sridevi

Sridevi was born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Bollywood legend Sridevi dies at 54 |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sridevi-death/bollywood-legend-sridevi-dies-at-54-idUSKCN1G9031 |url-status=live |access-date=27 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227213822/https://www.reuters.com/article/sridevi-death/bollywood-legend-sridevi-dies-at-54-idUSKCN1G9031 |archive-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite web |title=12 Bollywood Celebrities Who Avoid Using Their Surnames In Public |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/12-bollywood-celebrities-who-avoid-using-their-surnames-in-public-281223.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331192806/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/12-bollywood-celebrities-who-avoid-using-their-surnames-in-public-281223.html |archive-date=31 March 2019 |website=Times Internet |date=1 June 2016 |access-date=24 April 2019}} on 13 August 1963 at Meenampatti village{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=ஸ்ரீதேவி: மீனம்பட்டியில் இருந்து மும்பை வரை |language=ta |work=BBC News தமிழ் |url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-43187436 |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301103142/http://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-43187436 |archive-date=1 March 2018}} near Sivakasi of present-day Tamil Nadu, India{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Meenampatti residents mourn Sridevi's death |website=DT Next |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/02/25212614/1063130/Meenampatti-residents-mourn-Sri-Devis-death.vpf |access-date=26 February 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2018/02/25212614/1063130/Meenampatti-residents-mourn-Sri-Devis-death.vpf}} to Ayyapan and Rajeswari.{{Cite news |date=26 April 2000 |title=Talk of the Town |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/26/stories/0426223j.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110054752/http://www.hindu.com/2000/04/26/stories/0426223j.htm |archive-date=10 November 2012}}{{cite web |last=Brahmbhatt |first=Preetee |title=This week in entertainment history |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506092325/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/14slide1.htm |archive-date=6 May 2009 |access-date=6 June 2009 |url-status=live |website=Rediff.com}}{{cite web |title=Sridevi Bio – Sridevi News, Wallpapers, Gossip, Movies, Pics |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Sridevi-.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905112940/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Sridevi-.htm |archive-date=5 September 2013}} Her father was a lawyer from Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu while her mother was from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web |title=Did you know? Sridevi had her roots in Temple Town of Tirupati |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-did-you-know-sridevi-had-her-roots-in-temple-town-of-tirupati-2589134 |access-date=12 July 2021 |website=DNA |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712060659/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-did-you-know-sridevi-had-her-roots-in-temple-town-of-tirupati-2589134 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's Mother Tongue Was Telugu |url=https://english.sakshi.com/sridevis-mother-tongue-was-telugu |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=Sakshi Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712053647/https://english.sakshi.com/sridevis-mother-tongue-was-telugu|archive-date=12 July 2021}}{{cite web |title=Sridevi Roots Trace Back To Tirupati |url=https://menglish.tupaki.com/article/Sridevi-family-relation-with-Tirupati/67002/amp |access-date=17 August 2021 |website=tupaki.com |date=26 February 2018 |archive-date=17 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817165503/https://menglish.tupaki.com/article/Sridevi-family-relation-with-Tirupati/67002/amp |url-status=live }} Sridevi's mother tongue was Telugu, and she was fluent in Tamil.{{cite AV media|title=Virtuosity:The Legendary Sridevi in Her Own Words |people=Sridevi, Vir Sanghvi |url=https://www.news18.com/videos/india/virtuositythe-legendary-sridevi-in-her-own-words-1671745.html |publisher=News18 |date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227135800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8GY3erMNFc&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=27 February 2018 |quote=My mother tongue is Telugu |time=1m28s}}{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Aastha |title=Remembering Sridevi, the outsider who ruled Bollywood |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/remembering-sridevi-the-outsider-who-ruled-bollywood/197006/ |website=The Print |date=24 February 2019 |quote=Sridevi was fluent in not just her mother tongue Telugu but also Tamil. |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405182553/https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/remembering-sridevi-the-outsider-who-ruled-bollywood/197006/ |url-status=live }} She has a sister and two step-brothers.{{cite web |date=13 August 2008 |title=Know all about Sridevi |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/know-all-about-sridevi_7924.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723191656/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/know-all-about-sridevi_7924.htm |archive-date=23 July 2013 |website=Zee News}}

