first=Emmeline |date=4 March 2018 |title=Sridevi's shocking last minutes revealed by heartbroken husband Boney Kapoor |work=mirror |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sridevis-last-minutes-revealed-heartbroken-12123371 |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304154007/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sridevis-last-minutes-revealed-heartbroken-12123371 |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> Sridevi went to bathe and to get dressed for dinner, while Boney waited in the living room. After 15–20 minutes, around 19:00, he called out to her as they were getting late but was unable to get a response.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Sridevi's devastated husband reveals what happened the night she died |language=en-GB |work=Metro |url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/devastated-boney-kapoor-reveals-wife-sridevis-final-moments-opens-night-died-7359091/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304141026/http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/devastated-boney-kapoor-reveals-wife-sridevis-final-moments-opens-night-died-7359091/ |archive-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>


Sridevi was pronounced dead on 24 February 2018 at 19:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] in her hotel room where her husband had found her.<ref name="Hotel">{{Cite news |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi death: Cops question Boney Kapoor, hotel staff, family; check call logs |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223323/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Al Jazeera" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=India mourns Bollywood superstar Sridevi |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43191417 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709083857/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43191417 |archive-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> At first, it was announced by her brother in-law [[Sanjay Kapoor]] to the Indian media that the cause of death was a [[cardiac arrest]], but the investigation to her death began early Sunday morning around 2:30, and the case was transferred to Dubai Public Prosecution by [[Dubai Police Force|Dubai Police]], where General Department of Forensic Evidence, Dubai revealed that the cause of death was "accidental [[drowning]]".<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi death: Cops question Boney Kapoor, hotel staff, family; check call logs |work=Economic Times |url=https://www.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165704/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |archive-date=11 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Bollywood's Sridevi drowned in hotel bathtub, Dubai police say |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/bollywood-s-sridevi-drowned-in-hotel-bathtub-dubai-police-say-1.3818938 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119061739/https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/bollywood-s-sridevi-drowned-in-hotel-bathtub-dubai-police-say-1.3818938 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=[[CTV News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sridevi died due to drowning, not cardiac arrest: Dubai Police |work=Images |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179550/sridevi-died-of-accidental-drowning-say-latest-reports |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002065044/https://images.dawn.com/news/1179550/sridevi-died-of-accidental-drowning-say-latest-reports |archive-date=2 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2018 |title=Bollywood diva Sridevi cremated with full state honours in Mumbai |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-diva-sridevi-cremated-with-full-state-honours-in-mumbai-1.2178719 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226140250/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=Gulf News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Forensic Tests Say Cause Of Sridevi's Death "Accidental Drowning": Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727131850/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref> The [[toxicology]] report later also revealed that traces of alcohol were found in her body, and water was found in her lungs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Traces of alcohol found in Bollywood actress Sridevi's body, died of accidental drowning |work=[[Gulf News]] |url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226140250/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Accidentally Drowned In Dubai Bathtub, Says Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727131850/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=Ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1 January 1970 |title=Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor 'drowned in hotel bath' – BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229174709/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |archive-date=29 December 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
Sridevi was pronounced dead on 24 February 2018 at 19:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] in her hotel room where her husband had found her.<ref name="Hotel">{{Cite news |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi death: Cops question Boney Kapoor, hotel staff, family; check call logs |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223323/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="Al Jazeera" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=India mourns Bollywood superstar Sridevi |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43191417 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709083857/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43191417 |archive-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> At first, it was announced by her brother in-law [[Sanjay Kapoor]] to the Indian media that the cause of death was a [[cardiac arrest]], but the investigation to her death began early Sunday morning around 2:30, and the case was transferred to Dubai Public Prosecution by [[Dubai Police Force|Dubai Police]], where General Department of Forensic Evidence, Dubai revealed that the cause of death was "accidental [[drowning]]".<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi death: Cops question Boney Kapoor, hotel staff, family; check call logs |work=Economic Times |url=https://www.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165704/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |archive-date=11 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Bollywood's Sridevi drowned in hotel bathtub, Dubai police say |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/bollywood-s-sridevi-drowned-in-hotel-bathtub-dubai-police-say-1.3818938 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119061739/https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/bollywood-s-sridevi-drowned-in-hotel-bathtub-dubai-police-say-1.3818938 |archive-date=19 November 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=[[CTV News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sridevi died due to drowning, not cardiac arrest: Dubai Police |work=Images |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179550/sridevi-died-of-accidental-drowning-say-latest-reports |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002065044/https://images.dawn.com/news/1179550/sridevi-died-of-accidental-drowning-say-latest-reports |archive-date=2 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2018 |title=Bollywood diva Sridevi cremated with full state honours in Mumbai |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/bollywood-diva-sridevi-cremated-with-full-state-honours-in-mumbai-1.2178719 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226140250/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=Gulf News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Forensic Tests Say Cause Of Sridevi's Death "Accidental Drowning": Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727131850/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref> The [[toxicology]] report later also revealed that traces of alcohol were found in her body, and water was found in her lungs.