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BOLLYWOOD SPECIAL                                                      MARCH 03, 2023  |     The Indian Eye 28


                     Five years without Superstar Sridevi:




         A trip down memory lane for family and fans




                    Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had

                                                   gone to attend a family function


        OUR BUREAU
        Mumbai
              eteran  filmmaker  Boney  Ka-
              poor shared an emotional
        Vpost on Instagram remember-
        ing his wife Sridevi ahead of her fifth
        death anniversary.
            “You left us 5 years back ......
        your love and memories will keep us
        going and will remain with us forev-
        er...,” he wrote.


        Boney also dropped a lovely
        picture of Sridevi. Reacting to
        the post, fashion designer Man-
        ish Malhotra shared a string of

        red heart emojis in the com-
        ment section. “I’m one of the
        millions of fans that worships
        Sridevi. She was and still is the

        greatest actor that cinema has
        ever produced. Her work and         It’s difficult to live up to Sridevi’s legacy. But she is undoubtedly one of the most charismatic actresses on the silver screen who remained a
        legacy will live on forever. RIP,”                                     mystery even in her death (File photo)
        a fan commented.                  more. The Padma Shri awardee also             SADMA                 was mostly talked about in this movie.
                                          made a mark with her extraordinary
            Earlier in the day, Sridevi’s   performances in Tamil, Telugu, Ma-  There’s hardly any person who          KHUDA GAWA
        daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor   layalam, and Kannada films.    has not shed a tear in the last scene of   Amitabh Bachchan, larger-than-
                                                                            this movie. Remake of a Tamil mov-
        paid tributes to their mother.        Her  last  film  was  ‘Mom’,  for   ie, this film established Sridevi as one   life setting and Sridevi! The film was
            Taking to Instagram, Janhvi   which she also received the Best Ac-                                talked about as Amitabh and Sridevi
        wrote,  “I  still look  for you  every-  tress National Award, posthumously.  of the most powerful actors at the   were struggling to deliver hits at the
                                                                            very early stage of her Hindi career.
        where mumma, still do everything      She  was  called  the  first  female                            box office back then.
        I do hoping I’m making you proud.   superstar of the country.                  CHANDNI                            LAMHE
        Everywhere  I  go,  and  everything  I   She ruled the industry in such an   Her  white  look  in  this  film  set   Teaming up with her ‘Chand-
        do- it starts and ends with you.”  era when it was explicitly dominated   a  fashion trend back in the 80s.   ni’ director Yash Chopra one more
            She also dropped a picture in   by superstars like Amitabh Bach-  Helmed by Yash Chopra, this movie
        which Janhvi  seen  adorably look-  chan, Jeetendra, and Dharmendra.   is also celebrated for its music.  time, Sridevi played double roles in
                                                                                                              this movie. For playing the dual roles
        ing at her mother. Khushi Kapoor   She broke the glass ceiling in the          MR INDIA               of mother and daughter, Sridevi won
        shared an image in which Sridevi is   industry and established herself as a   Sridevi was not only a powerful   accolades.
        seen  giving  a  peck  on  the  former’s   crowd-puller.            actor, but she was also one of the most
        cheek.                                Sridevi, the enigmatic actor in   successful commercial heroines in the   ENGLISH VINGLISH
            Sridevi breathed her last on Feb-  the  Hindi  film  industry,  left  us  five                        After a 15-year-long hiatus, Sri-
        ruary 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she   years back. The undisputed queen of   Hindi industry. From ‘Hawa Hawai’   devi made a pleasant comeback at
                                                                            to ‘Kaate Nehi Katte’, Sridevi showed
        had gone to attend a family function.  the silver screen left some unforget-  her range of versatility in this movie.  the movies with Gauri Shinde’s di-
            Born as Shree Amma Yanger     table performances for the audience.                                rectorial debut ‘English Vinglish’.
        Ayyapan in 1963, she’s known for   She left too early. But she will live     CHAALBAAZ                The film received a standing ovation
        her iconic roles in Hindi movies   forever through her on-screen char-  Sridevi played twin characters in   at the Toronto International film fes-
        like ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Mr India’,   acters.                      this movie, the tamed and submissive   tival. The present generation is per-
        ‘Chaalbaaz’, ‘Nagina’, ‘Sadma’ and    Here’s look at some of the most   Anju and the boisterous and go-get-  haps more acquainted with Sridevi’s
        ‘English Vinglish’, among many    memorable films of Sridevi:       ting Manju. Sridevi’s comic timing   Sashi than her Chandni.


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