{{blockquote|"I lost out on going to school and college life, but I got into the film industry and worked without a gap – from child actor, I went straight to heroine. There was no time to think and I was grateful for it. | Sridevi | The New Indian Express, 2013{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=I lost out on going to school, and college life: Sridevi |url=http://m.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/i-lost-out-on-going-to-school-and-college-life-sridevi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165650/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/bollywood/i-lost-out-on-going-to-school-and-college-life-sridevi |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=27 February 2018}}|source=}}

Sridevi started her career as a child actor at the age of four in the Tamil movie Kandhan Karunai in 1967.{{cite web |date=13 August 2013 |title=Sridevi: Child star to Queen Bee – NDTV Movies |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-child-star-to-queen-bee-613363 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708172040/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-child-star-to-queen-bee-613363 |archive-date=8 July 2017 |access-date=27 February 2018}} Subsequently, she played the role of young Muruga in Thunaivan, which was her first breakthrough as child artist.{{cite web |title=Before All The Galata | Naman Ramachandran |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?282743 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123034524/http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/before-all-the-galata/282743 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |access-date=8 January 2013 |publisher=Outlookindia.com}} Actress Sowcar Janaki opined that her "sharp features, sparkling eyes and innocent smile would be more than a handful for the role."{{cite web |title=Remembering Sridevi: Looking back at the star's early years in filmdom and a lost childhood|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/remembering-sridevi-looking-back-at-the-stars-early-years-in-filmdom-and-a-lost-childhood/d700a85131709|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026084644/https://www.ottplay.com/news/remembering-sridevi-looking-back-at-the-stars-early-years-in-filmdom-and-a-lost-childhood/d700a85131709|archive-date=26 October 2021|access-date=27 March 2025|publisher=OTTplay.com}} Sridevi made her debut in Telugu cinema as a child artist with the 1970 film Maa Nanna Nirdoshi.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Baby Sridevi's performance in Poompatta (1971) in Malayalam won her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Charming child, stunning teen |work=The News Minute |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/baby-sridevi-pictures-charming-child-stunning-teen-76990 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127200423/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/baby-sridevi-pictures-charming-child-stunning-teen-76990 |archive-date=27 January 2019}} Kandhan Karunai (1967), Nam Naadu (1969), Prarthanai (1970), Babu (1971), Badi Panthulu (1972), Bala Bharatam (1972), Vasantha Maaligai (1972) and Bhakta Kumbara (1974) are the most notable films of her career as a child artist. In 1972, Sridevi debuted as a child artist in Bollywood with Rani Mera Naam directed by K. S. R. Das.{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Pavan |date=20 June 2017 |title=Trivia Talk: The Sridevi you may not have known |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/trivia-talk-the-sridevi-you-may-not-have-known/article22851856.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/trivia-talk-the-sridevi-you-may-not-have-known/article22851856.ece |archive-date=26 February 2018}} She also appeared in the film Julie, where she played the younger sister to the protagonist Lakshmi. She acted with Jayalalithaa in Thirumangalyam, Kandan Karunai and Adi Parashakti.{{cite web |last=Murali |first=Poornima |date=26 February 2018 |editor-last=Kirti |editor-first=Sumedha |title=When 'Baby' Sridevi Shared Screen Space with Jayalalithaa |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/when-baby-sridevi-shared-screen-space-with-jayalalithaa-1671827.html |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=News18 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605235831/https://www.news18.com/news/india/when-baby-sridevi-shared-screen-space-with-jayalalithaa-1671827.html |url-status=live }}

Sridevi's lead roles in Telugu include Padaharella Vayasu, Konda Veeti Simham, Vetagaadu, Sardar Paparayudu and Bobbili Puli. With Akkineni Nageswara Rao, she appeared in movies such as Premabhishekham, Bangaru Kanuka and Prema Kanuka as well as with Krishna in Kalavari Samsaram, Adavi Simhalu, Gharana Donga, Kirayi Kotigadu, Pachani Kapuram, and Ram Robert Rahim. She acted with Chiranjeevi in Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, S. P. Parasuram. She acted with Nagarjuna in Aakhari Poratam (1988), and Govinda Govinda (1993). Her performance in the 1992 Ram Gopal Varma directed Kshana Kshanam won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Actress.{{cite web |last=Hooli |first=Shekhar H |date=26 February 2018 |title=Tributes to Sridevi: Hit Telugu songs featuring her with Chiranjeevi, Krishna, NTR and ANR [Videos] |website=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tributes-sridevi-hit-telugu-songs-featuring-her-chiranjeevi-krishna-ntr-anr-videos-761916 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041424/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tributes-sridevi-hit-telugu-songs-featuring-her-chiranjeevi-krishna-ntr-anr-videos-761916 |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}} Sridevi has acted in a total of 95 Telugu language films.