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Traces of alcohol found in Bollywood actress Sridevi's body, died of accidental drowning |work=[[Gulf News]] |url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226140250/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Accidentally Drowned In Dubai Bathtub, Says Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727131850/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=Ndtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1 January 1970 |title=Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor 'drowned in hotel bath' – BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229174709/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |archive-date=29 December 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>


 
After rumours that news of her death was an [[Internet hoax]], her brother-in-law, [[Sanjay Kapoor]], confirmed that she really had died.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Bollywood legend Sridevi passes away in Dubai after cardiac arrest |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1391531/bollywood-legend-sridevi-passes-away-in-dubai-after-cardiac-arrest |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224230833/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391531/bollywood-legend-sridevi-passes-away-in-dubai-after-cardiac-arrest |archive-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nyren |first=Erin |date=24 February 2018 |title=Legendary Bollywood Actress Sridevi Dies at 54 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225003800/http://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |archive-date=25 February 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Kapoor, Iconic Bollywood Actress, Dies at 54 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=24 February 2018 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sridevi-kapoor-dead-bollywood-actress-dies-at-54-a-heart-attack-1088203 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116042958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sridevi-kapoor-dead-bollywood-actress-dies-at-54-a-heart-attack-1088203 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> Her fans, co-stars and other Bollywood stars posted condolences on [[Twitter]] to mourn the death.<ref>{{cite web |last=IANS |title=Indian President, Prime Minister mourn veteran actress Sridevi's demise |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/president-prime-minister-mourn-veteran-actress-sridevis-demise-- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116120339/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/president-prime-minister-mourn-veteran-actress-sridevis-demise-- |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |website=khaleejtimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi passes away at 54 in Dubai due to cardiac arrest; Bollywood in mourning |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/sridevi-passes-away-at-54-in-dubai-due-to-cardiac-arrest-bollywood-in-mourning/story/271420.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194236/https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/sridevi-passes-away-at-54-in-dubai-due-to-cardiac-arrest-bollywood-in-mourning/story/271420.html |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |website=businesstoday.in|date=25 February 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Fans mourn Sridevi's sudden demise |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/fans-mourn-sridevis-sudden-demise/article22849032.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/fans-mourn-sridevis-sudden-demise/article22849032.ece |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |via=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi had no history of heart disease: Sanjay Kapoor |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-had-no-history-of-heart-disease-sanjay-kapoor/articleshow/63066480.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627193403/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-had-no-history-of-heart-disease-sanjay-kapoor/articleshow/63066480.cms |archive-date=27 June 2018 |access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> After a few days of police investigation, on 27 February, Sridevi's case was closed, and on the night of that day, her body was flown back to [[Mumbai]], India. Ashraf Thamarassery, helped bring back her body to India<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Meet the Indian expat who prepared Sridevi for her final journey home from the UAE |language=en |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/meet-the-indian-expat-who-prepared-sridevi-for-her-final-journey-home-from-the-uae-1.708712 |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203921/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/meet-the-indian-expat-who-prepared-sridevi-for-her-final-journey-home-from-the-uae-1.708712 |archive-date=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Gourav |date=28 February 2018 |title=Who is Ashraf Thamarassery? Kerala man running a mechanics shop in UAE helped bring Sridevi's body back home |language=en |work=International Business Times, India Edition |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ashraf-thamarassery-kerala-man-running-mechanics-shop-uae-helped-bring-sridevis-body-back-762240 |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203919/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ashraf-thamarassery-kerala-man-running-mechanics-shop-uae-helped-bring-sridevis-body-back-762240 |archive-date=13 June 2020}}</ref> by her husband and her stepson, [[Arjun Kapoor]], on a private jet belonging to [[Anil Ambani]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi returns home for the last time |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/private-jet-carrying-sridevis-body-lands-at-mumbai/articleshow/63100049.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703180308/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/private-jet-carrying-sridevis-body-lands-at-mumbai/articleshow/63100049.cms |archive-date=3 July 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Her funeral took place on 28 February, at the [[Vile Parle]] Seva Samaj Crematorium in Mumbai. The final rites were performed by her husband Boney Kapoor.<ref name="Cremation">{{Cite news |title=Sridevi state funeral news updates: Actor cremated in Mumbai's Vile Parle, husband Boney Kapoor performed last rites- Entertainment News, Firstpost |work=Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525002422/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |archive-date=25 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's Funeral In Mumbai Tomorrow, Family Says In Statement |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-in-mumbai-tomorrow-family-says-in-statement-1817846 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617142228/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-in-mumbai-tomorrow-family-says-in-statement-1817846 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Sridevi was cremated with state honours and also received a gun salute at her funeral.<ref>{{Cite news |title=State honours at Sridevi's funeral, thousands mourn her |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-funeral-veteran-actress-given-state-honours/articleshow/63109807.