Sridevi's Death: What Exactly Happened
Publish On - 27/02/2018
Bollywood Superstar Sridevi (54), who ruled the silver screen in 1980s, died of accidental drowning, according to a Dubai forensics report.
The shock and sadness hit the country today as an icon of Bollywood Sridevi, loved by millions for his roles in movies like "Mr India", "Chandni" and "Himmatwala", died of cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she went to marriage to live by actor and family member Mohit Marwah. The 54-year-old, who took a long break after marrying Boney Kapoor in the film, was six years ago with "English Vinglish" back to the silver screen and has since worked in three films.
Sridevi collapsed in her hotel room in Dubai on Saturday night and a medical team did not resuscitate her. She was pronounced dead when she was taken to the hospital, said India's ambassador to United Arab Emirates Navdeep Suri at Repoter . His body will be released after routine medico-legal procedures and will be taken to Mumbai for the last rites, he added.
The sudden death of the star - who ruled the commercial space and the films "Sadma" and "Lamhe" has shown commendable and was known for his impeccable timing as a comic actress - Bollywood and has legions of his shocked fans.
"She will be in the textbooks of Indian cinema, Sridevi was a full-fledged, flawless and dignified actor," said Subhash Ghai, who was his director of "Karma" in 1986, when Sridevi still got his footing in Bollywood.
In a career spanning five decades, the actor who made his fourth debut on the big screen in Tamil Thoonaivan worked in 300 films. She debuted in Bollywood in 1975 with the blockbuster romance Julie, but had also ruled in the film industry of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. In 2013 she received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian prize.
A shy introvert in real life, Sridevi came to life for the cameras. "After the camera, start the sound ... she just transformed ... and stay in her character until we say" cut "... she was a devotee for the camera," said Subhash Ghai.
Kamal Haasaan, his co-star in "Sadma", the film that catapulted Sridevi to fame and proved its finesse in a difficult role, In the 1980s, although Bollywood was dominated by male superstars, Sridevi's brilliant style and flawless comic timing earned her the label of Bollywood's first female superstar. His name, above all, guaranteed the success of a film and his dance moves in songs like "Hawaii Hawaii", the sensual "Kaate nahi kat-te" and the snake dance in "Nagina" were copied by legions of fans.
"She was a shy person, but after starting to work, we had a good relationship as actors ... Sridevi was in herself a complete actress ... the emotions came easily to her," said Rishi Kapoor at Repoter . acted in Nagina and Chandni - both shots at the cash register.
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said "with Sridevi gone, an era is over."
"As if life changed a new chapter A beautiful story just ended." An amazing spirit has just disappeared and left us with a love, memories and an incredible sadness, "he tweeted.
Sridevi took a 15-year break from films in 1997, after marrying producer Boney Kapoor.
She made a hot comeback in 2012 "English Vinglish". From the first image, it is clear that the actor has lost none of its charm Mr India. Like Shashi, the housewife who struggled to learn English after being belittled by her family, her performance received rave reviews.
Sridevi surprised the fans with her performance as an average queen in "Puli", which also marked her return to Tamil cinema after a gap of more than two decades.
Last year, she was seen in a revenge drama - "mama" - against Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. She shot for a special appearance in Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film, "Zero", which will be released in December.
In his grip on Twitter, Sridevi - who had last paid tribute to the artist - preferred to call himself "Actor-MOM-housewife-actor!