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{{Short description|Indian actress (1963–2018)}} | {{Short description|Indian actress (1963–2018)}} | ||
{{About|the actress||Shri Devi (disambiguation){{!}}Shri Devi}} | {{About|the actress||Shri Devi (disambiguation){{!}}Shri Devi}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Sridevi | | name = Sridevi | ||
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| children = 2 (including [[Janhvi Kapoor]]) | | children = 2 (including [[Janhvi Kapoor]]) | ||
| family = [[List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)|Surinder Kapoor family]] and [[Kapoor family]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Shares Million-Dollar Pic Of Raj Kapoor And Her Husband Boney |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sridevi-shares-million-dollar-pic-of-raj-kapoor-and-her-husband-boney-1787843 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713023723/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sridevi-shares-million-dollar-pic-of-raj-kapoor-and-her-husband-boney-1787843 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> | | family = [[List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoor)|Surinder Kapoor family]] and [[Kapoor family]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi Shares Million-Dollar Pic Of Raj Kapoor And Her Husband Boney |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sridevi-shares-million-dollar-pic-of-raj-kapoor-and-her-husband-boney-1787843 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713023723/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sridevi-shares-million-dollar-pic-of-raj-kapoor-and-her-husband-boney-1787843 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> | ||
|relatives=[[Sanjay Ramaswamy]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Anil Kapoor]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[K. Ramasamy (politician)|K. Ramasamy]] (uncle) | |relatives=[[Sanjay Ramaswamy]] (brother-in-law)<br/>[[Anil Kapoor]] (brother-in-law)<br/>[[K. Ramasamy (politician)|K. Ramasamy]] (uncle) | ||
| honours = [[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name="Sridevi receives Padma Shri award" /> | | honours = [[Padma Shri]] (2013)<ref name="Sridevi receives Padma Shri award" /> | ||
| years_active = 1967–1997<br />2004–2005<br />2012–2018 | | years_active = 1967–1997<br />2004–2005<br />2012–2018 | ||
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'''Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan''' (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally | '''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> | ||
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). | ||
Following a notable appearance in the romantic drama ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'' (1975), Sridevi's first starring role in [[Hindi cinema]] came with the drama film ''[[Solva Sawan]]'' (1979), and she received wider recognition for the action film ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983). She established herself in the industry with a string of successful films, including ''[[Mawaali]]'' (1983), ''[[Justice Chaudhury]]'' (1983), ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), ''[[Naya Kadam]]'' (1984), ''[[Maqsad]]'' (1984), ''[[Masterji]]'' (1985), ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986), ''[[Nazrana (1987 film)|Nazrana]]'' (1987), ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' (1987), ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987), ''[[Waqt Ki Awaz]]'' (1988) and ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989). She received widespread praise for her performances in films, including ''[[Sadma]]'' (1983), ''[[Nagina (1986 film)|Nagina]]'' (1986), ''[[ChaalBaaz]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' (1992), ''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'' (1993), ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]'' (1994), and ''[[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai]]'' (1997). Following the role of the titular protagonist in the television sitcom ''[[Malini Iyer]]'' (2004–2005), Sridevi returned to film acting with the highly successful comedy-drama ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012) and then starred in her 300th and final film role in the psychological thriller ''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]'' (2017). She earned widespread critical acclaim for her performances in both films, and for the latter was posthumously awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]]. | Following a notable appearance in the romantic drama ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'' (1975), Sridevi's first starring role in [[Hindi cinema]] came with the drama film ''[[Solva Sawan]]'' (1979), and she received wider recognition for the action film ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983). She established herself in the industry with a string of successful films, including ''[[Mawaali]]'' (1983), ''[[Justice Chaudhury]]'' (1983), ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), ''[[Naya Kadam]]'' (1984), ''[[Maqsad]]'' (1984), ''[[Masterji]]'' (1985), ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' (1986), ''[[Nazrana (1987 film)|Nazrana]]'' (1987), ''[[Watan Ke Rakhwale]]'' (1987), ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]'' (1987), ''[[Waqt Ki Awaz]]'' (1988) and ''[[Chandni (film)|Chandni]]'' (1989). She received widespread praise for her performances in films, including ''[[Sadma]]'' (1983), ''[[Nagina (1986 film)|Nagina]]'' (1986), ''[[ChaalBaaz]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' (1992), ''[[Gumrah (1993 film)|Gumrah]]'' (1993), ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]'' (1994), and ''[[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai]]'' (1997). Following the role of the titular protagonist in the television sitcom ''[[Malini Iyer]]'' (2004–2005), Sridevi returned to film acting with the highly successful comedy-drama ''[[English Vinglish]]'' (2012) and then starred in the [[Tamil language]] fantasy film ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015), which marked her final film in [[South Indian Cinema]]. Sridevi then starred in her 300th and final film role in the psychological thriller ''[[Mom (film)|Mom]]'' (2017). She earned widespread critical acclaim for her performances in both films, and for the latter was posthumously awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]]. | ||
