Sridevi financially helped a UP blind man

Mumbai, Feb 28: The story of a visually-challenged man from Uttar Pradesh waiting outside the Mumbai residence of late Sridevi to pay his tribute to the legendary deceased actress will move you to tears for sure. Since Sridevi's demise in Dubai on Saturday the nation is shocked, as she died pretty early leaving behind a legion of fans. The Padma Shri-winning actress was only 54. According to the forensic report, she died due to "accidental drowning in a bathtub" at her hotel room in Dubai. Setup Timeout Error: Setup took longer than 30 seconds to complete. A steady stream of visitors, mostly fans and well-wishers of Sridevi, were seen gathering outside her Andheri residence in Mumbai since Sunday morning. They came to have a last glimpse of the actress who gave them so much joy and happiness with her several memorable screen avatars in films like Mr India, Chaalbaaz and English Vinglish, among others.

Unfortunately, as Sridevi died in a foreign country, medical and legal procedures took long before authorities allowed to take back her mortal remains to Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The last rites of the superstar, who had given stellar performances in various south Indian and Bollywood films, will take place in the city on Wednesday. As the shocked nation was mourning the untimely death of the Bollywood icon, a visually-impaired man from Uttar Pradesh was spotted outside the residence of Sridevi. He told journalists on Tuesday evening that he had been waiting outside her house for two days. The man, who identified himself as Jatin Valmiki, told ANI that Sridevi once financially helped him.

He added that the popular actress paid Rs 1 lakh for the operation of his brother. Valmiki, who expressed his inability to return her favour, said he came to mourn her death. "Sridevi ji had helped us during the brain tumour operation of my brother. She paid me Rs 1 lakh for the operation. She also helped us in getting Rs 1 lakh fee waiver from the hospital. (Sridevi ji mere bhai ke brain tumour ke operation ke liye help ki thi. Uss samay unhone mujhe 1 lakh ki madad ki & hospital se 1 lakh maaf bhi karwaaye)," Valmiki was quoted as saying by ANI.