Sridevi Kapoor (born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan 13 August 1963) is an Indian film actress who has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.
She has been called the first female superstar of Hindi cinema. Sridevi is an Indian film actress, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and a few Kannada films. She is regarded as one of the greatest and most popular actresses of Hindi Cinema. She is a member of the Board of Directors at the Asian Academy of Film & Television. Sridevi is also often cited as "The First Female Superstar of the Indian Cinema". After 15 long years she returned to films with English Vinglish. In 2013 CNN-IBN national poll Sridevi was voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years'. In 2015, Sridevi was appreciated with the 'Ultimate Diva' award at the Ciroc Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards.
Sridevi lost her father when she was shooting for the film Lamhe and mother, while shooting for the film Judaai. She lost her parents when she was very young. There was a rumor during the period between 1986 and 1987 that Sri Devi had an affair with the Bollywood actor Mithun Chakravorty. But, the relationship came to an end, when Mithun did not divorce his wife Yogita Bali. On June 2, 1996, Sridevi tied her wedding knots with the film producer Boney Kapoor. They have two daughters named Janvi and Khushi. She did a lot of films with her brother-in-law Anil Kapoor. Read on to know the complete life history of Sreedevi.Sridevi was born to a Tamil father Ayyapan and Telugu mother Rajeswari. Her father was a lawyer, who passed away in year 1991. She has a sister named Srilatha and a stepbrother named Satish. Sridevi got married to Boney Kapoor, a film producer and the elder brother of actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor, in 1996.
The couple have two daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi.
In the year 1978, she made her entry in the Hindi films. Her debut Hindi film was Solva Saawan, which unfortunately did not succeed. But, her second film Himmatwala was a super duper hit. The movie made her a star overnight. Thereafter, she signed the film Sadma, which brought her lot of appreciation. During 1980s, she gave fabulous performances, which were admired by all.
In the year 1978, she made her entry in the Hindi films. Her debut Hindi film was Solva Saawan, which unfortunately did not succeed. But, her second film Himmatwala was a super duper hit. The movie made her a star overnight. Thereafter, she signed the film Sadma, which brought her lot of appreciation. During 1980s, she gave fabulous performances, which were admired by all.
Her film Chandni was the biggest hit, which brought her in the list of one of the highest paid actresses of Bollywood. She worked in a number of films and has had a very prosperous career. After working in Judaai she took a break from the film industry because she wanted to dedicate her time to her two daughters. After six years, she appeared on the small screen in a couple of TV serials after which she appeared in her first movie in 15 years English Vinglish. For her comeback with a movie that did exceedingly well, her comeback was labled the most successful comeback ever.
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