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715094852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-funeral-veteran-actress-given-state-honours/articleshow/63109807.cms |archive-date=15 July 2018}}</ref> Her pyre was lit by her husband.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's mortal remains consgined to flames, husband Boney Kapoor lit the pyre |language=en-US |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sridevi-funeral-hundreds-of-fans-gather-around-her-lokhandwala-house-to-pay-last-respect-430225 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194037/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sridevi-funeral-hundreds-of-fans-gather-around-her-lokhandwala-house-to-pay-last-respect-430225 |archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> On 3 March, Sridevi's ashes were flown into [[Tamil Nadu]] via [[Chennai]] by her husband and her two daughters [[Janhvi Kapoor]] and Khushi Kapoor and later taken to and immersed in the sea off the coast of [[Rameswaram]].<ref name="Ashes Burial">{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Boney Kapoor, daughters Jahnvi and Khushi immerse Sridevi's ashes in Rameswaram. See pic |work=hindustantimes.com |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-daughters-jahnvi-and-khushi-immerse-sridevi-s-ashes-in-rameswaram-see-pic/story-w5ogpPmFU9vqlB9cg9I25O.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101161827/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-daughters-jahnvi-and-khushi-immerse-sridevi-s-ashes-in-rameswaram-see-pic/story-w5ogpPmFU9vqlB9cg9I25O.html |archive-date=1 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sridevi's Ashes To Be Immersed In Rameswaram Tomorrow |work=NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-ashes-to-be-immersed-in-rameswaram-tomorrow-1818997 |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303133712/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-ashes-to-be-immersed-in-rameswaram-tomorrow-1818997 |archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>
After rumours that news of her death was an [[Internet hoax]], her brother-in-law, [[Sanjay Kapoor]], confirmed that she really had died.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Bollywood legend Sridevi passes away in Dubai after cardiac arrest |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1391531/bollywood-legend-sridevi-passes-away-in-dubai-after-cardiac-arrest |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224230833/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391531/bollywood-legend-sridevi-passes-away-in-dubai-after-cardiac-arrest |archive-date=24 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Nyren |first=Erin |date=24 February 2018 |title=Legendary Bollywood Actress Sridevi Dies at 54 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225003800/http://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |archive-date=25 February 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Kapoor, Iconic Bollywood Actress, Dies at 54 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=24 February 2018 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sridevi-kapoor-dead-bollywood-actress-dies-at-54-a-heart-attack-1088203 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116042958/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sridevi-kapoor-dead-bollywood-actress-dies-at-54-a-heart-attack-1088203 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> Her fans, co-stars and other Bollywood stars posted condolences on [[Twitter]] to mourn the death.<ref>{{cite web |last=IANS |title=Indian President, Prime Minister mourn veteran actress Sridevi's demise |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/president-prime-minister-mourn-veteran-actress-sridevis-demise-- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116120339/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/president-prime-minister-mourn-veteran-actress-sridevis-demise-- |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |website=khaleejtimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi passes away at 54 in Dubai due to cardiac arrest; Bollywood in mourning |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/sridevi-passes-away-at-54-in-dubai-due-to-cardiac-arrest-bollywood-in-mourning/story/271420.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194236/https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/sridevi-passes-away-at-54-in-dubai-due-to-cardiac-arrest-bollywood-in-mourning/story/271420.html |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |website=businesstoday.in|date=25 February 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Fans mourn Sridevi's sudden demise |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/fans-mourn-sridevis-sudden-demise/article22849032.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/fans-mourn-sridevis-sudden-demise/article22849032.ece |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |via=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi had no history of heart disease: Sanjay Kapoor |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-had-no-history-of-heart-disease-sanjay-kapoor/articleshow/63066480.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627193403/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-had-no-history-of-heart-disease-sanjay-kapoor/articleshow/63066480.cms |archive-date=27 June 2018 |access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> After a few days of police investigation, on 27 February, Sridevi's case was closed, and on the night of that day, her body was flown back to [[Mumbai]], India. Ashraf Thamarassery, helped bring back her body to India<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Meet the Indian expat who prepared Sridevi for her final journey home from the UAE |language=en |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/meet-the-indian-expat-who-prepared-sridevi-for-her-final-journey-home-from-the-uae-1.708712 |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203921/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/meet-the-indian-expat-who-prepared-sridevi-for-her-final-journey-home-from-the-uae-1.708712 |archive-date=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Gourav |date=28 February 2018 |title=Who is Ashraf Thamarassery? Kerala man running a mechanics shop in UAE helped bring Sridevi's body back home |language=en |work=International Business Times, India Edition |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ashraf-thamarassery-kerala-man-running-mechanics-shop-uae-helped-bring-sridevis-body-back-762240 |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203919/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ashraf-thamarassery-kerala-man-running-mechanics-shop-uae-helped-bring-sridevis-body-back-762240 |archive-date=13 June 2020}}</ref> by her husband and her stepson, [[Arjun Kapoor]], on a private jet belonging to [[Anil Ambani]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi returns home for the last time |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/private-jet-carrying-sridevis-body-lands-at-mumbai/articleshow/63100049.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703180308/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/private-jet-carrying-sridevis-body-lands-at-mumbai/articleshow/63100049.cms |archive-date=3 July 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Her funeral took place on 28 February, at the [[Vile Parle]] Seva Samaj Crematorium in Mumbai. The final rites were performed by her husband Boney Kapoor.