In 1976, Sridevi landed her first leading role in the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu directed by K. Balachander.{{Cite news |last=Nyren |first=Erin |date=24 February 2018 |title=Legendary Bollywood Actress Sridevi Dies at 54 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225003800/http://variety.com/2018/film/global/sridevi-bollywood-actress-dead-dies-1202709919/ |archive-date=25 February 2018}} She followed it with a number of films with Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Sridevi's first release of 1977 was Gaayathri, followed by Kavikkuyil and 16 Vayathinile, where she played the role of a young girl who is caught between her 2 lovers.{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Why Sridevi's non-Bollywood work, especially in Tamil cinema, was ground-breaking |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sridevi-south-indian-films-5077002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227063834/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sridevi-south-indian-films-5077002/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}} She also starred in the film's Telugu remake Padaharella Vayasu in 1978.{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=From ANR to NTR: Tracing Sridevi's career in the Telugu film industry |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anr-ntr-tracing-sridevis-career-telugu-film-industry-77052 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116024744/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/anr-ntr-tracing-sridevis-career-telugu-film-industry-77052 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}} Her subsequent notable films included Bharathi Raja's Sigappu Rojakkal, S. P. Muthuraman's Priya, Karthika Deepam, Johnny, Varumayin Niram Sivappu and Aakali Rajyam.{{cite web |title=Sridevi: Queen of hearts |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/feb/26/sridevi-queen-of-hearts-1778923.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227165449/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/feb/26/sridevi-queen-of-hearts-1778923.html |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}} She acted with N. T. Rama Rao in Vetagaadu, Sardar Papa Rayudu, Bobbili Puli, Justice Chowdhary and Aatagadu. She acted alongside Sivaji Ganesan in Sandhippu, Kavari Maan and the Sri Lanka-filmed coproduction Pilot Premnath.{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sivaji Ganesan | Number of times Sridevi acted with top Superstars |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/number-of-times-sridevi-acted-with-top-superstars/sivaji-ganesan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161854/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/number-of-times-sridevi-acted-with-top-superstars/sivaji-ganesan.html |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=12 April 2018 |website=Behindwoods.com}}

Sridevi debuted as child artist in Kannada with Bhakta Kumbara (1974) directed by Hunsur Krishnamurthy.{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Kannada film industry mourns death of iconic actor Sridevi |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-film-industry-mourns-death-of-iconic-actor-sridevi/article22852120.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803214311/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-film-industry-mourns-death-of-iconic-actor-sridevi/article22852120.ece |archive-date=3 August 2018}} Her other films as a child artist in Kannada included Bala Bharatam and Yashoda Krishna. She was also a part of Hennu Samsarada Kannu (1975), directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao. Sridevi also acted as lead opposite Ambareesh in Priya (1978), produced by S. P. Muthuraman. She entered Malayalam films as a child actor with Kumara Sambhavam in 1969,{{cite web |work=India-West |last=Vijayakar |first=R. M. |title=Sridevi Passes Away at 54: 54 Steps to Knowing the Bollywood Icon |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-passes-away-at-steps-to-knowing-the-bollywood-icon/article_d99f2bbc-1b2b-11e8-9753-33a98734bf5a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041219/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-passes-away-at-steps-to-knowing-the-bollywood-icon/article_d99f2bbc-1b2b-11e8-9753-33a98734bf5a.html |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}} followed by I. V. Sasi's Abhinandanam. Her notable Malayalam films as the lead heroine were Thulavarsham, directed by N. Sankaran Nair in 1976, and M. Masthan's Kuttavum Shikshayum, a remake of the Tamil film Pennai Nambungal with Kamal Haasan starring opposite her.{{Cite news |last=Praveen |first=S. R. |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi and the Malayalam film industry: nurturing young talent |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sridevi-and-the-malayalam-film-industry-nurturing-young-talent/article22849045.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225050844/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sridevi-and-the-malayalam-film-industry-nurturing-young-talent/article22849045.ece |archive-date=25 February 2018}}

