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Born August 13 , 1963 · Sivakasi, Madras State, India
Died February 24 , 2018 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates (drowning)
Birth name Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan
Indian cinema's first female superstar
Miss Hawa Hawaii
Height 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Sridevi was born on August 13, 1963 in her father's hometown of Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. Her mother was from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. So Sridevi grew up speaking Telugu and Tamil. She has a sister named Srilatha and a stepbrother named Satish. Her dad passed away during the year 1991, while her mom died during 1997. She started her career at a very early age in 1967 as a child artiste in a Tamil movie 'Kandhan Karunai'. She also starred as a child actress in a Telugu movie 'Bangarakka' in 1977, and in a Malyalam movie 'Kumara Sambhavan' in 1969. She made her foray on the Bollywood tinsel screen in 1975 as a child actor with the smash-hit 'Julie' in which she played the younger sister of the lead actress. Thereafter she started to act in adult roles in Hindi only from 1979. She appeared in 63 movies in Hindi; 62 in Telugu; 58 in Tamil; and 21 in Malyalam - in a career that has spanned from 1967 through to 2007. Sridevi established strong onscreen pair with Kamal Hasan in Tamil films from 1977-1983 and then with Jeetendra in Hindi Films from 1983-1988 which helped her get foothold in Hindi films. Her initial claim to fame was appearing as romantic interest to established stars NTR, ANR, Krishna Ghattamaneni,Vishnuvardhan in Telugu and Kannada films from 1978-1985.She has four hits with Rajesh Khanna and then from late 80's till 1996 her pair with Anil Kapoor was popular. But she became popular all over India, thanks to Tamil films' remakes in Hindi in 1983-1990 which were produced and directed by the same team which had made the southern version first and in these films she was cast opposite Rajesh Khanna or Jeetendra. She has also appeared in the TV series 'Malini Iyer', judged a TV show 'Kaboom' as well as appeared in numerous print and TV ads. She is also on the Board of Directors of the Asian Academy of Film & Television. Sridevi went on to get married to her co-star, Anil Kapoor's older brother, Boney, on June 2, 1996. They are now parents of two daughters: Jhanvi and Khushi. She made a comeback to films with "English Vinglish" in 2012. She passed away on 24 February 2018 by accidental drowning in bathtub during her stay at the hotel Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai UAE, when she was attending the wedding of Bollywood actor Mohit Marwah in Dubai, UAE. She was 54 years old. - IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo
Spouse Boney Kapoor (June 2, 1996 - February 24, 2018) (her death, 2 children)
Children Janhvi Kapoor Khushi Kapoor
Parents Rajeswari Yanger Ayyapan Yanger
Relatives Suryakala (From Sridevi mom first marriage to actor Rangarao) (Sibling) Maheshwari (Niece or Nephew) Satish Yanger ( From Sridevi dad first marriage) (Sibling)
Was an introvert off-screen, but was headstrong and outspoken with her on-screen persona
The ability to perform slapstick timing
Often played strong-willed women roles
She was the sole income earner in her family. She financially supported her mother, stepfather, sister and stepbrother.
Sridevi was offered a role in "Jurassic Park" by Steven Spielberg. She refused because it wasn't a starring role and it would have meant taking a hiatus from Bollywood at a time when she was at the peak of her career.
In the 1980s, Jaya Prada and Sridevi were fierce rivals. They were of a similar age, from the South and considered contenders for the coveted number one slot in Hindi cinema. Producers loved pairing them up in films, because of their amazing on-screen chemistry. But in public, each would give the other the cold shoulder. Once, during the shooting of Maqsad (1984), Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna locked the two warring queens in the same makeup room hoping they'd make up. No such thing happened. Two hours later, when he opened the door, they found the actresses sitting at opposite ends of the room in silence. However, in 2015, Sridevi attended the wedding of Jayaprada's nephew and warmly held hands with her former rival. In the intervening 30 years, both had taken separate paths in life, with Sridevi focusing on motherhood, and Jayaprada focusing on politics, so they were no longer in competition to rule the silver screen, and thus were able to mend fences. Jaya Prada and Sridevi remained in touch between 1998 to 2018. They worked together in Tohfa, Maqsad, Aulad, Main Tera Dushman. When Sridevi died of accidental drowning in 2018, a shocked Jayaprada called it "a bad dream" and talked about how it was Sridevi's wish that her daughters rule the silver screen like she had. Then, she went to Sridevi's house to pay her last respects to the family.
Has two daughters named Jhanvi (b. 1997) and Khushi (b. November 5, 2000), both named after the heroines in husband Boney Kapoor 's films Judaai (1997) and Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) .
Sridevi was the highest paid Hindi actress from 1985-1992 and the 2nd highest paid Hindi actress from 1993-1996.
To be very honest, the characters I have played in the south has been much, much more challenging and exciting then what I have done in Hindi cinema
The character I was supposed to play in "Yugpurush" is a very good character. There was only one thorn in the flesh, I was supposed to be playing a prostitute. Somewhere I think I have developed a mental block against playing a prostitute. I get uncomfortable and so I guess I won't be able to do full justice to the character.
Believe it or not, I don't have an ego. That is one of the first lessons I learnt when I entered this line. Every thing here is so uncertain. One moment you are a goddess and the next moment you are out of work. And under the circumstances the ego is hardly any help. I don't believe in it and I think every actor or actress should learnt to crush their ego even before they learn to act. But here the equation is very strange, so many people who don't know to act also have an ego
During work, I don't like fights and tensions. Jaya Prada and I initially did not get along. However, when we realised that the press was thriving on our cold war, we decided to make up. Strangely, the fights never affected our work. If you see Tohfa (1984) or Maqsad (1984) you will never sense the hostility. Thank God, we are on talking terms now, no more of those pointless controversies.
In Hindi, my favorite roles were in Naya Kadam, Masterji, Mr. India, Lamhe, Chaalbaaz, Laadla, Mr. Bechara, Judaai.That too remember Naya Kadam, Masterji, Laadla, Judaai, Mr. Bechara were remakes of Tamil films with different heroine. But in Tamil films, the list is longer. All the films I did in Tamil were really strong ones - every film I did with K.Balachander, Bharati Raja, Balu Mahendra and starred with Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Hasan, Rajnikanth were really great films. I enjoyed the romantic roles I played with N.T.Rama Rao Sir, A.N.R sir as well.So directly or indirectly Tamil films have contributed me the most in my career either by way of doing direct Tamil films or by its remake in Hindi.
Khuda Gawah (1992) - Rs. 2,500,000
Chandni (1989) - Rs. 1,500,000
Mr. India (1987) - Rs. 1,100,000

