Just like her roles in these films, there was an otherworldliness to her persona, an ethereal nature. Thrust into acting at an early age, Sridevi played the child version of Hindu gods like Murugan and Krishna. There would be plenty of it required as we saw Sridevi progress prematurely, at an early age, from a child playing small roles to a teenager playing adult roles. The saving grace in films like Tohfa, Himmatwala and Sherni was her dance numbers in songs likeNainon Mein Sapna. Throughout her career, especially in Hindi films, Sridevi maintained the stature of a goddess-like spirit, effusive and ethereal on screen, completely reticent off it.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2018 09:38 UTC