Bollyprime Flashback: Sridevi Kapoor, simply known as Sridevi, iconic Indian film star, was born on August 13, 1963, in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. She appeared in approximately 300 films during her career, including Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada films. Sridevi started her career at the tender age of four, acting in the Tamil devotional movie ‘Thunaivan’. As a child actor, she appeared in many Tamil and Telugu films. Before entering Bollywood, Sridevi made several films with Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth. In 1983, she established herself in Bollywood with the blockbuster ‘Himmatwala’, and in 1984, with ‘Tohfa’. Some of Sridevi’s most successful films include: ‘Sadma’ (1982), ‘Nagina’ (1988), ‘Mr. India’ (1988), ‘Chandni’ (1990), ‘ChaalBaaz’ (1990), ‘Lamhe’ (1992), ‘Gumrah’ (1994), and ‘Judaai’ (1997). In 1996, Sridevi married producer Boney Kapoor, and after ‘Judaai’, she retired from the film industry. In 2012, she returned after 15 years to make ‘English Vinglish’, becoming the only Bollywood actress to have a very successful comeback film. In 2013, Sridevi was awarded the Padma Shri from the Government of India for her contribution to the arts. During that year she was voted ‘India’s Greatest Actress in 100 Years’ in a national poll. She has won four Best Actress Awards from Filmfare and a Filmfare Special Award for ‘Nagina’ and ‘Mr. India’. Her last film was ‘Mom’ (2018). She won a National Film Award – Best Actress as a mother who sets out to avenge the rape of her daughter. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor had two daughters, Janhavi and Khushi. Sridevi died suddenly and mysteriously on February 24, 2018, in Dubai. After being cremated, her ashes were scattered in the sea off the coast of Rameshwaram.