UPDATE (26th Feb): A forensic report has suggested that Sridevi accidentally drowned in her hotel room in Dubai, falling in the bathtub, losing consciousness and drowning. The autopsy’s cause of death has been mentioned as ‘accidental drowning’ and not a cardiac arrest. There were traces of alcohol in her blood.
This Saturday night wouldn’t have been a fun one for the Indian film industry, as they will mourn the death of one of their finest actresses – Sridevi Kapoor, who made her Bollywood debut in 1978 and was the nation’s heartthrob through the 1980’s.
Sridevi was in Dubai with her husband and daughter for a family wedding, when she passed away due to a cardiac arrest. The legendary actress was just 54-years old and this event has come as a huge shock to the entire country. She recently starred in the movie MOM (2017), appearing in the lead role of a Hindi film for the first time since English Vinglish (2012), and she absolutely nailed the character in the film.
While most of the guests had headed back to India after the wedding, Sridevi, husband Boney and younger daughter Khushi stayed back in Dubai, while elder daughter Janhvi wasn’t with the family due to her shooting schedule. Here are some of the tweets of grief by the industry:
Shocked beyond words to hear about the sad and untimely demise of #Sridevi. A dream for many, had the good fortune of sharing screen space with her long ago and witnessed her continued grace over the years. Thoughts and prayers with the family. RIP ??
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 25, 2018
I loved her, admired her so much. My 1st ever acting shot was with Sri Devi, I was nervous in front of her n I remember her shaking her hands pretending 2b nervous cause of me just 2 boost my confidence. V had 2 laugh,n she kept laughing until I got it right. Will miss you mam pic.twitter.com/OYXfurcIFx
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) February 25, 2018
❤️ she started her acting career at the age of 4. Her legacy will live on superstar #Sridevi pic.twitter.com/68XDEh2KkL
— Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) February 25, 2018
She was n will always remain my favourite actress … My heart pains with grief while I’ve spent the whole night crying …. Indian film Industry has today been left with a huge void n so has been my heart. RIP #Sridevi ji
— Divya Khosla Kumar (@iamDivyaKhosla) February 25, 2018
Had met #Sridevi ji last month at the Mumbai Police show, and like always she had a beautiful smile on her face and we spoke in our mother tongue Telugu…A great actress and a lovely person, she will be deeply missed. #RIP
— Johny Lever (@iamjohnylever) February 25, 2018
Shocked, disturbed and saddened to hear of #Sridevi ji’s demise… Just can’t believe it…R.I.P pic.twitter.com/0ACXIGNFxC
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) February 25, 2018
So shocking and heartbreaking ? you will be missed dearly Sridevi Ma’am… life is so unpredictable and scary sometimes ? RIP
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) February 25, 2018
I have no words. Condolences to everyone who loved #Sridevi . A dark day . RIP
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) February 24, 2018
Sridevi’s body will be flown down from Dubai today (25th February), for the final rites in Mumbai. The actress was once upon a time married to Bollywood icon Mithun Chakraborty, and then to Boney Kapoor since 1996. Life is so unpredictable. She will truly be missed. Rest in peace!
T 2625 – न जाने क्यूँ , एक अजीब सी घबराहट हो रही है !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) February 24, 2018
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