On 24 February 2018, she was found dead of an accidental drowning in her guest room at the [[Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel]], in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="Al Jazeera">{{Cite news |title=Reports: Bollywood icon Sridevi dies aged 54 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/reports-bollywood-icon-sridevi-dies-aged-54-180224222210077.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406193149/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/reports-bollywood-icon-sridevi-dies-aged-54-180224222210077.html |archive-date=6 April 2019}}</ref> News of her death featured prominently in Indian and international media. She was married to film producer [[Boney Kapoor]], with whom she had two children, including actress [[Janhvi Kapoor]]. | On 24 February 2018, she was found dead of an accidental drowning in her guest room at the [[Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel]], in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="Al Jazeera">{{Cite news |title=Reports: Bollywood icon Sridevi dies aged 54 |publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/reports-bollywood-icon-sridevi-dies-aged-54-180224222210077.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406193149/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/reports-bollywood-icon-sridevi-dies-aged-54-180224222210077.html |archive-date=6 April 2019}}</ref> News of her death featured prominently in Indian and international media. She was married to film producer [[Boney Kapoor]], with whom she had two children, including actress [[Janhvi Kapoor]]. | ||
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== Life and career == | == Life and career == | ||
=== 1963–1975: | === 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 | 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> | ||
{{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 started her career as a child actor at the age of four in the Tamil movie ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2013 |title=Sridevi: Child star to Queen Bee – NDTV Movies |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-child-star-to-queen-bee-613363 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708172040/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-child-star-to-queen-bee-613363 |archive-date=8 July 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, she played the role of young [[Muruga]] in ''[[Thunaivan]]''.<ref name="outlookindia.com">{{cite web |title=Before All The Galata | Naman Ramachandran |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?282743 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123034524/http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/before-all-the-galata/282743 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |access-date=8 January 2013 |publisher=Outlookindia.com}}</ref> Sridevi made her debut in [[Telugu cinema]] as a child artist with the 1970 film ''Maa Nanna Nirdoshi''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Baby Sridevi's performance in [[Poompatta (film)|''Poompatta'']] (1971) in Malayalam won her the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]].<ref name="news15">{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Charming child, stunning teen |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/baby-sridevi-pictures-charming-child-stunning-teen-76990 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127200423/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/baby-sridevi-pictures-charming-child-stunning-teen-76990 |archive-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' (1967), [[Nam Naadu (1969 film)|''Nam Naadu'']] (1969), ''Prarthanai'' (1970), [[Babu (1971 film)|''Babu'']] (1971), ''[[Badi Panthulu]]'' (1972), ''[[Bala Bharatam]]'' (1972), [[Vasantha Maligai|''Vasantha Maaligai'']] (1972) and ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' (1974) are the most notable films of her career as a child artist.<ref name="news15" /> In 1972, Sridevi debuted as a child artist in [[Bollywood]] with ''[[Rani Mera Naam]]'' directed by [[K. S. R. Das]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Pavan |date=20 June 2017 |title=Trivia Talk: The Sridevi you may not have known |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/trivia-talk-the-sridevi-you-may-not-have-known/article22851856.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/trivia-talk-the-sridevi-you-may-not-have-known/article22851856.ece |archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> She also appeared in the film ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'', where she played the younger sister to the protagonist [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]].<ref name="news15" /> She acted with [[Jayalalitha]] in [[Thirumangalyam]], [[Kandan Karunai]] and [[Adi Parashakti]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Murali |first=Poornima |date=26 February 2018 |editor-last=Kirti |editor-first=Sumedha |title=When 'Baby' Sridevi Shared Screen Space with Jayalalithaa |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/when-baby-sridevi-shared-screen-space-with-jayalalithaa-1671827.html |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> | Sridevi started her career as a child actor at the age of four in the Tamil movie ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' in 1967.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 August 2013 |title=Sridevi: Child star to Queen Bee – NDTV Movies |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-child-star-to-queen-bee-613363 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708172040/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-child-star-to-queen-bee-613363 |archive-date=8 July 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, she played the role of young [[Muruga]] in ''[[Thunaivan]]''.<ref name="outlookindia.com">{{cite web |title=Before All The Galata | Naman Ramachandran |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?282743 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123034524/http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/before-all-the-galata/282743 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |access-date=8 January 2013 |publisher=Outlookindia.com}}</ref> Sridevi made her debut in [[Telugu cinema]] as a child artist with the 1970 film ''Maa Nanna Nirdoshi''.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Baby Sridevi's performance in [[Poompatta (film)|''Poompatta'']] (1971) in Malayalam won her the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]].<ref name="news15">{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Charming child, stunning teen |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/baby-sridevi-pictures-charming-child-stunning-teen-76990 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127200423/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/baby-sridevi-pictures-charming-child-stunning-teen-76990 |archive-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> ''[[Kandhan Karunai]]'' (1967), [[Nam Naadu (1969 film)|''Nam Naadu'']] (1969), ''Prarthanai'' (1970), [[Babu (1971 film)|''Babu'']] (1971), ''[[Badi Panthulu]]'' (1972), ''[[Bala Bharatam]]'' (1972), [[Vasantha Maligai|''Vasantha Maaligai'']] (1972) and ''[[Bhakta Kumbara]]'' (1974) are the most notable films of her career as a child artist.<ref name="news15" /> In 1972, Sridevi debuted as a child artist in [[Bollywood]] with ''[[Rani Mera Naam]]'' directed by [[K. S. R. Das]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Pavan |date=20 June 2017 |title=Trivia Talk: The Sridevi you may not have known |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/trivia-talk-the-sridevi-you-may-not-have-known/article22851856.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/trivia-talk-the-sridevi-you-may-not-have-known/article22851856.ece |archive-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> She also appeared in the film ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'', where she played the younger sister to the protagonist [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]].<ref name="news15" /> She acted with [[Jayalalitha]] in [[Thirumangalyam]], [[Kandan Karunai]] and [[Adi Parashakti]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Murali |first=Poornima |date=26 February 2018 |editor-last=Kirti |editor-first=Sumedha |title=When 'Baby' Sridevi Shared Screen Space with Jayalalithaa |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/when-baby-sridevi-shared-screen-space-with-jayalalithaa-1671827.html |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> | ||