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Sridevi was a versatile Indian actress who was known to be the female superstar of the Indian film industry. She was known by some other names like Hawa-Hawai and Chandni . She worked in different languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. She was one of the highest paid actresses in the 1990s. Check out Sridevi Wiki, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Husband, Children, Biography, Facts & More.

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Sridevi was born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan on 13 August 1963 in Meenampatti, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India . She was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2013 by the Government of India and received this award from the President of India Pranab Mukherjee . She was well-known for her acting skills and received numerous famous awards for her contribution to the film industry. During her acting career, she worked with so many popular actors like Jeetendra, Kamal Hassan, Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, etc.

Sridevi received Padma Shri Award

Family, Caste & Boyfriend

Sridevi belonged to an OBC (Naidu community & Nadars) caste and was born to lawyer Ayyapan Yanger and Rajeswari Yanger . She has two stepbrothers Anand & Satish and a sister Latha .

Sridevi (Childhood) with her parents

In 1985, she got married to Indian film actor Mithun Chakraborty to whom she divorced in 1988.

Sridevi with Mithun Chakraborty

She re-married on 2 June 1996 to film producer Boney Kapoor . She has two daughters actress Jhanvi Kapoor and Internet celebrity Khushi Kapoor . She also has a step-daughter Anshula Kapoor and a step-son Arjun Kapoor , who is an actor by profession.