<ref name="Cremation">{{Cite news |title=Sridevi state funeral news updates: Actor cremated in Mumbai's Vile Parle, husband Boney Kapoor performed last rites- Entertainment News, Firstpost |work=Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525002422/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |archive-date=25 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's Funeral In Mumbai Tomorrow, Family Says In Statement |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-in-mumbai-tomorrow-family-says-in-statement-1817846 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617142228/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-in-mumbai-tomorrow-family-says-in-statement-1817846 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Sridevi was cremated with state honours and also received a gun salute at her funeral.<ref>{{Cite news |title=State honours at Sridevi's funeral, thousands mourn her |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-funeral-veteran-actress-given-state-honours/articleshow/63109807.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715094852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-funeral-veteran-actress-given-state-honours/articleshow/63109807.cms |archive-date=15 July 2018}}</ref> Her pyre was lit by her husband.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's mortal remains consgined to flames, husband Boney Kapoor lit the pyre |language=en-US |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sridevi-funeral-hundreds-of-fans-gather-around-her-lokhandwala-house-to-pay-last-respect-430225 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194037/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sridevi-funeral-hundreds-of-fans-gather-around-her-lokhandwala-house-to-pay-last-respect-430225 |archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> On 3 March, Sridevi's ashes were flown into [[Tamil Nadu]] via [[Chennai]] by her husband and her two daughters Jhanvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor and later taken to and immersed in the sea off the coast of [[Rameswaram]].<ref name="Ashes Burial">{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Boney Kapoor, daughters Jahnvi and Khushi immerse Sridevi's ashes in Rameswaram. See pic |work=hindustantimes.com |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-daughters-jahnvi-and-khushi-immerse-sridevi-s-ashes-in-rameswaram-see-pic/story-w5ogpPmFU9vqlB9cg9I25O.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101161827/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-daughters-jahnvi-and-khushi-immerse-sridevi-s-ashes-in-rameswaram-see-pic/story-w5ogpPmFU9vqlB9cg9I25O.html |archive-date=1 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sridevi's Ashes To Be Immersed In Rameswaram Tomorrow |work=NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-ashes-to-be-immersed-in-rameswaram-tomorrow-1818997 |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303133712/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-ashes-to-be-immersed-in-rameswaram-tomorrow-1818997 |archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref>


=== Tributes and reactions ===
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== Legacy and influence ==
== Legacy and influence ==
Sridevi is regarded as one of the greatest female stars of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |date=12 August 2015 |title=Sridevi The First Female Superstar of Bollywood |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sridevi-birthday-288076-2015-08-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070709/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sridevi-birthday-288076-2015-08-13 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=13 August 2015 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 August 2015 |title=Happy Birthday Sridevi Bollywood's First Female Superstar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-sridevi-bollywood-s-first-female-superstar/story-i8ZAMG6ejEruHoPcf7oxuI.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053438/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-sridevi-bollywood-s-first-female-superstar/story-i8ZAMG6ejEruHoPcf7oxuI.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=13 August 2015 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi – A Very Rare Female Star |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915091647/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721 |archive-date=15 September 2019 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/12 |url-status=live |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/12 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Highly regarded for her range as an actor, critics have commended, particularly her comedic abilities<ref name="rediff2004" /> and her skills as a dancer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Bradley |date=10 March 2015 |title=The Dancing Queens |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/the-dancing-queens-8595-7.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421045320/http://www.filmfare.com/features/the-dancing-queens-8595-7.html |archive-date=21 April 2015 |website=Filmfare}}</ref> During the 1980s, Sridevi was the highest-earning woman in the Indian entertainment industry.<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com" /> For her role in ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987), she was paid a then-unprecedented ₹11 lakhs, making her the highest-paid Indian actress ever.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nahta |first=Komal |date=7 April 2012 |title=The Shocking Truth About Star Prices! |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/the-shocking-truth-about-star-prices/article1-836965.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041208/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/the-shocking-truth-about-star-prices/article1-836965.aspx |archive-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> In a 2013 national poll conducted by ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema, Sridevi was voted "India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years",<ref>{{cite web |last=News18 |date=14 March 2017 |title=IBN Poll: Sridevi voted greatest Indian actress in 100 years |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055913/http://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |archive-date=1 April 2017 |access-date=7 March 2013 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Bollywood star 'drowned in hotel bath' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229174709/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |archive-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> and she placed #10 in a UK poll, "100 Greatest Bollywood Stars", in the same year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=27 July 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star in UK poll |language=en |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |url-status=live |access-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818133557/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |archive-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Sridevi was placed at No. 2 by ''NDTV'' in the listing of "The most popular Bollywood actresses of all time".<ref>{{cite web |title=Most popular actresses of all time-As Indian cinema completes 100 glorious years, here is a look at the most popular Bollywood actresses of all time based on a poll conducted by NDTV. |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488686.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616023801/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488686.html |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies}}</ref> Sridevi featured in Box Office India's ''Top Actresses'' list from 1983 to 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Actresses |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144753/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia}}</ref>
