Sridevi's death: From Amitabh Bachchan's intuition to Bollywood' shock

Sridevi

Bollywood and fans mourn the sudden demise of actress Sridevi.

The sudden demise of the first female superstar of Bollywood, Sridevi has left the entire Bollywood and her fans in a deep state of shock. The entire country is mourning her tragic death. The 54-year-old actress breathed her last in Dubai on Saturday after a cardiac arrest. Members of the film fraternity took to Twitter to express their grief over her shocking demise and offered condolences to the family. Minutes before the news of her death broke, Amitabh Bachchan posted a cryptic tweet saying that he was feeling uneasy. His tweet left the Twitterati wondering if Big B had a premonition about the death of his ‘Khuda Gawah' co-actress Sridevi.

He had written, "Na jaane kyun, ek ajeeb si ghabrahat ho rahi hai (Don't know why, there's a weird anxiety)."

Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan have featured in films like Inquilaab and also shared screen space in 1986's Aakhree Raasta.

One of her earliest films as an adult lead was opposite Tamil superstars Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Sridevi was only 13 when she was cast alongside two of her favourite protégés in K Balachander's 'Moondru Mudichu' (1976). She was also seen as a child artist in the film Julie (1975).

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The superstars, too, took to social media to express their grief.

"I'm shocked and very disturbed. I've lost a dear friend and the industry has lost a true legend. My heart goes out to her family and friends. I feel the pain with them #RIPSridev ... you will be missed," tweeted 'Thalaivar'.

Mourning her death, Haasan said how he is now 'haunted' by the melody from their best-known Hindi film together.

"Have witnessed Sridevi's life from an adolescent teenager to the magnificent lady she became. Her stardom was well deserved. Many happy moments with her flash through my mind including the last time I met her. Sadma's lullaby haunts me now. We'll miss her," he posted.

Her 'Chandni' co-star Rishi Kapoor, tweeted, "Woken up to this tragic news. Absolute shock. Sad. Heartfelt condolences to Boney and their two daughters!"

Sridevi is survived by her husband Boney Kapoor and two daughters, Janhvi, who is filming her debut project ‘Dhadak' and was not in Dubai with the family, and Khushi.

Ironically, Boney Kapoor's first wife Mona Shourie Kapoor passed away before their son Arjun Kapoor could make his Bollywood debut, and now the tragic history has been repeated with Sridevi unable to witness her daughter Janhvi's debut.

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