Sridevi with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Jhanvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor

Anshula Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor

It was once reported that Janhvi was born out of wedlock; however, Boney Kapoor denied such claims in an interview later. [1] India Today While talking about this, in an interview, Boney Kapoor said,

My second marriage, my marriage with Sri (took place in Shirdi). We got married on June 2. We exchanged vows, we spent a night there and it was only in January when her pregnancy was seen that we had no choice, but to marry publicly. It took place in Shirdi, on June 2. (But), in public, we were married only in January (1997). That is why some scribes still write she (Janhvi) was born before marriage, something like that.”

She made her first on-screen appearance when she was just 4 in 1967 in the Tamil film Thunaivan in which she played the role of young Lord Muruga ; however, she was noticed after her role as the adopted daughter of Sivaji Ganesan in the film Babu (1971). Her performance as a child artist in the Malayalam film Poompatta (1971) also gave her a huge fame and received the Kerala State Film Award for the category of Best Child Artist . She worked in numerous famous films in different languages as a child artist like Nam Naadu (Tamil, 1969), Maa Nanna Nirdoshi (Telugu, 1970), Badi Panthulu (Telugu, 1972), Vasantha Maaligai (Tamil, 1972), Prarthanai (Tamil, 1973), Bhakta Kumbara (Kannada, 1974), Julie (Hindi, 1975), etc. She made her acting debut as an actress in 1979 with the Bollywood film Solva Sawan . The film is the remake of Tamil film 16 Vayathinile (1977), in which she starred opposite Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth .

Sridevi as child artist

After marriage, she took a break of approximately 6 years from the film industry and made her come back in 2004 by featuring in the Hindi TV serial Malini Iyer . In 2005, she judged the TV show Kaboom . In 2008, she started working as a fashion model and did several modelling assignments. In 2009, she along with her husband Boney Kapoor appeared on Salman Khan ‘s popular reality game show 10 Ka Dum . In the same year, she appeared as Showstopper in the HDIL Couture Week 2009 for several designers like Queenie Dhody , Neeta Lulla , and Priya-Chintan . In 2012, she appeared in an Indian TV talk show Satyamev Jayate , hosted by Aamir Khan . During that show, she signed a letter to the government for passing a law against criminals who sexually abuse children.

Sridevi in Satyamev Jayate

Her last Bollywood film was Mom (2017), in which she played the lead role of Devki Sabarwal. She made her last appearance in the Bollywood film Zero (2018), whose shooting was completed just a few days before her death.

Controversies

Initially, it was considered to be rumoured that she secretly got married to actor Mithun Chakraborty in 1985 but when Fan magazine published their marriage certificate, it was cleared and created a huge controversy.
She was accused of being a homewrecker after she married to Boney Kapoor as at that time, Boney was already married to Mona Shourie Kapoor .

Death Cause

On 24 February 2018 , Sridevi died in Dubai, UAE due to accidentally drowned in the bathtub of her hotel room at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers. She went there along with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi Kapoor to attend the marriage of her nephew Mohit Marwah .

Sridevi in Mohit Marwah wedding

Boney Kapoor , who was initially considered the prime suspect in Sridevi’s death, once talked about Sridevi’s health, in an interview. He revealed that she used to follow a strict diet for her on-screen appearance. He added that Sridevi had fainted many times, which was once brought to his attention by actor Nagarjuna, and a doctor had diagnosed her with low blood pressure. He mentioned that even when dining out, she would opt for salt-free food. According to Boney Kapoor, Sridevi’s death was not natural but accidental. [2] Outlook Boney Kapoor said,

She wanted to make sure she’s in good shape, so that on-screen, she looks good. From the time she was married to me, she had blackouts on a couple of occasions, and the doctor kept on saying she had a low BP issue. It was unfortunate. Later, when she passed away. Nagarjuna had come home to offer his condolences, and he told me that during one of her movies, she was again on a crash diet, and that’s how she fell in the bathroom and broke her teeth.”

