Short story On Sridevi's life

The legendary Sridevi was one of the greatest actresses in Bollywood.she won many hearts world wide.She started her career with South-Indian films and went to be a superstar of the Hindi film industry. She was recognised as the first female superstar of Indian cinema. The actress continues to have a huge fan following all over the world. However, the actress left everyone in shocked after the news broke out that she has passed away due to accidenta drowing in Dubai.

The actress who melted many hearts with her performances and went on to be recognised as the 'first female superstar' marked her Bollywood debut in the year 1979. The film was titled 'Solva Sawan'. Helmed by P. Bharathiraja, the movie starred Amol Palekar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda in pivotal roles along with Sridevi.

Before she marked her debut in Bollywood she did films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam industries. As a child artist, she made her Bollywood debut with 1975 film 'Julie' but did a role in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional 'Thunaivan' at the age of four and continued to work in South-Indian films for several years as a child artist.

Sridevi has received many awards in her career for her performances in a number of films. Sridevi won her first 'Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil' for film 'Meendum Kokila' in the year 1982. And in 1984, she won her first Filmfare Best Actress award for her film 'Sadma' which starred Kamal Haasan as the male lead. Helmed by Balu Mahendra, the film is a remake of his own Tamil Film 'Moondram Pirai'.

After her debut with 'Solva Sawan' in 1979 opposite Jeetendra, the duo was paired again in the 1983 film 'Himmatwala'. The film went on to become the blockbuster of the year. The song 'Naino Me Sapna' became the rage. Sridevi's bejewelled outfit in the song totally stole the show. The music was composed by disco king Bappi Lahiri. The actress starred in several films like 'Mawaali', 'Maqsad' and 'Justice Chaudhry' forming a popular onscreen pair with Jeetendra

Sridevi was passionate about her profession and hence she used to put all efforts in while she was working on a film. While shooting one of the most loved songs of the actress, the rain song 'Na Jane Kaha Se Aayi Hai' from the film 'ChaalBaaz' she was suffering from high fever. Reportedly, she had a fever of 103 degrees, however, she still completed the shoot.

The film is the remake of 1973 Indian movie 'Seeta Aur Geeta' starring Sridevi in a double role. The film also starred Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth in pivotal roles.

After almost 15 years of hiatus, Sridevi was back to what she loves, doing films. As a middle-class wife in the film 'English Vinglish', Sridevi gave a brilliant performance. She was appreciated for the same from all quarters. She was even nominated for the Best Actress award at most of the award ceremonies, including the Filmfare awards, where she received her ninth nomination for Best Actress.

Helmed by Gauri Shinde, the story revolves aroAund a housewife who joins an English speaking class to stop her husband and daughter mocking her lack of English skills.