5 Reasons Why Sridevi Will Always Be A HERO

The 54 year old ageless beauty, Sridevi just left the world. Sridevi, respected by her colleagues as a fine actor with a gift for comedy, is considered the first female superstar of Indian cinema and leaves behind her a rich legacy of films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. She starred opposite some of the biggest names from filmdom, many of whom have posted condolence messages on social media - among them Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Rishi Kapoor.

* Sridevi started her career as a child artist in M. A. Thirumugam’s 1969 devotional film Thunaivan at the age of four, and continued to act as a child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her Bollywood debut as a child artist in the hit Julie (1975) and played her first adult role at age 13 with the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu (1976).

* Sridevi made her Bollywood debut in 1979 with the starring role in the drama film Solva Sawan, but gained wider attention with the 1983 production Himmatwala. She went on appear in a string of commercially successful films such as Mawaali (1983), Tohfa (1984), Naya Kadam (1984), Maqsad (1984), Masterji (1985), Nazrana (1987), Mr. India (1987), Waqt Ki Awaz (1988) and Chandni (1989). She also received critical acclaim for commercially successful movies such as Sadma (1983), Nagina (1986), ChaalBaaz (1989), Lamhe (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Gumrah (1993), Laadla (1994) and Judaai (1997). She returned to the film industry in 2012 with the 780 million grossing comedy drama English Vinglish, after a gap of 15 years. She then starred in her 300th film role in the 2017 thriller Mom. Sridevi earned critical acclaim ​for her performances in both the productions.

* In 2013, the Government of India awarded Sridevi the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honor. She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a CNN-IBN national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema.

* Sridevi's performance as a child-woman suffering from amnesia was called by Indian Express "a milestone in her illustrious career".[30] Sridevi also featured in the Mid Day list of 'Challenging Roles played by Bollywood Actors' describing her act in the film as "her best performance ever".[31] In 2012, Adil Hussain, Sridevi's co-star in English Vinglish revealed that he became a fan of the actress after watching her in Sadma.[32] The Sridevi-Kamal Hasan pair also appeared on the CNN-IBN 2012 list of 'Greatest Romantic Couples on Celluloid'.[33] The film won Sridevi her first Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.

* Sridevi was widely regarded by media as one of the most iconic leading ladies of Bollywood and one of the most popular members of Hindi Cinema. She was regarded as the first female "superstar" of Bollywood films. Due to her pan-Indian appeal, she was considered to be one of the most popular actresses of Indian cinema. Critics have commented on her comedic abilities and her skills as a dancer. In the 1990s, Sridevi was one of the highest earning actresses of Bollywood. In a 2013 national poll conducted by CNN-IBN on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema, Sridevi was also voted "India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years".