Bollywood actor and Padma Shri awardee Sridevi, who had an illustrious career spanning over four decades, passed away at 54.
Sridevi suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Saturday night while she was in UAE with her family to attend Mohit Marwah’s wedding. Sridevi was with her husband Boney Kapoor and her younger daughter Khushi. Sridevi’s older daughter had to stay back in India for her first debut film Dhadak.
Sanjay Kapoor told that she suffered a heart attack at 11 pm yesterday night while was in the hotel room in Dubai. “We are completely shocked. She had no history of a heart attack,” he said.
Her body is expected to be flown to Mumbai via a special chartered flight on Sunday evening for the last rites but the timings were not confirmed yet, according to official sources.
Sridevi, who stepped into showbiz at an age of four, is known for performances in Mr. India, Nagina, Sadma, ChalBaaz, Chandni, Khuda Gawah, among many others in different Indian languages.
Her last film ‘Mom’ created quite an impact amongst the critics and viewers alike. Her powerful portrayal of a doting mother who takes revenge for her daughter sent shivers down the spine. Although MOM is Sridevi’s last film she was scheduled to appear in a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s film with Aanand L Rai, Zero.
It is indeed a big loss for the film industry today.