She next appeared in the Malayalam releases like Aa Nimisham, Angeekaaram and Satyavan Savithri directed by P.G. Viswambharan. In 1981, she starred in the Tamil film Meendum Kokila which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.{{Cite news |title=Five Filmfare award-winning performances of Late superstar Sridevi |work=The New Indian Express |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/25/five-filmfare-award-winning-performances-of-late-superstar-sridevi-1778826.html |url-status=dead |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401171744/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/25/five-filmfare-award-winning-performances-of-late-superstar-sridevi-1778826.html |archive-date=1 April 2018}} In 1982, Sridevi starred in Moondram Pirai playing a woman suffering from retrograde amnesia and went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Highest salary, films with Kamal-Rajinikanth, Sridevi was star in her own right |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260218/sridevi-was-a-star-in-her-own-right.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303103715/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/260218/sridevi-was-a-star-in-her-own-right.html |archive-date=3 March 2018 |access-date=12 April 2018 |publisher=Deccanchronicle.com}} She was paired with Kamal Haasan in 27 films across languages.{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Here's why Sridevi and Kamal Haasan pairing is irreplaceable |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/here-why-sridevi-and-kamal-haasan-jodi-is-irreplaceable-5078700/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227234405/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/here-why-sridevi-and-kamal-haasan-jodi-is-irreplaceable-5078700/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}

Sridevi made her debut as a heroine in Hindi films in Solva Sawan in 1979.{{Cite news |date=24 February 2018 |title=Bollywood superstar Sridevi dies at 54 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43186118 |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224231230/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43186118 |archive-date=24 February 2018 |quote=She debuted as a lead actress in a Bollywood film in 1978, soon becoming one of India's biggest film stars.}} 4 years later, she was signed to star opposite Jeetendra in Himmatwala (remake of Telugu film Ooruki Monagadu (1981)). The film released in 1983, and was one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year.{{cite web |title=Box Office 1983 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172124/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |archive-date=12 October 2012 |website=Box Office India}} It established Sridevi in Bollywood.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Her dance number "Nainon Mein Sapna" became a rage with Rediff stating that "the water pots may have dominated most frames in 'Nainon Mein Sapna', but it was Sridevi's bejewelled outfits and headgears that stole the show".{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=Your Favourite Sridevi Avatar Onscreen? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-your-favourite-sridevi-avatar-onscreen-vote/20120824.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215150227/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-your-favourite-sridevi-avatar-onscreen-vote/20120824.htm |archive-date=15 December 2015}} She followed with Tohfa, which was the highest-grossing Hindi film of 1984.{{cite web |work=Box Office India |title=Box Office 1984 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=190&catName=MTk4NA== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918080028/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=190&catName=MTk4NA== |archive-date=18 September 2010}} The film established Sridevi as one of the leading actresses of Bollywood,{{cite web |work=Box Office India |title=Top Actress |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227120846/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=27 December 2012}} with Filmfare magazine declaring her "Unquestionably #1" on their cover.{{cite web |work=Pinkvilla |title=Sridevi's 80's Magazine Covers |date=27 April 2011 |url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/sridevi/sridevis-80s-magazine-covers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603071710/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/sridevi/sridevis-80s-magazine-covers |archive-date=3 June 2013}}

The pair of Jeetendra-Sridevi did 16 films together of which Himmatwala (1983), Jaani Dost (1983), Justice Chaudhry (1983), Mawaali (1983), Akalmand (1984), Tohfa (1984), Balidaan (1985), Aulad (1987), Suhaagan (1986), Ghar Sansar (1986), Dharm Adhikari (1986), Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988) were successful, and Aag Aur Shola (1986), Himmat Aur Mehanat (1987), Sarfarosh (1985) were flops.{{cite web |website=Indiaglitz.com |title=On-Screen Lovers Whom We Love |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/90955.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217090059/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/90955.html |archive-date=17 February 2013}}{{cite web |work=The Sunday Tribune |title=Jodis that made it in Bollywood |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070225/spectrum/main4.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001602/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070225/spectrum/main4.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016}}

