Sridevi, first female superstar of Bollywood, dies of cardiac arrest
The actor was in Dubai for a family wedding
PHOTO: THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Bollywood diva Sridevi passed away in Dubai on Saturday following a cardiac arrest, reported Filmfare. She was 54.
The first female superstar of Bollywood was reportedly with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi at the time of death. Sridevi along with her family were in UAE to attend the wedding ceremony of nephew Mohit Marwah.
“Yes, it is true that Sridevi passed away. I was in Dubai and now I am flying back to Dubai. It happened roughly around 11.00-11.30. I don’t know more details yet,” Sanjay confirmed the news to The Indian Express.
Currently, well wishers are rushing to Sridevi’s house in Mumbai to be by her elder daughter Janhvi’s side who couldn’t be in Dubai due to her shooting schedule.
Sridevi was last seen in Sajal Aly and Adnan Siddiqui’s Bollywood debut, Mom, which also started Akshaye Khanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, Sridevi had worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films before entering Bollywood. She had started her career as a child artiste, and grew up to be one of the biggest female stars India ever had. The government of India awarded her Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, in 2013.
The entire industry seems to be in mayhem and posted their condolences...
Priyanka was one of the first celebs to react to the shocking news:
Jaqueline Fernandes expressed her gloom too:
As did many other media titans...
The first female superstar of Bollywood was reportedly with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi at the time of death. Sridevi along with her family were in UAE to attend the wedding ceremony of nephew Mohit Marwah.
“Yes, it is true that Sridevi passed away. I was in Dubai and now I am flying back to Dubai. It happened roughly around 11.00-11.30. I don’t know more details yet,” Sanjay confirmed the news to The Indian Express.
Currently, well wishers are rushing to Sridevi’s house in Mumbai to be by her elder daughter Janhvi’s side who couldn’t be in Dubai due to her shooting schedule.
Sridevi was last seen in Sajal Aly and Adnan Siddiqui’s Bollywood debut, Mom, which also started Akshaye Khanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, Sridevi had worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films before entering Bollywood. She had started her career as a child artiste, and grew up to be one of the biggest female stars India ever had. The government of India awarded her Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, in 2013.
The entire industry seems to be in mayhem and posted their condolences...
Priyanka was one of the first celebs to react to the shocking news:
Jaqueline Fernandes expressed her gloom too:
As did many other media titans...