According to latest news reports, Bollywood Star Sridevi passed away on Saturday night after a cardiac arrest, confirmed her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor.
Sridevi, 54, was the first female superstar of the Indian film industry who was with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi at the time of death.
Sridevi along with her family were in UAE to attend the wedding ceremony of Mohit Marwah.
“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,” Sanjay confirmed the news to state-run news group.
Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, Sridevi worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films before debuting in Bollywood films. She had started her career as a child artiste and grew up to be one of the biggest female stars the country ever had. The government of India awarded her Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, in 2013.
