New Delhi: Its the Birth Anniversary of Veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi today. The veteran Bollywood actress started acting at the age of four and became one of the most successful and popular actress in the film industry. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sridevi Kapoor (@sridevi.kapoor) The legendary actress was born in Meenampatti village in Tamil Nadu as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan. Her father was a Professional Lawyer in Sivasaki and her mother hailed from Andhra Pradesh. Although her mother tongue was telugu but she used to speak tamil fluently. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sridevi Kapoor (@sridevi.kapoor) The 'Chandni' actress has a sister and two step brothers. She once shared in an interview "I lost out on going to school and college life, but I got into the film industry and worked without a gap – from child actor, I went straight to heroine. There was no time to think and I was grateful for it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sridevi Kapoor (@sridevi.kapoor) Although the actress made her name in the Indian Film Industry with her super talent acting and dancing skills, but the way she passed has left many unanswered questions even today. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sridevi Kapoor (@sridevi.kapoor) The 'English Vinglish' actress allegedly died due to accidental drowning in a Dubai Hotel in a bath tub. She was 54 years old when she passed. During on the interviews, her husband Boney Kapoor revealed that she used to experience blackouts due to crash diets. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sridevi Kapoor (@sridevi.kapoor) He added that she used to experience this because she used to avoid eating salt and not eating enough which eventually led to low Blood pressure. Before this incident she suffered many blackouts for not taking proper salt in her diet. She did that on purpose because she wanted to look good on screen in her films. She was warned many a times by our family doctor not to do this as this can have serious consequences.
