Last Updated: 07 Feb, 2023 | Views: 437
Age: 54
Profession: Actress
Other Profession(s): Dancer, Playback Singer, Film Producer
Famous For: First Female Superstar" of Indian cinema
About (Profile/Biography):
Sridevi was an Indian actress who appeared in countless movies in the Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages. She was a native of Meenampatti in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district. Sridevi started performing at the age of four and made her acting debut in early 1980s Hindi films. Later, Sridevi became recognized as one of her generation's top actresses. Sridevi is regarded as one of the most significant and influential actresses in Indian movie history and was the best-paid lady in the 1980s and 1990s in the country's entertainment sector.
Career:
In 1967: Sridevi debuted in the Tamil film Kandhan Karunai as a child performer.
In 1976: In Moondru Mudichu, where she co-starred with Rajinikanth, Sridevi received her first significant break as a heroine.
In 1978: In Solva Saawan, Sridevi played the lead role in a Hindi movie that was a commercial failure.
In 1983: Her second Hindi film, Himmatwala, went on to be a great hit and establish her reputation in Bollywood.
In 1984: Jeetendra and Sridevi collaborated on the blockbuster movie Tohfa. Together, they appeared in over 16 movies.
In 1986: The movie "nagina" was another career-changing work for Sri Devi.
In 2013: With the popular comedy-drama English Vinglish, Sridevi made her comeback.
In 2017: In the suspense thriller Mom, Sridevi played her 300th and final movie role.
In 2018: The actress was found dead in a hotel bathtub in Dubai.
Achievements and Awards:
In 2013, Sridevi received the Padma Shri for her contribution in Hindi Cinema.
In a 2013 national CNN-IBN survey, Sridevi was also named "the greatest Indian actress in 100 years."
Unknown Facts:
She named her daughters Janhvi and Khushi after two well-known characters in Bollywood
The nagina actress also turned down a role in Jurassic Park.
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