New Delhi: Actor Janhvi Kapoor on Thursday shared a priceless throwback picture of herself along with her late mother and legendary star Sridevi.
On Sridevi’s 57th birth anniversary, Kapoor on Instagram shared a black and white picture where she is seen hugging her mother as the duo poses for the camera click.
“I love you Mumma,” the ‘Dhadak’ actor captioned the post
The 23-year-old actor’s heart-touching post was flooded with comments as fans of the late icon pay tribute to her.
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Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family wedding.
Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan in 1963, she was known for her iconic roles in Hindi movies like ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Mr India’, ‘Chaalbaaz’, ‘Nagina’, ‘Sadma’ and ‘English Vinglish’ among many more.
The Padma Shri awardee had also made a mark with her extraordinary performances in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. Her last film was ‘Mom’, for which she also received Best Actress National Award, posthumously.
How internet reacted:
Sharing a collage picture of Sridevi, in the character look of her many hit roles, a Twitter user remembered the “glorious lady of Indian cinema” on her birth anniversary.
‘Glorious lady of Indian Cinema’: World remembers Sridevi on her birth anniversary: hi INDiA New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Touted as India’s first female superstar, late actor Sridevi, with her impeccable journey in the… https://t.co/NzqDDagQtp | https://t.co/Vhb7EKELqw pic.twitter.com/GebOZgyz6v
— Hemant Brahmbhatt (@hiindia) August 13, 2020
The shared picture also had a photograph of young Sridevi, from her debut movie as a child artist. In 1967, the actor made her first screen-presence, at the age of 4, for the Tamil film ‘Kandhan Karunai’.
Another user wrote: “Remembering the legendary actress and one of the best actress #Sridevi on her birth anniversary. We miss u mam and your outstanding performance to Indian cinema is phenomenal.”
Remembering the legendary actress and one of the best actress #Sridevi garu on her birth anniversary ❤️❤️??
We miss u mam ?? and your outstanding performance to indian cinema is phenomenal ?#HBDQueenSridevi ????@tarak9999 #KomaramBheemNTR pic.twitter.com/ub0DQCpWh8— Vizag NTR Cults (@VizagNTRCults) August 13, 2020
Having an impressive array of roles under her belt, the late actor marked her acting niche in the Hindi cinema industry, as well as in the ones down south. She has graced the silver screen and has given innumerable hit movies in the Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films.
“#Sridevi She worked on her accent, voice modulation. Aced western dance along with Indian classical. Went from plain jane to fashion icon. Bravely transitioned from regional to the national cinema. Always got into the skin of her character, truly dedicated to her craft,” tweeted another admirer of the star.