=== | === 1976–1982: leading roles and success in South India === | ||
In 1976, Sridevi landed her first leading role in the Tamil film ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]'' directed by [[K. Balachander]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyren |first=Erin |date=24 February 2018 |title=Legendary Bollywood Actress Sridevi Dies at 54 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |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}}</ref> She followed it with a number of films with [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Rajinikanth]]. Sridevi's first release of 1977 was ''[[Gaayathri]]'', followed by ''[[Kavikkuyil]]'' and ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', where she played the role of a young girl who is caught between her 2 lovers.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Why Sridevi's non-Bollywood work, especially in Tamil cinema, was ground-breaking |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sridevi-south-indian-films-5077002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227063834/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sridevi-south-indian-films-5077002/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> She also starred in the film's Telugu remake ''[[Padaharella Vayasu]]'' in 1978.<ref name="telugu">{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=From ANR to NTR: Tracing Sridevi's career in the Telugu film industry |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anr-ntr-tracing-sridevis-career-telugu-film-industry-77052 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116024744/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anr-ntr-tracing-sridevis-career-telugu-film-industry-77052 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> Her subsequent notable films included [[Bharathi Raja]]'s ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', [[S. P. Muthuraman]]'s ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]'', ''[[Karthika Deepam (film)|Karthika Deepam]]'', ''[[Johnny (1980 film)|Johnny]]'', ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'' and ''[[Aakali Rajyam]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi: Queen of hearts |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/feb/26/sridevi-queen-of-hearts-1778923.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227165449/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/feb/26/sridevi-queen-of-hearts-1778923.html |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> She acted with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in ''[[Vetagaadu]]'', ''[[Sardar Papa Rayudu]]'', ''[[Bobbili Puli]]'', ''[[Justice Chowdhary]]'' and ''[[Aatagadu]]''.<ref name="telugu" /> She acted alongside [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''[[Sandhippu]]'', ''[[Kavari Maan]]'' and the [[Sri Lanka]]-filmed coproduction ''[[Pilot Premnath]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sivaji Ganesan | Number of times Sridevi acted with top Superstars |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/number-of-times-sridevi-acted-with-top-superstars/sivaji-ganesan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161854/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/number-of-times-sridevi-acted-with-top-superstars/sivaji-ganesan.html |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=12 April 2018 |website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> | In 1976, Sridevi landed her first leading role in the Tamil film ''[[Moondru Mudichu]]'' directed by [[K. Balachander]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyren |first=Erin |date=24 February 2018 |title=Legendary Bollywood Actress Sridevi Dies at 54 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |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}}</ref> She followed it with a number of films with [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Rajinikanth]]. Sridevi's first release of 1977 was ''[[Gaayathri]]'', followed by ''[[Kavikkuyil]]'' and ''[[16 Vayathinile]]'', where she played the role of a young girl who is caught between her 2 lovers.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Why Sridevi's non-Bollywood work, especially in Tamil cinema, was ground-breaking |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sridevi-south-indian-films-5077002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227063834/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sridevi-south-indian-films-5077002/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> She also starred in the film's Telugu remake ''[[Padaharella Vayasu]]'' in 1978.<ref name="telugu">{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=From ANR to NTR: Tracing Sridevi's career in the Telugu film industry |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anr-ntr-tracing-sridevis-career-telugu-film-industry-77052 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116024744/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anr-ntr-tracing-sridevis-career-telugu-film-industry-77052 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> Her subsequent notable films included [[Bharathi Raja]]'s ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', [[S. P. Muthuraman]]'s ''[[Priya (1978 film)|Priya]]'', ''[[Karthika Deepam (film)|Karthika Deepam]]'', ''[[Johnny (1980 film)|Johnny]]'', ''[[Varumayin Niram Sivappu]]'' and ''[[Aakali Rajyam]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sridevi: Queen of hearts |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/feb/26/sridevi-queen-of-hearts-1778923.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227165449/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/feb/26/sridevi-queen-of-hearts-1778923.html |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> She acted with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] in ''[[Vetagaadu]]'', ''[[Sardar Papa Rayudu]]'', ''[[Bobbili Puli]]'', ''[[Justice Chowdhary]]'' and ''[[Aatagadu]]''.<ref name="telugu" /> She acted alongside [[Sivaji Ganesan]] in ''[[Sandhippu]]'', ''[[Kavari Maan]]'' and the [[Sri Lanka]]-filmed coproduction ''[[Pilot Premnath]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sivaji Ganesan | Number of times Sridevi acted with top Superstars |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/number-of-times-sridevi-acted-with-top-superstars/sivaji-ganesan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161854/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/number-of-times-sridevi-acted-with-top-superstars/sivaji-ganesan.html |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=12 April 2018 |website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref> | ||
