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Bollywood Actor Sridevi Passes Away Due To Heart Attack In Dubai

Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Feb, 2018 01:32 PM
  • Bollywood Actor Sridevi Passes Away Due To Heart Attack In Dubai
Veteran actress Sridevi has passed away, a family member said. She was 54.
 
 
The actress, who was in Dubai for a family function, reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest. 
 
 
Confirming the news of her death, Sridevi's brother-in-law and actor Sanjay Kapoor, told IANS: "Yes, it is true."
 
 
Sanjay, however, could not reveal more details as he was on his way to Dubai.
 
 
 “Yes, it is true that Sridevi passed away. I just landed here, I was in Dubai and now I am flying back to Dubai. It happened roughly around 11.00-11.30. I don’t know more details yet,'' he said.
 
 
Sridevi was in Dubai to attend the marriage function of actress Sonam Kapoor's cousin Mohit Marwah, along with husband Boney Kapoor and younger daughter Khushi Kapoor. 
 
 
Sridevi has known for her performance is some of the iconic films like "Mr India", "Nagina", "Sadma", "Chaalbaaz", "Chandni" among many others. The Padma Shri recipient was last seen in "Mom" in 2017.
 
 

 

Currently, well-wishers are rushing to Sridevi’s house in Mumbai to be by her elder daughter Janhvi’s side who couldn’t be in Dubai due to her shooting schedule.

 

The news of the demise of Bollywood actress Sridevi has left the entertainment fraternity in a deep state of shock. Known by one name, the Padma Shri awardee was known as the first female superstar in India's male-dominated film industry. Her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor confirmed the news that she died Saturday in Dubai due to cardiac arrest.
 
 
Actors from across India including Kamal Haasan,Priety Zinta, Anushka Sharma, Riteish Deshmukh, Priyanka Chopra, Sushmita Sen, Nimrat Kaur, among others, took to Twitter to express grief over the loss. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also offered his condolences on her death.
 
 
President Ram Nath Kovind also tweeted: “Shocked to hear of passing of movie star Sridevi. She has left millions of fans heartbroken. Her performances in films such as Moondram Pirai, Lamhe and English Vinglish remain an inspiration for other actors. My condolences to her family and close associates.”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, Sridevi worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films before entering Hindi films. She started acting in the late 1960s, but her performance in Malayalam film Poombata (1971) won her the state award for best child artist. Sridevi made her Bollywood debut as a child artist in Julie (1975).

 

Her first adult role was at the age of 13 in Tamil film Moondru Mudichu (1976). Sridevi went on to become one of the biggest female stars India ever had. The government of India awarded her Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, in 2013.

 

Her most remarkable films include Sadma, Chandni, Himmatwala, ChaalBaaz, Mr India, Nagina, Mawali, Tohfa and Gumrah among others. After working in Judaai, she took a 15-year break from movies only to be back to winning hearts in her second innings with English Vinglish in 2012. She was last seen in 2017 film MOM.

 

Sridevi’s most memorable onscreen pairing was with her real-life brother-in-law Anil Kapoor, while her most successful films were produced by husband Boney Kapoor.

 

Sridevi is survived by Boney Kapoor and two daughters – Janhvi and Khushi. She was Boney’s second wife. Her elder daughter Janhvi is set to make her Bollywood debut this year with Karan Johar’s directorial Dhadak.

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