ABOUT SRI DEVI

Sridevi Sridevi at Sabyasachi's show at Lakme Fashion Week in 2011. BornShree Amma Yanger Ayyapan[1] 13 August 1963 (age 51) Sivakasi , Tamil Nadu , India ResidenceMumbai , Maharashtra , India OccupationActress , producer Years active1967–1997, 2012–present Spouse(s)Boney Kapoor (1996–present) ChildrenJahnavi Kapoor Khushi Kapoor RelativesArjun Kapoor  (step-son) Anil Kapoor  (brother-in-law) Sanjay Kapoor  (brother-in-law) Surinder Kapoor  (father-in-law) Sonam Kapoor  (niece) *Sridevi Kapoor*, known as *Sridevi*(born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan[1] [2] on 13 August 1963)[3]  is an Indian  film actress  who has worked in Tamil ,Telugu , Hindi , Malayalam  and a fewKannada  films.[4]  She is cited as the first female superstar of Hindi Cinema .[5]  [6] [7] [8] [9] She started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four,[10]  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). Subsequently, Sridevi established herself as one of the leading actresses of Tamil and Telugu cinema, with roles such as "16 Vayathinile " (1977), "Sigappu Rojakkal "(1978), "Meendum Kokila " (1981),"Moondram Pirai " (1982), "Varumayin Niram Sivappu " (1980),Premabhishekam  (1981), Aakhari Poratam  (1988), Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari  (1990), and Kshana Kshanam  (1991). In Bollywood , she has marked her debut as a lead actress with "Solva Sawan " (1978), she gained wide public attention with blockbuster movie"Himmatwala " (1983). She appeared in a string of commercially successful movies like "Mawaali " (1983), "Tohfa "(1984), "Masterji " (1985), "Karma " (1986),"Mr. India " (1987), "Waqt Ki Awaz " (1988),"Chandni " (1989). She also received critical acclaim for commercially successful movies like "Sadma " (1983),"Nagina " (1986), "ChaalBaaz " (1989),"Lamhe " (1991), "Khuda Gawah " (1992),"Gumrah " (1993), "Laadla " (1994), "Judaai "(1997) In 2012, Sridevi returned to films after a 15-year-long hiatus with "English Vinglish " and became the only actress in the history of Hindi Cinema to make a highly successful comeback.[11]  In 2013Government of India  awarded herPadma Shri , the 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. In her career, Sridevi has won five Filmfare Awards  including aFilmfare Special Award . CareerFamily and personal lifeAwards and honorsEdit Sridevi in 2012. Civilian award * 2013 – Padma Shri  India's fourth highest civilian award from the Government of India Filmfare Awards [106] [116] * 1992 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Lamhe " * 1990 – Filmfare Best Actress Award for "ChaalBaaz " * 1991 – Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)  for "Kshana Kshanam " * 1982 – Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)  for "Meendum Kokila " * 2013 – Filmfare Special Award  for"Nagina " and "Mr. India " * 2015 – Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards ultimate Diva award[117] Filmfare Awards  Nominations[118] * 1984 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Sadma " * 1990 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Chandni " * 1993 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Khuda Gawah " * 1994 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Gumrah " * 1995 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Laadla " * 1998 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Judaai " * 2013 - Filmfare Best Actress Award for "English Vinglish " Andhra pradesh State Nandi Awards * 1991 – Nandi Award for Best Actress for "Kshana Kshanam " Tamil Nadu State Film Awards * 1982 – Best Actress  for "Moondram Pirai " Kerala State Film Award * 1970 – Best Child Artist  for"Poombatta" Stardust Awards * 2013 – Stardust Award for Best Actress Drama for "English Vinglish"[119] Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award * 2013 – Guild President Honour for"English Vinglish" NDTV Indian of the Year * 2013 – NDTV Entertainer of the Year[120] India Today Woman Summit Awards * 2013 – India Today Woman in Arts[121] TSR-TV9 Awards * 2013 – Empress of Indian Cinema[122] GR8! Women Achiever Awards * 2014 - Excellence In Versatility[123] Special Honors * 1981 – Kalaimamani Award from theGovernment of Tamil Nadu * 1990 – Smita Patil Memorial Award for Contribution to Indian Cinema[124] * 1994 – Kalaiselvam – South Indian Cine Artists Association Award * 1994 – Giants Award for Contribution to Indian Cinema * 1997 – Kalasaraswathi Award by theGovernment of Andhra Pradesh [125] * 2003 – Lachchu Maharaj Award[126] * 2003 – Vamsee International Award for Contribution in Indian Cinema[127] * 2003 – MAMI Award in Contribution to Indian Cinema[128] * 2004 – Dr. Akkineni Lifetime Achievement Award * 2008 – FICCI "Living Legend in Entertainment Award"[129] * 2009 – Special Honour at 33rd Cairo International Film Festival for Contribution to Hindi Cinema[130] * 2012 – Hello Fame Award for Outstanding Performer of the Year 2012 * 2012 – IRDS Film Award 2012 for performance as Shashi Godbole inEnglish Vinglish