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She next appeared in the Malayalam releases like ''[[Aa Nimisham]]'', ''[[Angeekaaram]]'' and ''[[Satyavan Savithri]]'' directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]].<ref name="malayalam" /> In 1981, she starred in the Tamil film ''[[Meendum Kokila]]'' which won her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Five Filmfare award-winning performances of Late superstar Sridevi |work=The New Indian Express |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/25/five-filmfare-award-winning-performances-of-late-superstar-sridevi-1778826.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401171744/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/25/five-filmfare-award-winning-performances-of-late-superstar-sridevi-1778826.html |archive-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> In 1982, Sridevi starred in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' playing a woman suffering from [[retrograde amnesia]] and went on to win the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Highest salary, films with Kamal-Rajinikanth, Sridevi was star in her own right |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260218/sridevi-was-a-star-in-her-own-right.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303103715/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260218/sridevi-was-a-star-in-her-own-right.html |archive-date=3 March 2018 |access-date=12 April 2018 |publisher=Deccanchronicle.com}}</ref> She was paired with [[Kamal Haasan]] in 27 films across languages.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Here's why Sridevi and Kamal Haasan pairing is irreplaceable |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/here-why-sridevi-and-kamal-haasan-jodi-is-irreplaceable-5078700/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227234405/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/here-why-sridevi-and-kamal-haasan-jodi-is-irreplaceable-5078700/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> | She next appeared in the Malayalam releases like ''[[Aa Nimisham]]'', ''[[Angeekaaram]]'' and ''[[Satyavan Savithri]]'' directed by [[P.G. Viswambharan]].<ref name="malayalam" /> In 1981, she starred in the Tamil film ''[[Meendum Kokila]]'' which won her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Five Filmfare award-winning performances of Late superstar Sridevi |work=The New Indian Express |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/25/five-filmfare-award-winning-performances-of-late-superstar-sridevi-1778826.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401171744/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/25/five-filmfare-award-winning-performances-of-late-superstar-sridevi-1778826.html |archive-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> In 1982, Sridevi starred in ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'' playing a woman suffering from [[retrograde amnesia]] and went on to win the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Highest salary, films with Kamal-Rajinikanth, Sridevi was star in her own right |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260218/sridevi-was-a-star-in-her-own-right.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303103715/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260218/sridevi-was-a-star-in-her-own-right.html |archive-date=3 March 2018 |access-date=12 April 2018 |publisher=Deccanchronicle.com}}</ref> She was paired with [[Kamal Haasan]] in 27 films across languages.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Here's why Sridevi and Kamal Haasan pairing is irreplaceable |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/here-why-sridevi-and-kamal-haasan-jodi-is-irreplaceable-5078700/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227234405/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/here-why-sridevi-and-kamal-haasan-jodi-is-irreplaceable-5078700/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> | ||
Sridevi's notable films in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] include ''[[Kondaveeti Simham|Konda Veeti Simham]]'', ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]'', ''[[Vetagaadu]]'', ''[[Sardar Papa Rayudu|Sardar Paparayudu]]'' and ''[[Bobbili Puli]]''.<ref name="telugu" /> With [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], she appeared in movies such as ''Muddula Koduku'', ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekham]]'', ''[[Bangaru Kanuka]]'' and ''[[Prema Kanuka]]'' as well as with [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] in ''Kanchu Kagada'', ''[[Kalavari Samsaram]]'', ''[[Adavi Simhalu]]'', ''Krishnavatharam'', ''Burripalem | Sridevi's notable films in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] include ''[[Kondaveeti Simham|Konda Veeti Simham]]'', ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]'', ''[[Vetagaadu]]'', ''[[Sardar Papa Rayudu|Sardar Paparayudu]]'' and ''[[Bobbili Puli]]''.<ref name="telugu" /> With [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]], she appeared in movies such as ''Muddula Koduku'', ''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekham]]'', ''[[Bangaru Kanuka]]'' and ''[[Prema Kanuka]]'' as well as with [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]] in ''Kanchu Kagada'', ''[[Kalavari Samsaram]]'', ''[[Adavi Simhalu]]'', ''Krishnavatharam'', ''Burripalem Bullodu'', ''Vajrayudham'', ''[[Gharana Donga]]'', ''[[Kirayi Kotigadu]]'', ''[[Pachani Kapuram]]'', ''Makutam Leni Maharaju'', ''Ramarajyamlo Bheemaraju'', ''Jayam manade'', ''Samajaniki sawal'', ''Mama Allulla Sawal'', ''[[Ram Robert Rahim]]'' and ''Khaidi Rudrayya''.<ref name="telugu" /> She acted with [[Chiranjeevi]] in ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]'', ''[[S. P. Parasuram]]''.<ref name="telugu" /> Her performance in the 1992 [[Ram Gopal Varma]] directed ''[[Kshana Kshanam]]'' opposite [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], won her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]] and the [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar H |date=26 February 2018 |title=Tributes to Sridevi: Hit Telugu songs featuring her with Chiranjeevi, Krishna, NTR and ANR [Videos] |website=[[International Business Times]] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tributes-sridevi-hit-telugu-songs-featuring-her-chiranjeevi-krishna-ntr-anr-videos-761916 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041424/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tributes-sridevi-hit-telugu-songs-featuring-her-chiranjeevi-krishna-ntr-anr-videos-761916 |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> She acted in highest number of Telugu movies with Telugu superstar [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]]. | ||
=== 1983–1986: Hindi film debut and success === | |||
