Sridevi could not speak Hindi when she stepped into the Hindi film industry. She dubbed her dialogues for the first time in Chandni (1989). While, yesteryear actress Naaz had dubbed for her in her previous films, Rekha had dubbed for her in Aakhree Raasta (1986).
Sridevi was an Indian actress who worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada films. She was born on August 13, 1963, in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India. Her mother was a housewife and her father was a government employee. She has two sisters and one brother. Sridevi started her career as a child actress at the age of four in the Tamil film “Kandan Karunai” (1967). She later appeared in the Telugu film “Bommarillu” (1971), the Hindi film “Julie” (1975), and the Tamil film “16 Vayathinile” (1977).
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Sridevi’s first lead role was in the Tamil film “Moondru Mudichu” (1976). She later appeared in the Hindi films “Mr. India” (1987), “ChaalBaaz” (1989), and “Gumrah” (1993). Sridevi won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the Hindi film “Lamhe” (1991). She was also nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performances in the Hindi films “Nagina” (1986) and “ChaalBaaz” (1989).
Sridevi was married to the film producer Boney Kapoor. They have two daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi. Sridevi died on February 24, 2018, due to cardiac arrest.
General Info
Full Name
Sridevi
Date Of Birth
August 13, 1963
Place Of Birth
Sivakasi, India
Height
1.68 m
Profession
Actor, Film producer, Playback Singer
Nationality
Indian
Family
Spouse
Boney Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty
Children
Jahnavi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor
Parents
Ayyapan Yanger, Rajeswari Yanger
Siblings
Satish Yanger, Srilatha Yanger
Accomplishments
Awards
Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Padma Shri, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, Filmfare Special Jury Award, Nandi Award for Best Actress, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist, Stardust Award for Best Actress in a Drama, BIG Star Most Ente...
Nominations
Screen Award for Best Actress, IIFA Award for Best Actress, Zee Cine Award for Best Actress, Guild Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, BIG Star Most Entertaining Film Actor – Female
Movies
Mom, English Vinglish, Chandni, Judaai, Nagina, Mr. India, Lamhe, Laadla, ChaalBaaz, Sadma, Puli, Khuda Gawah, Aulad, Ghar Sansar, Gumrah, Chaand Kaa Tukdaa, Tohfa, Mawaali, Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin, Kshana Kshanam, Padaharella Vayasu, Janbaaz, Moondram Pirai, Gurudev, Nigahen: Nagina Part II, Karm...
During work, I don't like fights and tensions. Jaya Prada and I initially did not get along. However, when we realised that the press was thriving on our cold war, we decided to make up. Strangely, the fights never affected our work. If you see Tohfa (1984) or Maqsad (1984) you will never sense the hostility. Thank God, we are on talking terms now, no more of those pointless controversies.
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Believe it or not, I don't have an ego. That is one of the first lessons I learnt when I entered this line. Every thing here is so uncertain. One moment you are a goddess and the next moment you are out of work. And under the circumstances the ego is hardly any help. I don't believe in it and I think every actor or actress should learnt to crush their ego even before they learn to act. But here the equation is very strange, so many people who don't know to act also have an ego
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The character I was supposed to play in "Yugpurush" is a very good character. There was only one thorn in the flesh, I was supposed to be playing a prostitute. Somewhere I think I have developed a mental block against playing a prostitute. I get uncomfortable and so I guess I won't be able to do full justice to the character.
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To be very honest, the characters I have played in the south has been much, much more challenging and exciting then what I have done in Hindi cinema
Facts
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Former secretary Hari Singh's daughter Bhumicka Singh debuted in the movie Aap Ki Khatir.
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She lost her father during the shooting of Yash Chopra's Lamhe (1991) in London. She flew home for the last rites and returned to work to shoot a comedy sequence with co-star Anupam Kher.
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Hrithik Roshan had his first speaking role opposite Sridevi in Bhagwan Dada (1986) in which he had a small role as a child artiste.
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While shooting for the hit song Na Jaane Kaha Se Aayi Hai from Chaalbaaz (1989), the actress was running a fever of 103 degrees. Her performance won her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
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When Boney Kapoor approached Sridevi's mother for Mr India, her mother quoted Rs 10 lakhs as fee. Boney Kapoor paid Sridevi Rs 11 lakhs instead. Later, he admitted that he wanted to get close to the actress.
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Sridevi was not the director's first choice for two of her films which made her a star. Jaya Prada was considered for Nagina (1986), while Rekha was supposed to do Chandni (1989).
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Sridevi's first encounter with K Raghavendra Rao, the director who made her a star, was as a child actor when she was hit by a car while filming a scene that required her to cross a road.
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Sridevi could not speak Hindi when she stepped into the Hindi film industry. She dubbed her dialogues for the first time in Chandni (1989). While, yesteryear actress Naaz had dubbed for her in her previous films, Rekha had dubbed for her in Aakhree Raasta (1986).
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She fondly recalled meeting the then-assistant director K. Raghavendra Rao when she was a child actress. A scene called for her to cross the street, and when she got hit by a vehicle, K. Raghavendra Rao immediately lifted her and carried her to a doctor even though she suffered only minor injuries. A few years later, when he became a director, he first made her a star in Telugu films with Padaharella Vayasu (1978) and then again in Hindi films with Himmatwala (1983).
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Sridevi was the highest paid Hindi actress from 1985-1992 and the 2nd highest paid Hindi actress from 1993-1996.
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Jeetendra Sridevi were paired romantically opposite each other in 16 films and 11 were hits from 1983-88.
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She was the sole income earner in her family. She financially supported her mother, stepfather, sister and stepbrother.
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At the height of her career, Sridevi received countless marriage proposals from wealthy American and British born Indians who saw her as the perfect trophy wife. One of her rumored suitors was Hollywood movie producer Ashok Amritraj.
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Was the original choice for the role in 'Beta' that made Madhuri Dixit a superstar. She turned the role down, because she felt she was already doing too many films with Anil Kapoor.
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She was cast in a dual role in 1993's Baazigar. However, the director felt that the audience would never be able to sympathize with Shah Rukh Khan's character if he 'killed' Sridevi on Screen. The role was re-written and two different actresses (Shilpa Shetty and Kajol) were hired to play the roles originally meant for La Devi.
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Sridevi was offered a role in Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg. She refused because it wasn't a starring role and it would have meant taking a hiatus from Bollywood, at a time, when she was at the peak of her career.
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In the 1980s, Jaya Prada and Sridevi were fierce rivals. They were of a similar age, from the south and considered contenders for the coveted number one slot in Hindi cinema. In public, each would give the other the cold shoulder. Once, during the shooting of a K. Bappaiah film called Maqsad, Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra locked the two warring queens in the same makeup room hoping they'd make up. No such thing happened. Two hours later, when they opened the door, they found the actresses sitting at opposite ends of the room in silence.
