25/02/2018
Sridevi, From Child Star To Superstar. There Will Never Be AnotherEntertainment Written by Aashna ShahFarewell, Sridevi. There will never be another like you.
Updated : February 25, 2018 12:52 IST
Sridevi starred in films such as Chandni. Image courtesy: (YouTube)
Story HighlightsSridevi dies at 54Sridevi starred in films such as Chandni, LamheSridevi shared screen space with Big B, Kamal Haasan
The sudden death of actress Sridevi has left the country shocked and grieving. Just 54, Sridevi died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Saturday in Dubai where she was attending the wedding of actor Mohit Marwah, a nephew of the Kapoor family. Sridevi, respected by her colleagues as a fine actor with a gift for comedy, is considered the first female superstar of Indian cinema and leaves behind her a rich legacy of films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. She starred opposite some of the biggest names from filmdom, many of whom have posted condolence messages on social media - among them Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Rishi Kapoor.
Sridevi was born in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu on August 13, 1963. She began acting at the age of four in 1969 filmThunaivanPoompatta won her a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1971. She also co-starred with late actress-politician Jayalalithaa in three films, including Adi Parashakti. In 1975, a year before Sridevi made her debut as a leading lady, she appeared in her first Hindi film, Julie, playing the sister of the heroine.
1976's Moondru Mudichu, opposite Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, was Sridevi's first lead role. She would go on to co-star with the two actors in several films, both Tamil and Hindi. Her best-known Bollywood collaborations with them are Chaal Baaz with Rajinikanth and Sadma with Kamal Haasan.
Sridevi's extensive filmography contains as many outings in Bollywood as it does down South. Her breakout film was 1983'sHimmatwala, opposite Jeetendra, remembered for the song Nainon Mein Sapna.