However, it was Sadma (1983) which brought Sridevi widespread critical acclaim.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} A remake of her Tamil film Moondram Pirai, Sadma is included in iDiva{{'}}s list of '10 Must Watch Movies That Weren't Blockbusters'.{{cite web |website=idiva.com |date=28 July 2011 |title=10 Must Watch Movies That Weren't Blockbusters |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-mustwatch-movies-that-werent-blockbusters/6659 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023154640/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/10-mustwatch-movies-that-werent-blockbusters/6659 |archive-date=23 October 2012}} Sridevi's performance as a child-woman suffering from amnesia was called by Indian Express "a milestone in her illustrious career".{{cite web |work=The Indian Express |title=The Forbidden Love |date=15 June 2012 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-forbidden-love/961045 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165743/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/the-forbidden-love/ |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=5 March 2013}} Sridevi also featured in the Mid-Day{{'}}s list of 'Challenging Roles played by Bollywood Actors' describing her act in the film as "her best performance ever".{{cite web |work=Mid-Day |title=Challenging Roles played by Bollywood actors |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/challenging-roles-played-by-bollywood-actors/}} 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.{{cite web |website=Bollywoodtrade.com |title=Adil Hussain: I became Sridevi's fan after watching SADMA |url=http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/adil-hussain-i-became-sridevis-fan-after-watching-sadma-/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309095647/http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/adil-hussain-i-became-sridevis-fan-after-watching-sadma-/index.htm |archive-date=9 March 2014}} The Sridevi-Kamal Hassan pair also appeared on the CNN-IBN 2012 list of 'Greatest Romantic Couples on Celluloid'.{{cite web |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The greatest romantic couples on celluloid |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12608.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220095407/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/12608.html |archive-date=20 February 2013 |publisher=CNN-IBN}} The film earned Sridevi her first Filmfare nomination for Best Actress.

Sridevi had successful pairing with Rajesh Khanna in films such as Naya Kadam (1984), Maqsad (1984), Masterji (1985) and Nazrana (1987). In 1986, came the snake fantasy Nagina which saw Sridevi play a shape-shifting woman. The film turned out to be the second highest-grossing film of the year,{{cite web |work=Box Office India |title=Box Office 1986 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172139/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng== |archive-date=12 October 2012}} with Box Office India stating that Sridevi remained "the undisputed #1". It was also named one of the best snake fantasy films by Yahoo.{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=Meet Bollywood's celebrity snakes |url=http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/18/slide-show-1-snake-movies-in-bollywood.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420000046/http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/18/slide-show-1-snake-movies-in-bollywood.htm |archive-date=20 April 2013}} Times of India ranked Nagina as one of the 'Top 10 Snake Films of Hindi Cinema'.{{cite web |title=Top Ten snake films |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/9481862.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505110605/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/9481862.cms |archive-date=5 May 2013}} Sridevi's climax dance number "Main Teri Dushman" also remains one of the best snake dances in Bollywood,{{cite web |work=Mid-Day |title=The best of Sridevi |url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-specials/the-best-of-sridevi/}} with Desi Hits calling it "one of Sridevi's most iconic dance numbers... that still gives fans goose bumps"{{cite web |work=Desihits |title=Top 5 Bollywood Dancing Queens |url=http://www.desihits.com/news/view/top-5-bollywood-dancing-queens-20100310 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232433/http://www.desihits.com/news/view/top-5-bollywood-dancing-queens-20100310 |archive-date=1 February 2014}} and iDiva describing it as "the stuff of movie legends".{{cite web |work=iDiva |date=13 October 2011 |title=Sridevi – The Dancing Queen |url=http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224051712/http://idiva.com/photogallery-entertainment/sridevi-the-dancing-queen/8403 |archive-date=24 February 2013}} Nagina is credited as being the film which established Sridevi's position as the biggest female star of the 1980s, rivalling male stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra. Besides Nagina, 1986 also saw Sridevi giving box-office hits in Subhash Ghai's multi-starrer Karma and Feroz Khan's Janbaaz. According to CNN-IBN{{'}}s Bollywood Blockbusters, "Sridevi's popularity grew so much that despite having a guest appearance in Janbaaz, she completely overshadowed the film's lead heroine Dimple Kapadia."{{cite web |title=Bollywood Blockbusters:Scintillating Sridevi |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Bollywood+Blockbusters/145042.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309123315/http://ibnlive.in.com/shows/Bollywood+Blockbusters/145042.html |archive-date=9 March 2014 |publisher=CNN-IBN}}

