Actor Sridevi Dies At 54 In Dubai, India In Shock

Veteran actor Sridevi died in Dubai on Saturday after a cardiac arrest. She become fifty four.

Popularly hailed as the first girl movie star of Hindi cinema, the actor became in Dubai together with her husband Boney Kapoor and more youthful daughter Khushi to attend nephew and actor Mohit Marwah's wedding ceremony.

The actor had married movie producer Boney Kapoor with whom she had two daughters.

Her unexpected loss of life shocked Bollywood and legions of her fans who reached outside her Mumbai house.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences. "Saddened by way of the untimely demise of noted actor Sridevi. She turned into a veteran of the film enterprise, whose long career protected diverse roles and noteworthy performances. My mind are together with her own family and admirers on this hour of grief. may additionally her soul relaxation in peace," he said.'

President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted: "greatly surprised to hear of passing of movie megastar Sridevi. She has left tens of millions of lovers heartbroken. Her performances in movies including Moondram Pirai, Lamhe and English Vinglish remain an proposal for different actors. My condolences to her circle of relatives and close friends."

Sridevi's colleagues within the movie industry too published messages.

Sridevi, who made her acting debut at the age of 4, had many massive hits like "Chandni" and changed into specially referred to for her impeccable timing as a comedienne.

She took a fifteen-yr-long break from films in 1997, a 12 months after her marriage. She back in 2012's "English Vinglish". Sridevi greatly surprised enthusiasts with her performance as a villainous queen in "Puli", which also marked her comeback to Tamil cinema after a gap of greater than a long time.

On her Twitter deal with, Sridevi - who had closing retweeted a overall performance on a at the start picturized on her as a tribute to the Bollywood diva - preferred to explain herself as "Actor-mother-Housewife-Actor again!"

Closing 12 months, she became seen in revenge-drama -- "mom" -- opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. She shot for a special appearance in celeb Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film -- "0" -- which releases in December.

A versatile actor, Sridevi made her Bollywood debut in 1978 with "Solva Sawan".

Sridevi had worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada. She turned into offered with Padma Shri, the fourth maximum civilian award, in 2013.

Films like "Mawaali" (1983), "Tohfa" (1984), "Mr India" (1987) and "Chandni" (1989) kept her on the top inside the field-workplace game, films like "Sadma" (1983), "ChaalBaaz" (1989), "Lamhe" (1991), and "Gumrah" (1993) earned her vital acclaim.