Bollywoodstar Sridevi (54) plotseling overleden

DUBAI - Bollywoodlegende Sridevi (54) is in Dubai overleden na een hartaanval, meldt de Britse krant The Independent. Sridevi, die eigenlijk Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan heet, is een van de grootste vrouwelijke sterren van India. Ze was in Dubai bij een bruiloft van haar neef.

She was in the United Arab Emirates to attend the wedding ceremony of Mohit Marwah and was reported with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi at the time of death. Her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor confirmed the news in a statement released to Indian Express. He said: ‘Yes, it is true that Sridevi passed away. I just landed here, I was in Dubai and now I am flying back to Dubai. It happened roughly around 11.00-11.30. I don’t know more details yet.’

Born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, she started acting at the age of four with a role in the flick Thunaivan. She is most known for her films Sadma, Chandni, Himmatwala and ChaalBaaz among many others and, after working in Judaai, she took a 15-year break from her acting career. In 1996 Sridevi married filmmaker Boney Kapoor, and with him shared two daughters – Janhvi and Khushi. She has appeared in over 100 movies spanning six remarkable decades, which have seen the actress pick up a number of award for her performances, earning her a superstar status in South Asia.

She made a name for herself in the 1987 adventure film, Mr India, which became the highest grossing Indian film that year and is now widely regarded as a cult classic.