Sridevi followed the success of Nagina by playing a goofy crime journalist in the science fiction film Mr. India (1987) opposite Anil Kapoor, which was described by Rediff as "one of the most iconic films of its time".{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=PIX: The Changing Faces of Sridevi |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-changing-faces-of-sridevi/20121009.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115061354/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-changing-faces-of-sridevi/20121009.htm |archive-date=15 January 2013}} Directed by Shekhar Kapur, it became one of the highest grossing hits of the year and also found a place in Hindustan Times{{'}} list of 'Top 10 Patriotic Films of Hindi Cinema'.{{cite web |work=Box Office India |title=Box Office 1987 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172152/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |archive-date=12 October 2012}}{{cite web |work=Hindustan Times |title=Top 10 Patriotic Films |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/toptenpatrioticmovies/Article4.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809064003/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/toptenpatrioticmovies/Article4.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2013}} While the trade famously joked that the film should have been named Ms. India,{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} Rediff also stated that "Sridevi was a complete show-stealer in the film". Sridevi's imitation of Charlie Chaplin in the film was described by The Times of India as "the most hilarious act she has ever done".{{cite web |title=Top 10 Sridevi's avatar |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |archive-date=11 January 2016}} Rediff also featured Sridevi in its list of 'Super 6 Comic Heroines' stating that "her mobile face expressions could give Jim Carrey sleepless nights" and that "her biggest plus point is her ability to be completely uninhibited in front of the camera".{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=What do Sridevi, Kajol and Preity have in common? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517173328/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |archive-date=17 May 2013}}

The dance number "Hawaa Hawaai", cited by The Times of India as "one of the unforgettable numbers of Sridevi",{{cite news |title=Magic of 'Mr India' is still on |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Magic-of-Mr-India-is-still-on/articleshow/3005057.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426181924/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-03/news-interviews/27750294_1_movies-cinema-halls-anil-kapoor |archive-date=26 April 2013 |website=The Times of India|date=3 May 2008 }} also became a popular nickname for the actress.{{cite web |work=The Sunday Tribune |title=Hit Shakers |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110313/spectrum/main10.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224251/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110313/spectrum/main10.htm |archive-date=10 June 2015}} Besides comedy, Sridevi featured in the video for the song "Kaate Nahin Kat Te"; Filmfare described Sridevi as "truly a goddess in a blue sari".{{cite web |work=Filmfare |title=Rain over me! |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/rain-over-me-628.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031041244/http://www.filmfare.com/features/rain-over-me-628.html |archive-date=31 October 2012}}{{cite web |title=Top Hot'n'Sexy Songs |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/6664850.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622105603/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videols/6664850.cms |archive-date=22 June 2013}} Rediff also featured the song in its list of 'Top 25 Sari Moments' praising Sridevi's "ability to look erotic even when she's covered from head-to-toe".{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=Top 25 Sari Moments |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-bollywood-s-25-hottest-sari-sequences/20120503.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307201320/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-bollywood-s-25-hottest-sari-sequences/20120503.htm |archive-date=7 March 2013}} For Mr. India, Sridevi commanded ₹1.1 million, making her the highest paid Indian actress. Box Office India states that with the success of Mr. India, Sridevi "continued her domination" over her contemporaries Jaya Prada and Meenakshi Sheshadri.