Sridevi made her debut as a heroine in Hindi films in ''[[Solva Sawan]]'' in 1979.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2018 |title=Bollywood superstar Sridevi dies at 54 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43186118 |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224231230/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43186118 |archive-date=24 February 2018 |quote=She debuted as a lead actress in a Bollywood film in 1978, soon becoming one of India's biggest film stars.}}</ref> 4 years later, she was signed to star opposite [[Jeetendra]] in ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (remake of Telugu film ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981)). The film released in 1983, and was one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office 1983 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172124/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |archive-date=12 October 2012 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> It established Sridevi in Bollywood.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Her dance number "Nainon Mein Sapna" became a rage with ''[[Rediff]]'' stating that "the water pots may have dominated most frames in 'Nainon Mein Sapna', but it was Sridevi's bejewelled outfits and headgears that stole the show".<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=Your Favourite Sridevi Avatar Onscreen? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-your-favourite-sridevi-avatar-onscreen-vote/20120824.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215150227/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-your-favourite-sridevi-avatar-onscreen-vote/20120824.htm |archive-date=15 December 2015}}</ref> She followed with ''[[Tohfa]]'', which was the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1984.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Box Office 1984 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=190&catName=MTk4NA== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918080028/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=190&catName=MTk4NA== |archive-date=18 September 2010}}</ref> The film established Sridevi as one of the leading actresses of Bollywood,<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Top Actress |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227120846/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=27 December 2012}}</ref> with ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine declaring her "Unquestionably #1" on their cover.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pinkvilla |title=Sridevi's 80's Magazine Covers |date=27 April 2011 |url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/sridevi/sridevis-80s-magazine-covers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603071710/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/sridevi/sridevis-80s-magazine-covers |archive-date=3 June 2013}}</ref> | Sridevi made her debut as a heroine in Hindi films in ''[[Solva Sawan]]'' in 1979.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2018 |title=Bollywood superstar Sridevi dies at 54 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43186118 |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224231230/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43186118 |archive-date=24 February 2018 |quote=She debuted as a lead actress in a Bollywood film in 1978, soon becoming one of India's biggest film stars.}}</ref> 4 years later, she was signed to star opposite [[Jeetendra]] in ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (remake of Telugu film ''[[Ooruki Monagadu]]'' (1981)). The film released in 1983, and was one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office 1983 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172124/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |archive-date=12 October 2012 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> It established Sridevi in Bollywood.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Her dance number "Nainon Mein Sapna" became a rage with ''[[Rediff]]'' stating that "the water pots may have dominated most frames in 'Nainon Mein Sapna', but it was Sridevi's bejewelled outfits and headgears that stole the show".<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |last=Rediff |title=Your Favourite Sridevi Avatar Onscreen? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-your-favourite-sridevi-avatar-onscreen-vote/20120824.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215150227/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-your-favourite-sridevi-avatar-onscreen-vote/20120824.htm |archive-date=15 December 2015}}</ref> She followed with ''[[Tohfa]]'', which was the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1984.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Box Office 1984 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=190&catName=MTk4NA== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918080028/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=190&catName=MTk4NA== |archive-date=18 September 2010}}</ref> The film established Sridevi as one of the leading actresses of Bollywood,<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Top Actress |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227120846/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=27 December 2012}}</ref> with ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine declaring her "Unquestionably #1" on their cover.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pinkvilla |title=Sridevi's 80's Magazine Covers |date=27 April 2011 |url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/sridevi/sridevis-80s-magazine-covers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603071710/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/sridevi/sridevis-80s-magazine-covers |archive-date=3 June 2013}}</ref> | ||
The pair of Jeetendra-Sridevi did 16 films together of which ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983), ''[[Jaani Dost]]'' (1983), ''[[Justice Chaudhury|Justice Chaudhry]]'' (1983), ''[[Mawaali]]'' (1983), ''Akalmand'' (1984), ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), ''[[Balidaan (1985 film)|Balidaan]]'' (1985), ''[[Aulad (1987 film)|Aulad]]'' (1987), ''[[Suhaagan]]'' (1986), ''[[Ghar Sansar]]'' (1986), ''[[Dharm Adhikari]]'' (1986), ''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]'' (1988) were successful, and ''[[Aag Aur Shola]]'' (1986), ''[[Himmat Aur Mehanat]]'' (1987), ''[[Sarfarosh]]'' (1985) were flops.<ref>{{cite web |last=Indiaglitz.com |title=On-Screen Lovers Whom We Love |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/90955.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217090059/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/90955.html |archive-date=17 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=The Sunday Tribune |title=Jodis that made it in Bollywood |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070225/spectrum/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001602/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070225/spectrum/main4.