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ate actor Sridevi’s TribuTes paid To sridevi as cessful outing 2018’s “Mom”,
last film, MOM, is which was her last film. She
set to be released also won a National Award
in China on March MoM reaches china posthumously for her
L 22. The revenge performance in the movie.
thriller was earlier released A year has gone by since Indian film industry Shinde remembered Sridevi
in 39 regions around the as the “biggest talent” on
world including Poland, lost its first female superstar Sridevi but her earth. “I miss her laughter,
Czech Republic, Russia, UAE, memories are still afresh, finds Tehelka Bureau miss her saying my name
UK, USA, and Singapore. ‘Gauuuurrri’ only she said
A year has gone by since it in this unique way. I miss
Indian film industry lost her calls, our dinners, her
its first female superstar warm hug. (I) Miss the big-
Sridevi. Her last film MOM, gest talent that there was
is set to be released in China on this earth,” the director
on March 22. The revenge told PTI.
thriller was earlier released Veteran actor Shabana
in 39 regions around the Azmi took to Twitter and
world including Poland, wrote, “A year already.
Czech Republic, Russia, UAE, #Sridevi. You will live on
UK, USA, and Singapore. through your work.”
Sridevi passed away, West Bengal Chief
aged 54, due to accidental Minister Mamata Banerjee
drowning in a Dubai hotel also remembered the ac-
on February 24, 2018. Her tor. “Fondly remembering
sudden death left family, Sridevi, legendary actress,
friends and thousands of on her death anniversary.
fans in a state of shock. “My She is gone too soon,” Baner-
heart will always be heavy. jee wrote on Twitter.
But I’ll always be smiling Choreographer-turned-
because it has you in it,” her her debut in 1969 with M A ni”, “Lamhe”, “Nagina” and filmmaker Farah Khan
daughter and actor Janhvi Thirumugham’s Tamil film “Khuda Gawah” among said Sridevi has been her
Kapoor wrote on Instagram, “Thunaivan”. She continued several others. source of motivation from
alongside a picture of her working in Tamil, Telugu, “Mr India” director the beginning of her career.
sitting in her mother’s lap Malayalam and Kannada Shekhar Kapur said he still “She was so supportive,
holding hands. movies but became a na- finds it difficult to come to so encouraging, getting to
Sridevi’s sister-in-law, tional film icon courtesy her terms with Sridevi’s sudden choreograph a Sridevi show
designer Maheep Kapoor Bollywood films. demise. “Still can’t get over or a song for her was like a
meanwhile shared a series Sridevi made her Hindi that this bundle of life, of dream. No wonder I never
of pictures with the actor on film debut as a child artiste energy, of love, left us when got awed or starstruck with
Instagram and wrote, “Will in 1975 hit “Julie” and contin- she has so much much more any other star in my entire
always remember the good ued ruling the South Indian to give,” he wrote. career because I started
times.” film industry where she Sridevi took a break from the TOP! There never
In an impressive career, established herself as a lead- from acting after 1997 film was and never will be any-
spanning five decades, ing heroine with films such “Judaai” to focus on her mar- one like SRIDEVI... Love her
Sridevi dominated the as “16 Vayathinile”, “Sigappu riage with producer Boney always,” she wrote alongside
commercial space in Rojakkal”, “Meendum Kokila” Kapoor and daughters Jan- a picture from a early ‘90s
cinema in the ‘80s and ‘90s. and “Moondram Pirai”. hvi and Khushi. She made world tour with the actor.
She reversed the trend of In Bollywood, she made a successful comeback In her Instagram Story,
the male-dominated film her debut as a lead actor in 15 years later with Gauri Shilpa Shetty shared a pic-
industry by her acting prow- 1978’s “Solva Sawan” and fol- Shinde’s “English Vinglish”. ture with Sridevi and wrote,
ess. Her name guaranteed a lowed it up with a number The actor also had a star- “You are in our thoughts.
film’s success. of commercial hits such as ring role in 2015 Tamil film RIP.
She started acting at “Himmatwala”, “Mawaali”, “Puli” and followed “English
the age of four and made “Tohfa”, “Mr India”, “Chand- Vinglish” with another suc- letters@tehelka.com

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