1989 saw the release of the Yash Chopra's romantic musical saga Chandni, with Sridevi playing the title role. The film emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 1989.{{cite web|work=Box Office India|title=Worth Their Weight In Gold! (80s)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s/|access-date=16 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold-80s/|archive-date=11 January 2016|url-status=dead}} Cited by The Times of India as "one of the most watched films of Indian cinema",{{cite web|title=Top 10 Yash Chopra Films|website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223032032/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment/Top-10-Yash-Chopra-films/videols/16911320.cms|archive-date=23 December 2012}} the film also reaffirmed Sridevi's position as the top female star of the 1980s.{{cite web|work=Hindustan Times|title=Yash Chopra's greatest hits|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Chopra-s-greatest-hits/Article1-948908.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126002510/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Chopra-s-greatest-hits/Article1-948908.aspx|archive-date=26 November 2012}}{{cite web|work=Indiatimes|date=23 October 2012|title=Most Iconic Names in Yash Chopra Films!|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/most-iconic-names-in-yash-chopra-films-44670.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115041848/http://www.indiatimes.com/bollywood/most-iconic-names-in-yash-chopra-films-44670.html|archive-date=15 November 2012}} She was also paid ₹1.5 million for the lead role.{{Cite web |date=23 November 2022 |title=How Boney Kapoor helped Sridevi in escalating her fee from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh: 'I put one condition…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-boney-kapoor-helped-sridevi-in-escalating-her-fee-from-rs-10-lakh-to-rs-25-lakh-8284940/ |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624194236/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/how-boney-kapoor-helped-sridevi-in-escalating-her-fee-from-rs-10-lakh-to-rs-25-lakh-8284940/ |url-status=live }} While she topped the Hindustan Times{{'}} list of Yash Chopra's 'Top 5 Heroines',{{cite web|work=Hindustan Times|title=Top 50: Glorious moments from Yash Chopra's oeuvre|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Top-50-Glorious-moments-from-Lt-Yash-Chopra-s-oeuvre/Article1-948539.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124115913/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Top-50-Glorious-moments-from-Lt-Yash-Chopra-s-oeuvre/Article1-948539.aspx|archive-date=24 November 2012}} CNN-IBN also ranked her first on a similar list, saying "Yash Chopra immortalized Sridevi as the perfect Chandni".{{cite web|title=Yash Chopra's 10 Most Sensuous Heroines|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174728/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/7690-1.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|publisher=CNN-IBN}} India Today and NDTV also included her in such lists, stating that the film established Sridevi "as the nation's sweetheart".{{cite web|work=India Today|title=Yash Chopra's iconic characters|date=22 October 2012 |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/yash-chopras-iconic-characters/1/225736.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/yash-chopras-iconic-characters/1/225736.html|archive-date=11 January 2016}}{{cite news|work=NDTV|title=Vijay, Chandni: Yash Chopra's greatest creations|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/vijay-chandni-yash-chopra-s-greatest-creations-282649|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522033045/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/vijay-chandni-yash-chopra-s-greatest-creations-282649|archive-date=22 May 2014}}{{cite web|work=Rediff|title=Yash Chopra's visions in white|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yash-chopras-visions-in-white/20121112.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202084237/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yash-chopras-visions-in-white/20121112.htm|archive-date=2 February 2013}} The Tribune wrote: "Leena Daru scored a winner again when she created the 'Chandni Look' for Sridevi. Every street corner sold the salwar-kameez and dupatta that gave the heroine a refreshingly understated look, rarely seen on the Indian screen",{{cite web|work=The Tribune|title=Sunday Reading|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063252/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec06/sunday/head5.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}} Sridevi's dance number "Mere Haathon Mein Nau Nau Choodiyaan" proved also popular with audiences,{{cite web|work=Rediff|title=Bollywood's Top 25 Wedding Songs|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-25-wedding-songs-for-the-season/20120510.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103045243/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-25-wedding-songs-for-the-season/20120510.htm|archive-date=3 January 2016}} and she also lent her voice to the film's popular title-track.{{cite web|title=Anybody Can Sing! |url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/any-body-can-sing-bollywood-comes-a-full-circle/63140|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222000813/http://businessofcinema.com/news/any-body-can-sing-bollywood-comes-a-full-circle/63140|archive-date=22 February 2014|work=Business of Cinema|date=25 February 2013|access-date=25 July 2022}}