Sridevi is regarded as one of the greatest female stars of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |date=12 August 2015 |title=Sridevi The First Female Superstar of Bollywood |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sridevi-birthday-288076-2015-08-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070709/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sridevi-birthday-288076-2015-08-13 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=13 August 2015 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 August 2015 |title=Happy Birthday Sridevi Bollywood's First Female Superstar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-sridevi-bollywood-s-first-female-superstar/story-i8ZAMG6ejEruHoPcf7oxuI.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053438/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-sridevi-bollywood-s-first-female-superstar/story-i8ZAMG6ejEruHoPcf7oxuI.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=13 August 2015 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi – A Very Rare Female Star |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915091647/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721 |archive-date=15 September 2019 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/12 |url-status=live |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/12 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Highly regarded for her range as an actor, critics have commended, particularly her comedic abilities<ref name="rediff2004" /> and her skills as a dancer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Bradley |date=10 March 2015 |title=The Dancing Queens |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/the-dancing-queens-8595-7.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421045320/http://www.filmfare.com/features/the-dancing-queens-8595-7.html |archive-date=21 April 2015 |website=Filmfare}}</ref> During the 1980s, Sridevi was the highest-earning woman in the Indian entertainment industry.<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com" /> For her role in ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987), she was paid a then-unprecedented ₹11 lakhs (equivalent to ₹{{Inflation|index=IN|value=11|start_year=1987}} lakhs in {{Inflation/year|IN}}; ~US${{Inflation|US|1651465|2023|r=-4|fmt=c}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}), making her the highest-paid Indian actress ever when adjusted for inflation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nahta |first=Komal |date=7 April 2012 |title=The Shocking Truth About Star Prices! |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/the-shocking-truth-about-star-prices/article1-836965.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041208/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/the-shocking-truth-about-star-prices/article1-836965.aspx |archive-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> In a 2013 national poll conducted by ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema, Sridevi was voted "India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years",<ref>{{cite web |last=News18 |date=14 March 2017 |title=IBN Poll: Sridevi voted greatest Indian actress in 100 years |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055913/http://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |archive-date=1 April 2017 |access-date=7 March 2013 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Bollywood star 'drowned in hotel bath' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229174709/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |archive-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> and she placed #10 in a UK poll, "100 Greatest Bollywood Stars", in the same year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=27 July 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star in UK poll |language=en |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |url-status=live |access-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818133557/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |archive-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Sridevi was placed at No. 2 by ''NDTV'' in the listing of "The most popular Bollywood actresses of all time".<ref>{{cite web |title=Most popular actresses of all time-As Indian cinema completes 100 glorious years, here is a look at the most popular Bollywood actresses of all time based on a poll conducted by NDTV. |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488686.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616023801/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488686.html |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies}}</ref> Sridevi featured in Box Office India's ''Top Actresses'' list from 1983 to 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Actresses |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144753/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia}}</ref>


An epitaph in ''[[Firstpost]]'' pointed out that Sridevi had been sufficiently important as an actor to be able to refuse parts in movies,<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi is Bollywood's irreplaceable superstar: Why there can never be anyone like the talented actor' |work=First Post |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225150016/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |archive-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The News Minute]]'' called her "a pathbreaker in many ways".<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Rise of the female superstar: How Sridevi delivered early blows to the glass ceiling |work=The News Minute |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-female-superstar-how-sridevi-delivered-early-blows-glass-ceiling-77009 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116025341/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-female-superstar-how-sridevi-delivered-early-blows-glass-ceiling-77009 |archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' called her "the undisputed queen of Indian Cinema".<ref name="Guardian" />
An epitaph in ''[[Firstpost]]'' pointed out that Sridevi had been sufficiently important as an actor to be able to refuse parts in movies,<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi is Bollywood's irreplaceable superstar: Why there can never be anyone like the talented actor' |work=First Post |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225150016/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |archive-date=25 February 2018}}</ref> and ''[[The News Minute]]'' called her "a pathbreaker in many ways".<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Rise of the female superstar: How Sridevi delivered early blows to the glass ceiling |work=The News Minute |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-female-superstar-how-sridevi-delivered-early-blows-glass-ceiling-77009 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116025341/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-female-superstar-how-sridevi-delivered-early-blows-glass-ceiling-77009 |archive-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' called her "the undisputed queen of Indian Cinema".<ref name="Guardian" />