In her childhood, she loved to visit the Tirupati temple with her grandfather.
She was a member of the film school Asian Academy of Film & Television (AAFT) located in the Noida Film City of India.
After her great performance in the film Himmatwala (1983), she earned the nickname Thunder Thighs .
Sridevi used to paint during her free time. Some of her paintings were sold in 2010 by an International art auction house with the purpose of money raising for being donated.
She appeared on the cover of fashion magazines like Hi Blitz , Marie Claire , L’Officiel , Vogue , etc.
Though she was not professionally trained in dancing, she was considered to be the finest dancer.
As she was born to a Tamil family, she initially couldn’t speak Hindi well. During that time, her dialogues were dubbed in several films by some other actresses like Kumari Naaz and Rekha .
Chandni (1989) was her first Bollywood film in which she got her original voice. The film received the National Award for the Best Popular Film that year and she earned the household name Chandni .
Her Bollywood starring film Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993) was one of the most expensive films in India. Her performance in the film was outstanding but the film failed at box office.
Shah Rukh Khan was her all-time favourite actor.
The first ever acting shot of popular actor Hrithik Roshan was with Sridevi for the film Bhagwaan Dada (1986).
She has done 16 films with actor Jeetendra and among that, eleven films were hit.
The American director Steven Spielberg offered her role in his film Jurassic Park but she rejected as it was not a lead role.
She was also offered roles in so many hit Hindi films like Rangeela (1995), Baazigar (1993), Mohabbatein (2000), and Baghban (2003) but she rejected.
As a Bollywood actress, she has done maximum double roles and was known as the Queen of Double Roles .
Her mother Rajeswari Yanger also made her appearance (special uncredited cameo) in the famous Telugu film Shanti Niwaasam , directed by S.S. Vasan. Later, the film was remade in the Hindi language with the name Gharana .
In the 1980s, Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi were the two superstars, however, they together have seen in only 3 films, Inquilaab (1984), Aakhree Raasta (1986), and Khuda Gawah (1992).
She had undergone some cosmetic surgeries in the 1990s like botox , facelifts , facial enhancement , etc.
In 2012, she was declared as the most-admired Bollywood actress during the mobile survey conducted by the largest mobile research company of the world, Vuclip .
In 2013, Sridevi was voted India’s Greatest Actress in 100 Years in a CNN-IBN national poll that was conducted on the occasion of the Indian cinema’s centenary.
In 2015, she was awarded the Ultimate Diva award at the Ciroc Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards.
After a long break of 15 years, she made her comeback in 2012 with the film English Vinglish . She received positive reviews from the audience and the film was shortlisted for the Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film .
She is believed to be the most versatilite actress of Bollywood ever. Watch compilation of her famous roles here: Sridevi’s famous roles video

Janhvi, Khushi, and Boney Kapoor with a wax figurine of Sridevi at Madame Tussauds Singapore

According to Boney Kapoor, Sridevi was very religious. In an interview, he revealed that on her birthdays, Sridevi would walk to the Tirupati Balaji Temple in Mumbai. Boney further shared that whenever he faced any trouble, she would walk barefoot from Juhu to Siddhi Vinayak as a form of prayer.

A photo of the Sridevi Chowk in Lokhandwala

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im am very sorry for but still i dont know how many star boy and girl go for funeral

Sridevi is from Naidu community she is not from brahmin community don’t represent false news

now that she is gone what difference does it make ,only her acting prowess over a 50 yr period remains

Her mother is from Reddy community and father is from Brahmin community

Thanks for sharing the valuable information about Sridevi I like your post keep it up..

Sridevi ( from her father’s side) was a NAIDU & NAIDU’S ARE NAYAKANS Which is a sanskrit word for Armymen … Kaisi COMMUNITY is of KSHATRYAS AND OBC. SO SRIDEVI WAS NEVER AN ON. 2nd CHANDINI was NOT her 1st film where she dubbed in Hindi for the First time. B4 that she had already dubbed in Hindi for Mr India, Ram After, Chaalbaaz etc SO KINDLY GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT B4 U GO GAGA PSSTING IT EVERY DAMN WHERE !!!!

IGNORE MY COMMENT ABOVE. TYPOS RUINED IT. NET NET IT SAYS SRIDEVI WAS A NAIDU & THEY ARE KSHTRIYAS & NOT OBC’S.

NAIDUS ARE KSHTRIYAS & NOT OBC’S .

She is from Naidu community and doesn’t belong to Reddy/Brahmin.