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> | The pair of Jeetendra-Sridevi did 16 films together of which ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1983), ''[[Jaani Dost]]'' (1983), ''[[Justice Chaudhury|Justice Chaudhry]]'' (1983), ''[[Mawaali]]'' (1983), ''Akalmand'' (1984), ''[[Tohfa]]'' (1984), ''[[Balidaan (1985 film)|Balidaan]]'' (1985), ''[[Aulad (1987 film)|Aulad]]'' (1987), ''[[Suhaagan]]'' (1986), ''[[Ghar Sansar]]'' (1986), ''[[Dharm Adhikari]]'' (1986), ''[[Sone Pe Suhaaga]]'' (1988) were successful, and ''[[Aag Aur Shola]]'' (1986), ''[[Himmat Aur Mehanat]]'' (1987), ''[[Sarfarosh (1985 film)|Sarfarosh]]'' (1985) were flops.<ref>{{cite web |last=Indiaglitz.com |title=On-Screen Lovers Whom We Love |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/90955.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217090059/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/90955.html |archive-date=17 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=The Sunday Tribune |title=Jodis that made it in Bollywood |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070225/spectrum/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001602/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070225/spectrum/main4.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
However, it was ''[[Sadma]]'' (1983) which brought Sridevi widespread critical acclaim.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} A remake of her Tamil film ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', ''Sadma'' is included in ''iDiva''<nowiki/>'s list of '10 Must Watch Movies That Weren't Blockbusters'.<ref name="idiva.com">{{cite web |last=idiva.com |date=28 July 2011 |title=10 Must Watch Movies That Weren't Blockbusters |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-mustwatch-movies-that-werent-blockbusters/6659 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023154640/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-mustwatch-movies-that-werent-blockbusters/6659 |archive-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> Sridevi's performance as a child-woman suffering from amnesia was called by ''[[Indian Express]]'' "a milestone in her illustrious career".<ref>{{cite web |last=Indian Express |title=The Forbidden Love |date=15 June 2012 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-forbidden-love/961045 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165743/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/the-forbidden-love/ |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=5 March 2013}}</ref> Sridevi also featured in the ''[[Mid-Day]]''<nowiki/>'s list of | However, it was ''[[Sadma]]'' (1983) which brought Sridevi widespread critical acclaim.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} A remake of her Tamil film ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', ''Sadma'' is included in ''iDiva''<nowiki/>'s list of '10 Must Watch Movies That Weren't Blockbusters'.<ref name="idiva.com">{{cite web |last=idiva.com |date=28 July 2011 |title=10 Must Watch Movies That Weren't Blockbusters |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-mustwatch-movies-that-werent-blockbusters/6659 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023154640/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-mustwatch-movies-that-werent-blockbusters/6659 |archive-date=23 October 2012}}</ref> Sridevi's performance as a child-woman suffering from amnesia was called by ''[[Indian Express]]'' "a milestone in her illustrious career".<ref>{{cite web |last=Indian Express |title=The Forbidden Love |date=15 June 2012 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-forbidden-love/961045 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165743/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/the-forbidden-love/ |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=5 March 2013}}</ref> Sridevi also featured in the ''[[Mid-Day]]''<nowiki/>'s list of 'Challenging Roles played by Bollywood Actors' describing her act in the film as "her best performance ever".<ref>{{cite web |last=Mid-day |title=Challenging Roles played by Bollywood actors |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/challenging-roles-played-by-bollywood-actors/}}</ref> In 2012, [[Adil Hussain]], Sridevi's co-star in ''[[English Vinglish]]'' revealed that he became a fan of the actress after watching her in ''Sadma''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bollywoodtrade.com |title=Adil Hussain: I became Sridevi's fan after watching SADMA |url=http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/adil-hussain-i-became-sridevis-fan-after-watching-sadma-/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309095647/http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/adil-hussain-i-became-sridevis-fan-after-watching-sadma-/index.htm |archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref> The Sridevi-Kamal Hassan pair also appeared on the ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' 2012 list of 'Greatest Romantic Couples on Celluloid'.<ref>{{cite web |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The greatest romantic couples on celluloid |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12608.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220095407/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12608.html |archive-date=20 February 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> The film earned Sridevi her first [[Filmfare]] nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]. | ||
She also acted with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]'s son [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] in [[Aakhari Poratam|''Aakhari Porattam'']] (1988), ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' (1992) and ''[[Govinda Govinda (1994 film)|Govinda Govinda]]'' (1993). She has also played the female lead to both [[Dharmendra]] and his son [[Sunny Deol]]. | She also acted with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]'s son [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] in [[Aakhari Poratam|''Aakhari Porattam'']] (1988), ''[[Khuda Gawah]]'' (1992) and ''[[Govinda Govinda (1994 film)|Govinda Govinda]]'' (1993). She has also played the female lead to both [[Dharmendra]] and his son [[Sunny Deol]]. | ||