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Sridevi's performances, acting style and technique have been influential and have inspired numerous actresses including [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Kajol]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Vidya Balan]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Asin]], [[Alia Bhatt]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]] and [[Anushka Shetty]], who have cited her as an inspiration.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} In a piece for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]] magazine'', Priyanka Chopra wrote, "Everyone wanted her and wanted to be like her. She could be childlike, grown-up, funny, serious, beguiling, sexy—she was the ultimate actor. [...] She was my childhood, and one of the big reasons I became an actor."<ref name="Time">{{Cite magazine |last=Chopra |first=Priyanka |date=4 January 2012 |title=How Priyanka Chopra Remembers Bollywood Icon Sridevi Kapoor |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/priyanka-chopra-remembers-bollywood-icon-141525596.html?guccounter=1 |url-status=live |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218142459/https://www.yahoo.com/news/priyanka-chopra-remembers-bollywood-icon-141525596.html?guccounter=1 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref>
Sridevi's performances, acting style and technique have been influential and have inspired numerous actresses including [[Juhi Chawla]], [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Kajol]], [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Priyanka Chopra]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Vidya Balan]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Asin]], [[Alia Bhatt]], [[Nayanthara]], [[Kajal Aggarwal]] and [[Anushka Shetty]], who have cited her as an inspiration.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} In a piece for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]] magazine'', Priyanka Chopra wrote, "Everyone wanted her and wanted to be like her. She could be childlike, grown-up, funny, serious, beguiling, sexy—she was the ultimate actor. [...] She was my childhood, and one of the big reasons I became an actor."<ref name="Time">{{Cite magazine |last=Chopra |first=Priyanka |date=4 January 2012 |title=How Priyanka Chopra Remembers Bollywood Icon Sridevi Kapoor |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/priyanka-chopra-remembers-bollywood-icon-141525596.html?guccounter=1 |url-status=live |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218142459/https://www.yahoo.com/news/priyanka-chopra-remembers-bollywood-icon-141525596.html?guccounter=1 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref>


In the Telugu biopic ''[[NTR: Kathanayakudu]]'', Sridevi was portrayed by [[Rakul Preet Singh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Presenting Rakul Preet Singh As Sridevi In NTR Biopic |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/presenting-rakul-preet-singh-as-sridevi-in-ntr-biopic-1929840 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010144505/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/presenting-rakul-preet-singh-as-sridevi-in-ntr-biopic-1929840 |archive-date=10 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref>
In the Telugu biopic ''[[NTR: Kathanayakudu]]'', Sridevi was portrayed by [[Rakul Preet Singh]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Presenting Rakul Preet Singh As Sridevi In NTR Biopic |date=10 October 2018 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/presenting-rakul-preet-singh-as-sridevi-in-ntr-biopic-1929840 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010144505/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/presenting-rakul-preet-singh-as-sridevi-in-ntr-biopic-1929840 |archive-date=10 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref>


In a highly exceptional move, the actress became one of the few people from the [[Entertainment industry in India|Indian entertainment industry]] to be accorded with full [[State funeral#India|state honours]] usually reserved only for current and former prime ministers, union and state ministers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi funeral LIVE updates: Actor cremated with state honours, husband Boney Kapoor performs last rites |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-actor-begins-her-last-journey-draped-in-tricolour/ar-BBJGggH?li=AAggbRN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116073506/https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-actor-begins-her-last-journey-draped-in-tricolour/ar-BBJGggH?li=AAggbRN |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=4 March 2018 |website=www.msn.com |language=en-IN}}</ref> Sridevi was included in 2018 ''In Memoriam'' section during the [[90th Academy Awards]] ceremony.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=The Oscars in Memoriam 2018 |url=http://oscar.go.com/photos/2018/oscars-in-memoriam-2018-photos/a8ed9da01570da88cc2374da86383cfce5175dfa11bcc4577de8d7e1b9b880d9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202710/http://oscar.go.com/photos/2018/oscars-in-memoriam-2018-photos/a8ed9da01570da88cc2374da86383cfce5175dfa11bcc4577de8d7e1b9b880d9 |archive-date=5 March 2018 |publisher=oscar.go.com}}</ref> On the occasion of Sridevi's birthday on 13 August 2019, Madame Tussauds Singapore has announced that a wax statue would soon be dedicated to her.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sridevi's first wax statue in Singapore Madame Tussauds, unveiled by Boney Kapoor with daughters Janhvi and Khushi. |work=Celebskart |url=https://www.celebskart.com/sridevis-first-wax-statue-in-singapore-madame-tussauds-unveiled-by-boney-kapoor-with-daughters-janhvi-and-khushi/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904110341/https://www.celebskart.com/sridevis-first-wax-statue-in-singapore-madame-tussauds-unveiled-by-boney-kapoor-with-daughters-janhvi-and-khushi/ |archive-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> The statue is a replica of Sridevi's look in the iconic song, "Hawaa Hawaai" from ''Mr. India''. Her daughters, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor were present at the ceremony accompanied by her husband, producer Boney Kapoor.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 September 2019 |title=Boney Kapoor breaks down at Sridevi's wax statue unveiling at Madame Tussauds Singapore with Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-breaks-down-at-sridevi-s-wax-statue-unveiling-at-madame-tussauds-singapore-with-janhvi-kapoor-khushi/story-3QwN4nM01Q4dmFenw4r64M.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224204825/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-breaks-down-at-sridevi-s-wax-statue-unveiling-at-madame-tussauds-singapore-with-janhvi-kapoor-khushi/story-3QwN4nM01Q4dmFenw4r64M.html |archive-date=24 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
In a highly exceptional move, the actress became one of the few people from the [[Entertainment industry in India|Indian entertainment industry]] to be accorded with full [[State funeral#India|state honours]] usually reserved only for current and former prime ministers, union and state ministers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi funeral LIVE updates: Actor cremated with state honours, husband Boney Kapoor performs last rites |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-actor-begins-her-last-journey-draped-in-tricolour/ar-BBJGggH?li=AAggbRN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116073506/https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-actor-begins-her-last-journey-draped-in-tricolour/ar-BBJGggH?li=AAggbRN |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=4 March 2018 |website=www.msn.com |language=en-IN}}</ref> Sridevi was included in 2018 ''In Memoriam'' section during the [[90th Academy Awards]] ceremony.