Bullshit. many points are wrong. Her all time favorite actor was Aamir khan Not shahrukh khan.

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Sridevi’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | Marriage | Debut | Filmography | Legacy | Awards

Sridevi was a popular Indian actress. She made her first on-screen appearance as a child actor in the 1967 Tamil film ‘Thunaivan.’ Yash Chopra’s 1989 film ‘Chandni’ was a major hit at the box office. More than her screen name, people started recognizing Sridevi with her character of Chandni.

Sridevi was a popular Indian actress. She was born on 13 August 1963 in Meenampatti village in Tamil Nadu. She died on 24 February 2018. Her father’s name was Ayyapan Yanger, and her mother’s name was Rajeswari Yanger.

She was married to Boney Kapoor. The couple’s daughters, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor are both actresses.

Sridevi’s favourites

Her hobbies were painting and dancing.

She loved eating strawberries.

Her favourite actors were Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Shah Rukh Khan.

Kanjivaram sarees were Sridevi’s favourite Indian attire.

Interesting facts about Sridevi

Sridevi made her first on-screen appearance as a child actor in the 1967 Tamil film ‘Thunaivan.’

In the year 1971, she won the Kerala State Film Award for her performance as a child actor in the Malayalam film ‘Poombatta.’

She appeared in the 1975 Hindi film ‘Julie’ as a child actor.

Sridevi’s lead role

In the year 1978, Sridevi made her Bollywood film debut as a lead actress in the film ‘Solvaan Sawan.’

Sridevi was a versatile actress and she worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada film industries.

She never received professional training in classical dance forms and yet she was counted in one of the finest dancers of Bollywood film industries.

Sridevi’s legacy

Sridevi worked in 16 films with the actor Jeetendra.

Sridevi’s on-screen pairing with Kamal Haasan was immensely loved by the audience.

Her performance in the 1980 Tamil film ‘Varamayin Niram Sippu’ alongside Kamal Haasan was praised by the critics.

Sridevi’s 1982 Tamil film ‘Mandraram Pirai’ was an influential film of the time. She gained immense popularity for her role. A Hindi remake of the film titled ‘Sadma’ was released in the year 1983. Sridevi played the role of a patient suffering from the illness of amnesia. The sensitive representation of the character was widely loved by the audience.

In the year 1983, Sridevi was seen in the superhit film ‘Himmatwala’ alongside actor Jeetendra.

Sridevi as Chandni

Yash Chopra’s 1989 film ‘Chandni’ was a major hit at the box office. More than her screen name, people started recognizing Sridevi with her character of Chandni.

The same year, the film won the National Award for Best Popular Film.

Sridevi’s 1993 film ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’ was one of the most expensive films of the time. However, the film proved to be a flop at the box office.

Sridevi in 'English Vinglish'

After several years of break from acting, Sridevi made her comeback in the year 2012 with the film ‘English Vinglish.’ The film was a success and was declared as India’s official entry to the Academy Awards.

According to some reports, Sridevi was offered a role in Steven Spielberg’s franchise film ‘Jurassic Park.’ However, Sridevi declined the offer as it was only a minor role.

Sridevi was found dead in her hotel room in Jumeirah Emirates Tower, Dubai, on 24 February 2018. The cause of her death was stated as accidental drowning.

Sridevi won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her double role in the film ‘Chaalbaaz.’

She has been honoured with Filmfare Best Actress Awards for the films Memendam Kokila, Kshana Kshanam, Lamhe, etc.

In the year 2013, she received the Filmfare Special Award for the films Nagina and Mr India.

Sridevi was honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri Award by the Government of India 2013.

Sridevi’s filmography

Sridevi’s most popular films are Himmatwala (1983), Aulad (1987), Maqsa (1984), Heer Ranjha (1992), Tohfa (1984), Janbaz (1986), Gair Kanooni (1989), Karma (1986), Farishtay (1991), Guru (1989), Banjaran (1991), Lamhe (1991), Laadla (1994), Khuda Gawah (1992), ChaalBaaz (1989), Judaai (1997), Mr India (1987), Nagina (1986), and many more.

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