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Sridevi had successful pairing with [[Rajesh Khanna]] in films such as ''[[Naya Kadam]]'' (1984), ''[[Maqsad]]'' (1984), ''[[Masterji]]'' (1985) and ''[[Nazrana (1987 film)|Nazrana]]'' (1987). In 1986, came the snake fantasy ''[[Nagina (1986 film)|Nagina]]'' which saw Sridevi play a [[Shapeshifting|shape-shifting]] woman. The film turned out to be the second highest-grossing film of the year,<ref>{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Box Office 1986 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172139/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng== |archive-date=12 October 2012}}</ref> with ''[[Box Office India]]'' stating that Sridevi remained "the undisputed #1".<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com" /> It was also named one of the best snake fantasy films by ''[[Yahoo]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yahoo |title=Meet Bollywood's celebrity snakes |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/18/slide-show-1-snake-movies-in-bollywood.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420000046/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/18/slide-show-1-snake-movies-in-bollywood.htm |archive-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> ''[[Times of India]]'' ranked ''[[Nagina]]'' as one of the 'Top 10 Snake Films of Hindi Cinema'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top Ten snake films |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/9481862.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505110605/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/9481862.cms |archive-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> Sridevi's climax dance number "Main Teri Dushman" also remains one of the best snake dances in Bollywood,<ref>{{cite web |last=MidDay |title=The best of Sridevi |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/the-best-of-sridevi/}}</ref> with ''Desi Hits'' calling it "one of Sridevi's most iconic dance numbers... that still gives fans goose bumps"<ref>{{cite web |last=Desihits |title=Top 5 Bollywood Dancing Queens |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/top-5-bollywood-dancing-queens-20100310 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232433/http://www.desihits.com/news/view/top-5-bollywood-dancing-queens-20100310 |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> and ''iDiva'' describing it as "the stuff of movie legends".<ref name="iDiva">{{cite web |last=iDiva |date=13 October 2011 |title=Sridevi – The Dancing Queen |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051712/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403 |archive-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> Besides ''[[Nagina]]'', 1986 also saw Sridevi giving box-office hits in [[Subhash Ghai]]'s multi-starrer ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' and [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]]'s ''[[Janbaaz]]''. According to ''[[CNN-IBN]]''<nowiki/>'s Bollywood Blockbusters, "Sridevi's popularity grew so much that despite having a guest appearance in ''[[Janbaaz]]'', she completely overshadowed the film's lead heroine [[Dimple Kapadia]]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood Blockbusters:Scintillating Sridevi |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Bollywood+Blockbusters/145042.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309123315/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Bollywood+Blockbusters/145042.html |archive-date=9 March 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> | Sridevi had successful pairing with [[Rajesh Khanna]] in films such as ''[[Naya Kadam]]'' (1984), ''[[Maqsad]]'' (1984), ''[[Masterji]]'' (1985) and ''[[Nazrana (1987 film)|Nazrana]]'' (1987). In 1986, came the snake fantasy ''[[Nagina (1986 film)|Nagina]]'' which saw Sridevi play a [[Shapeshifting|shape-shifting]] woman. The film turned out to be the second highest-grossing film of the year,<ref>{{cite web |last=Boxofficeindia.com |title=Box Office 1986 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172139/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng== |archive-date=12 October 2012}}</ref> with ''[[Box Office India]]'' stating that Sridevi remained "the undisputed #1".<ref name="Boxofficeindia.com" /> It was also named one of the best snake fantasy films by ''[[Yahoo]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yahoo |title=Meet Bollywood's celebrity snakes |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/18/slide-show-1-snake-movies-in-bollywood.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420000046/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/18/slide-show-1-snake-movies-in-bollywood.htm |archive-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> ''[[Times of India]]'' ranked ''[[Nagina]]'' as one of the 'Top 10 Snake Films of Hindi Cinema'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Top Ten snake films |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/9481862.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505110605/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/9481862.cms |archive-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> Sridevi's climax dance number "Main Teri Dushman" also remains one of the best snake dances in Bollywood,<ref>{{cite web |last=MidDay |title=The best of Sridevi |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/the-best-of-sridevi/}}</ref> with ''Desi Hits'' calling it "one of Sridevi's most iconic dance numbers... that still gives fans goose bumps"<ref>{{cite web |last=Desihits |title=Top 5 Bollywood Dancing Queens |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/top-5-bollywood-dancing-queens-20100310 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232433/http://www.desihits.com/news/view/top-5-bollywood-dancing-queens-20100310 |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref> and ''iDiva'' describing it as "the stuff of movie legends".<ref name="iDiva">{{cite web |last=iDiva |date=13 October 2011 |title=Sridevi – The Dancing Queen |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051712/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403 |archive-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> Besides ''[[Nagina]]'', 1986 also saw Sridevi giving box-office hits in [[Subhash Ghai]]'s multi-starrer ''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]'' and [[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]]'s ''[[Janbaaz]]''. According to ''[[CNN-IBN]]''<nowiki/>'s Bollywood Blockbusters, "Sridevi's popularity grew so much that despite having a guest appearance in ''[[Janbaaz]]'', she completely overshadowed the film's lead heroine [[Dimple Kapadia]]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood Blockbusters:Scintillating Sridevi |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Bollywood+Blockbusters/145042.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309123315/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Bollywood+Blockbusters/145042.html |archive-date=9 March 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}</ref> | ||
=== | === 1987–1991: superstardom === | ||
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> ''[[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=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" /> | ||
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> 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=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> | ||
The same year, Sridevi also starred in ''[[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 |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 with actress [[Madhuri Dixit]] in 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> | ||
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> 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=February | === 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> | |||
