Remembering Sridevi, Indian Cinema’s Forever Superstar

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1963 - 1973

At the age of four, Sridevi made her debut in the Tamil film Kandhan Karunai (1967), followed by M.A. Thirumugam's Thunaivan (1969). She acted in her first Telugu film with Maa Nanna Nirdoshi (1970).

1973-1983

 Sridevi's first Hindi film as a female lead was Solva Sawan (1979). Meanwhile, in Bollywood, the Eighties would see her become one of the top actors in the Indian film industry, especially after the success of films like HimmatwalaMawaali and Justice Chaudhury

Dazzling and dauntless on camera, Sridevi delivered fabulous performances one after another in Yash Chopra's Chandni and then ChaalBaaz (both in 1989). She was nominated for Best Actress at Filmfare for both films and won the award for her performance in ChaalBaaz. In 1991, she did what Chopra said was his favourite film, Lamhe (1991).

After Raj Kanwar's Judaai (1997), Sridevi went on a 15-year-long hiatus from films. She'd be seen on television every now and then, but it seemed like the actor had retired from cinema. Until she made everyone sit up with Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish (2012), in which Sridevi played a homemaker named Shashi

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