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=The Oscars in Memoriam 2018 |url=http://oscar.go.com/photos/2018/oscars-in-memoriam-2018-photos/a8ed9da01570da88cc2374da86383cfce5175dfa11bcc4577de8d7e1b9b880d9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202710/http://oscar.go.com/photos/2018/oscars-in-memoriam-2018-photos/a8ed9da01570da88cc2374da86383cfce5175dfa11bcc4577de8d7e1b9b880d9 |archive-date=5 March 2018 |publisher=oscar.go.com}}</ref> On the occasion of Sridevi's birthday on 13 August 2019, Madame Tussauds Singapore has announced that a wax statue would soon be dedicated to her.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sridevi's first wax statue in Singapore Madame Tussauds, unveiled by Boney Kapoor with daughters Janhvi and Khushi. |work=Celebskart |url=https://www.celebskart.com/sridevis-first-wax-statue-in-singapore-madame-tussauds-unveiled-by-boney-kapoor-with-daughters-janhvi-and-khushi/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904110341/https://www.celebskart.com/sridevis-first-wax-statue-in-singapore-madame-tussauds-unveiled-by-boney-kapoor-with-daughters-janhvi-and-khushi/ |archive-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> The statue is a replica of Sridevi's look in the iconic song, "Hawaa Hawaai" from ''Mr. India''. Her daughters, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor were present at the ceremony accompanied by her husband, producer Boney Kapoor.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 September 2019 |title=Boney Kapoor breaks down at Sridevi's wax statue unveiling at Madame Tussauds Singapore with Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-breaks-down-at-sridevi-s-wax-statue-unveiling-at-madame-tussauds-singapore-with-janhvi-kapoor-khushi/story-3QwN4nM01Q4dmFenw4r64M.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224204825/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-breaks-down-at-sridevi-s-wax-statue-unveiling-at-madame-tussauds-singapore-with-janhvi-kapoor-khushi/story-3QwN4nM01Q4dmFenw4r64M.html |archive-date=24 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>


In 2018, author and journalist [[Lalita Iyer]] wrote a biography; .<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite web |last=HindustanTimes |title=Review Sridevi Queen of Hearts by Lalita Iyer |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review/sridevi/queen/of/hearts/by/lalita-iyer/story/eGDIJDgaG1VDoJCvMjo9gP.html}}</ref> In 2019, author and screenwriter [[Satyarth Nayak]] wrote a biography of Sridevi.<ref name="timesnow">{{cite web |last=TimesNow |title=Satyarth Nayak to write a book on legendary actor Sridevi |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/satyarth-nayak-to-write-a-book-on-legendary-actor-sridevi-will-title-it-sridevi-girl-woman-superstar/468120 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427092951/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/satyarth-nayak-to-write-a-book-on-legendary-actor-sridevi-will-title-it-sridevi-girl-woman-superstar/468120 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> The book, ''[[Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess]]'', was published by [[Penguin Random House]]. It received positive reviews in ''[[The Times of India]]''<ref name="TimesOfIndia">{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Micro review: 'Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess' by Satyarth Nayak |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-by-satyarth-nayak/articleshow/73081611.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406170017/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-by-satyarth-nayak/articleshow/73081611.cms |archive-date=6 April 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and ''[[The Hindu]]'',<ref name="TheHindu">{{Cite news |last=Krishnan |first=Ramya |date=14 March 2020 |title='Sridevi, The Eternal Screen Goddess' review: Chronicle of a distant life |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-review-chronicle-of-a-distant-life/article31050159.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623082739/https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-review-chronicle-of-a-distant-life/article31050159.ece |archive-date=23 June 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and was also reviewed in ''[[India Today]]'',<ref name="IndiaToday">{{Cite magazine |last=Singh |first=Jai Arjun |date=6 June 2020 |title=Requiem for Her Dream |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20200615-requiem-for-her-dream-1685862-2020-06-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711180945/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20200615-requiem-for-her-dream-1685862-2020-06-06 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |magazine=India Today |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Week]]'',<ref name="theweek">{{cite web |last=The Week |title=Decoding an enigma |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/12/decoding-an-enigma.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712085529/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/12/decoding-an-enigma.html |archive-date=12 July 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> ''[[Mid-Day]]'',<ref name="MidDay">{{Cite news |last=Shekhar |first=Mayank |date= 26 February 2020 |title=Mystique That Lives On Still |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mystique-that-lives-on-still/22641273 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226184624/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mystique-that-lives-on-still/22641273 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> ''[[Vogue India]]'',<ref name="VogueIndia">{{Cite magazine |last=Agarwal |first=Mihika |date=23 February 2020 |title=Sridevi's biography shares a rare insight into the late Bollywood actor's life |url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/sridevi-biography-special-excerpt-bollywood-celebrities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704133627/https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/sridevi-biography-special-excerpt-bollywood-celebrities |archive-date=4 July 2020 |magazine=Vogue India |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Firstpost]]''.<ref name="firstpost">{{Cite news |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |date=7 February 2020 |title=Adulatory but insightful, Satyarth Nayak's biography of Sridevi goes deep into the world of the late superstar |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/adulatory-but-insightful-satyarth-nayaks-biography-of-sridevi-goes-deep-into-the-world-of-the-late-superstar-8007961.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427092907/https://www.firstpost.com/living/adulatory-but-insightful-satyarth-nayaks-biography-of-sridevi-goes-deep-into-the-world-of-the-late-superstar-8007961.html |archive-date=27 April 2021 |work=Firstpost |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref>
