Adept in several South Indian languages, in her early career, Sridevi was involved in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam cinema industries. Kapoor, who had directed Sridevi in several movies that also starred his actor brother Anil, was one of the kingmakers of Bollywood. After her marriage to Boney, Sridevi put her acting career on hold for more than a decade, apart from a brief foray into television. In the loud, colourful movies that she made in her heyday, Sridevi was neither studied nor much concerned with nuance. In addition to numerous awards for acting, in 2013 Sridevi was awarded the highest civilian honour in India, the Padma Shri.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2018 16:07 UTC