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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The last major film Sridevi starred in before she took a break from the industry was the romantic drama ''[[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai]]'', released in 1997. Along with [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Urmila Matondkar]], the actress played a greedy housewife going to extreme lengths for money. Talking about her swan-song, critic Subhash K. Jha wrote that Sridevi "left us with the most stunning hurrah in ''Judaai''. A terrible film that I've watched countless times to see her play the money-minded harridan who 'sells' her husband to Urmila Matondkar. Who but Sridevi could carry of such an outrageous role with such enthusiastic élan?!"<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Let the Divas Come Back! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-12-08/news-interviews/27963720_1_madhuri-dixit-chandramukhi-aishwarya-rai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616001849/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-12-08/news-interviews/27963720_1_madhuri-dixit-chandramukhi-aishwarya-rai |archive-date=16 June 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> while ''Bollyspice'' stated that "She used her polished acting skills to illustrate her character’s greed and individualism at such a grotesque level."<ref name="http" /> ''Judaai'' earned Sridevi her eighth Best Actress nomination at Filmfare. In 1996, Sridevi married Boney Kapoor of the famed Bollywood royalty, the Kapoor family. During the years 1996–97, her mother was suffering from brain cancer-induced complications. After her mother's death in 1997, Sridevi went on a hiatus from the film industry.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} | The last major film Sridevi starred in before she took a break from the industry was the romantic drama ''[[Judaai (1997 film)|Judaai]]'', released in 1997. Along with [[Anil Kapoor]] and [[Urmila Matondkar]], the actress played a greedy housewife going to extreme lengths for money. Talking about her swan-song, critic Subhash K. Jha wrote that Sridevi "left us with the most stunning hurrah in ''Judaai''. A terrible film that I've watched countless times to see her play the money-minded harridan who 'sells' her husband to Urmila Matondkar. Who but Sridevi could carry of such an outrageous role with such enthusiastic élan?!"<ref>{{cite web |last=Times of India |title=Let the Divas Come Back! |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-12-08/news-interviews/27963720_1_madhuri-dixit-chandramukhi-aishwarya-rai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616001849/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-12-08/news-interviews/27963720_1_madhuri-dixit-chandramukhi-aishwarya-rai |archive-date=16 June 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> while ''Bollyspice'' stated that "She used her polished acting skills to illustrate her character’s greed and individualism at such a grotesque level."<ref name="http" /> ''Judaai'' earned Sridevi her eighth Best Actress nomination at Filmfare. In 1996, Sridevi married Boney Kapoor of the famed Bollywood royalty, the Kapoor family. During the years 1996–97, her mother was suffering from brain cancer-induced complications. After her mother's death in 1997, Sridevi went on a hiatus from the film industry.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} | ||
=== 2004–2018: | === 2004–2018: comeback, television debut and final roles === | ||
[[File:English Vinglish shooting 03.jpg|thumb|Sridevi with [[Ajith Kumar]] on the sets of film ''[[English Vinglish]]'' in 2012]] | [[File:English Vinglish shooting 03.jpg|thumb|Sridevi with [[Ajith Kumar]] on the sets of film ''[[English Vinglish]]'' in 2012]] | ||
After a 6-year hiatus, Sridevi briefly returned to the small screen in the Sahara sitcom ''[[Malini Iyer]]'' (2004–2005). She also appeared on ''[[Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai]]'' (2004) and as a judge in the TV show ''Kaboom'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sridevi-on-tv-show-kaboom-news-bollywood-kkfvxmajiigsi.html|title=Sridevi on TV show Kaboom|website=[[Sify]] |date=15 December 2005|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142318/http://www.sify.com/movies/sridevi-on-tv-show-kaboom-news-bollywood-kkfvxmajiigsi.html|archive-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> | After a 6-year hiatus, Sridevi briefly returned to the small screen in the Sahara sitcom ''[[Malini Iyer]]'' (2004–2005). She also appeared on ''[[Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai]]'' (2004) and as a judge in the TV show ''Kaboom'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sridevi-on-tv-show-kaboom-news-bollywood-kkfvxmajiigsi.html|title=Sridevi on TV show Kaboom|website=[[Sify]] |date=15 December 2005|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142318/http://www.sify.com/movies/sridevi-on-tv-show-kaboom-news-bollywood-kkfvxmajiigsi.html|archive-date=17 February 2019}}</ref> She performed a medley of some of her musical numbers at the [[52nd Filmfare Awards]] in 2007. She was also a member of the board of directors at the [[Asian Academy of Film & Television]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=http://www.aaft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=117 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823091326/http://www.aaft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=117 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |access-date=1 June 2011 |publisher=Aaft.com}}</ref> | ||
On 19 September 2009, Sridevi appeared on the [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] show ''[[10 Ka Dum]]''. On 13 May 2012, Sridevi appeared on the [[StarPlus|Star Plus]] talk-show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (talk show)|Satyamev Jayate]]''. | On 19 September 2009, Sridevi appeared on the [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] show ''[[10 Ka Dum]]''. On 13 May 2012, Sridevi appeared on the [[StarPlus|Star Plus]] talk-show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (talk show)|Satyamev Jayate]]''. | ||
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[[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? | Sridevi | Mollywood | Malayalam movie | Sree Sree Devaragam | MD Rajendran | Puli | Vijay | Gossips |publisher=Onmanorama.com |date= |accessdate=2022 | 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? | Sridevi | Mollywood | Malayalam movie | Sree Sree Devaragam | MD Rajendran | Puli | Vijay | Gossips |publisher=Onmanorama.com |date= |accessdate=18 August 2022}}</ref> | ||
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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 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> | 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> | ||
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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 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> | ||
== | == Filmography == | ||
{{Main|Sridevi filmography}} | {{Main|Sridevi filmography}} | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{IMDb name|0004437}} | * {{IMDb name|0004437}} | ||
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|sridevi}} | * {{Bollywood Hungama person|sridevi}} | ||
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