In 2018, author and journalist [[Lalita Iyer]] wrote a biography; .<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Lamat R |title=A fan's tribute to the superstar who went away too soon |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-sridevi-queen-of-hearts-by-lalita-iyer/story-eGDIJDgaG1VDoJCvMjo9gP.html |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, author and screenwriter [[Satyarth Nayak]] wrote a biography of Sridevi.<ref name="timesnow">{{cite web |last=TimesNow |title=Satyarth Nayak to write a book on legendary actor Sridevi |date=13 August 2019 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/satyarth-nayak-to-write-a-book-on-legendary-actor-sridevi-will-title-it-sridevi-girl-woman-superstar/468120 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427092951/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/satyarth-nayak-to-write-a-book-on-legendary-actor-sridevi-will-title-it-sridevi-girl-woman-superstar/468120 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> The book, ''[[Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess]]'', was published by [[Penguin Random House]]. It received positive reviews in ''[[The Times of India]]''<ref name="TimesOfIndia">{{cite news |last=Times of India |title=Micro review: 'Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess' by Satyarth Nayak |website=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 January 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-by-satyarth-nayak/articleshow/73081611.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406170017/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-by-satyarth-nayak/articleshow/73081611.cms |archive-date=6 April 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and ''[[The Hindu]]'',<ref name="TheHindu">{{Cite news |last=Krishnan |first=Ramya |date=14 March 2020 |title='Sridevi, The Eternal Screen Goddess' review: Chronicle of a distant life |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-review-chronicle-of-a-distant-life/article31050159.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623082739/https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-review-chronicle-of-a-distant-life/article31050159.ece |archive-date=23 June 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and was also reviewed in ''[[India Today]]'',<ref name="IndiaToday">{{Cite magazine |last=Singh |first=Jai Arjun |date=6 June 2020 |title=Requiem for Her Dream |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20200615-requiem-for-her-dream-1685862-2020-06-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711180945/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20200615-requiem-for-her-dream-1685862-2020-06-06 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |magazine=India Today |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Week]]'',<ref name="theweek">{{cite web |last=The Week |title=Decoding an enigma |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/12/decoding-an-enigma.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712085529/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/12/decoding-an-enigma.html |archive-date=12 July 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> ''[[Mid-Day]]'',<ref name="MidDay">{{Cite news |last=Shekhar |first=Mayank |date= 26 February 2020 |title=Mystique That Lives On Still |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mystique-that-lives-on-still/22641273 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226184624/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mystique-that-lives-on-still/22641273 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> ''[[Vogue India]]'',<ref name="VogueIndia">{{Cite magazine |last=Agarwal |first=Mihika |date=23 February 2020 |title=Sridevi's biography shares a rare insight into the late Bollywood actor's life |url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/sridevi-biography-special-excerpt-bollywood-celebrities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704133627/https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/sridevi-biography-special-excerpt-bollywood-celebrities |archive-date=4 July 2020 |magazine=Vogue India |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Firstpost]]''.<ref name="firstpost">{{Cite news |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |date=7 February 2020 |title=Adulatory but insightful, Satyarth Nayak's biography of Sridevi goes deep into the world of the late superstar |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/adulatory-but-insightful-satyarth-nayaks-biography-of-sridevi-goes-deep-into-the-world-of-the-late-superstar-8007961.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427092907/https://www.firstpost.com/living/adulatory-but-insightful-satyarth-nayaks-biography-of-sridevi-goes-deep-into-the-world-of-the-late-superstar-8007961.html |archive-date=27 April 2021 |work=Firstpost |access-date=8 July 2020}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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== Awards and honours ==
== Awards and honours ==
Sridevi won the National Award for Best Actress for ''Mom'' (2017). According to Thyagarajan, who was the producer of ''Moondram Pirai'' (1982), Sridevi was a strong contender for the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]], but lost to [[Shabana Azmi]] because of politics: "The makers of ''[[Arth (film)|Arth]]'' had lobbied for Azmi to make her win. By the time we got to know this, it was too late".
Sridevi won the National Award for Best Actress for ''Mom'' (2017).


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|<ref>{{cite web |title=NDTV Indian of the year Award | date=18 December 2012 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-kareena-sridevi-hailed-for-entert-7308.html?page=1 |access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>
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|<ref>{{cite web |title=Lux Power Packed of the year |work=The Indian Express |date=11 December 2017 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lux-golden-rose-awards-2017-winners-list-deepika-padukone-alia-bhatt-kareena-kapoor-khan-photos-video-srk-4977417/|access-date=11 December 2017}}</ref>
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* 2018 – Outstanding Achievement in Cinema at [[The Asian Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |date=29 April 2018 |title=Asian Awards 2018: Recognition with Lots of Glitz and Glamour |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/asian-awards-2018-recognition-glamour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322142724/https://www.desiblitz.com/content/asian-awards-2018-recognition-glamour |archive-date=22 March 2019 |access-date=28 August 2018 |publisher=Desiblitz}}</ref>
* 2018 – Outstanding Achievement in Cinema at [[The Asian Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |date=29 April 2018 |title=Asian Awards 2018: Recognition with Lots of Glitz and Glamour |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/asian-awards-2018-recognition-glamour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322142724/https://www.desiblitz.com/content/asian-awards-2018-recognition-glamour |archive-date=22 March 2019 |access-date=28 August 2018 |publisher=Desiblitz}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[ANR National Award]] for 2018<ref>{{Cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Abhinay|date=17 November 2019|title=Boney Kapoor gets emotional while accepting ANR Award for Sridevi|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/boney-kapoor-gets-emotional-while-accepting-anr-award-for-sridevi/article30000985.ece|url-status=live|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112106/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/boney-kapoor-gets-emotional-while-accepting-anr-award-for-sridevi/article30000985.ece|archive-date=9 October 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 2019 – [[ANR National Award]] for 2018<ref>{{Cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Abhinay|date=17 November 2019|title=Boney Kapoor gets emotional while accepting ANR Award for Sridevi|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/boney-kapoor-gets-emotional-while-accepting-anr-award-for-sridevi/article30000985.ece|url-status=live|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112106/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/boney-kapoor-gets-emotional-while-accepting-anr-award-for-sridevi/article30000985.ece|archive-date=9 October 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 2023 – [[Google Doodle]] released for her 60th birth anniversary<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sridevi's 60th Birthday |url=https://www.google.com/doodles/sridevis-60th-birthday |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=www.google.com |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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