The same year, Sridevi also starred in the slapstick comedy ChaalBaaz, which had her play a double role of twin sisters separated at birth. Filmfare ranked her performance #4 in its list of '80 Iconic Performances of Hindi Cinema', stating that "Sridevi's penchant for giggles and her ability to look distinctly tearful when required polishes these performances to perfection. Hell, she made Sunny Deol and Rajinikanth look like sidekicks in the film".{{cite web |work=Ohnotheydidnt |title=80 Iconic Performances from Filmfare Magazine |date=13 June 2010 |url=http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/47844479.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707093356/http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/47844479.html |archive-date=7 July 2013}} The Times of India article 'Bollywood's Hit Double Roles' wrote, "Sridevi's performance had rocked the box office".{{cite news |title=Bollywood's Hit Double Roles |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bollywoods-hit-double-roles/articleshow/13742308.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411044408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-02/news-interviews/31983193_1_dev-anand-dilip-kumar-hum-dono |archive-date=11 April 2013 |website=The Times of India|date=2 June 2012 }} Rediff featured the film in its countdown of "25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood" saying "What you don't realise until you have seen Chaalbaaz is just how incredible Sridevi is at depicting both ends of the spectrum",{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=The 25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-double-roles-in-bollywood/20120531.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602071115/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-double-roles-in-bollywood/20120531.htm |archive-date=2 June 2012}} and that the film "cemented her position as an actress with a killer comic timing". Speaking to The Indian Express about Sridevi's act in ChaalBaaz, the director Pankaj Parashar said "She proved her range with the movie and after that she got lots of offers which saw her in a double role".{{cite web |work=The Indian Express |title=Double roles are still fun as ever |date=12 June 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/double-roles-are-still-fun-as-ever/475215 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616134812/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/double-roles-are-still-fun-as-ever/475215/ |archive-date=16 June 2009}} Her slapstick rain dance "Na Jaane Kahaan Se Aayi Hai" became successful with The Times of India describing it as "a Sridevi classic where she simply looked wow with her chirpy expressions and rain drops kissing her cheeks."{{cite news |title=Bollywood's high on recreating retros |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Bollywoods-high-on-recreating-retros/articleshow/18290893.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411035358/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-02/news-and-interviews/36685335_1_himmatwala-dance-moves-chaalbaaz |archive-date=11 April 2013 |website=The Times of India|date=2 February 2013 }} Sridevi garnered Best Actress nominations at Filmfare for both Chandni and ChaalBaaz in 1989, winning for the latter.

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Chopra then cast Sridevi in his 1991 intergenerational musical romantic drama Lamhe. The Times of India included it in its list of 'Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra' describing it as a tale of "love transcending the boundaries of time and space"{{cite web |work=The Times of India |title=Top 10 Films of Yash Chopra |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/top-10-films-of-yash-chopra/articleshow/16911367.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704052357/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/celeb-themes/top-10-films-of-yash-chopra/articleshow/16911367.cms |archive-date=4 July 2013}} while Rediff called it "Quite easily one of his most definitive films, Chopra surpassed his own findings of romance with the insightful, lovely Lamhe."{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=The Very Best of Yash Chopra |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223224806/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-very-best-films-of-yash-chopra/20121022.htm |archive-date=23 February 2015}} Sridevi played both the roles of mother and daughter in what iDiva described as "another double role but it was unlike any played before." Hailed by Rediff as "one of the most remarkable films of her career... often considered a film way ahead of its time",{{cite web |work=Yash Raj Films |via=YouTube |title=Yash Chopra in Conversation with Karan Johar – Lamhe |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/yrf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125141923/https://www.youtube.com/user/yrf |archive-date=25 November 2016}} Sridevi's folk dance number 'Morni Baga Ma' also became a rage and was placed among the 'Top 5 Songs' of Yash Chopra by Hindustan Times. Lamhe was an underwhelming success at the box-office, but received widespread critical acclaim and has become a cult classic over the years.{{cite web |work=NDTV |title=The Magical Years of Yash Chopra |url=http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=1&ID=14019&AlbumType=PG#talk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226052724/http://goodtimes.ndtv.com/PhotoDetail.aspx?Page=1&ID=14019&AlbumType=PG#talk |archive-date=26 December 2012}} Talking about the film, critic Rachel Dwyer wrote in her biography of the film-maker "Chopra's own favourite film, Lamhe (Moments (1991)), divided the audience on a class basis: it was hugely popular with metropolitan elites and the overseas market, which allowed it to break even, but it had a poor box-office response (largely lower-class, especially the repeat audience) because of its supposed incest theme".{{cite web |work=Yash Raj Films |title=Yash Chopra – Biography |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003BIO1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127051151/http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003BIO1 |archive-date=27 January 2013}} The Hindu reported that "With shades of incest, Lamhe caused more than a flutter and remained the talk of the town",{{cite news |title=From Partition angst to romantic confection, his films had it all |website=The Hindu |date=21 October 2012 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-partition-angst-to-romantic-confection-his-films-had-it-all/article4019419.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618023208/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-partition-angst-to-romantic-confection-his-films-had-it-all/article4019419.ece |archive-date=18 June 2013}} while Sridevi herself admitted in an interview with Rajeev Masand that she found the subject "too bold".{{cite web |title=Now Showing: Masand reviews 'Ek Tha Tiger', interviews Sridevi |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021150334/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/282674/now-showing-masand-reviews-ek-tha-tiger-interviews-sridevi.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=CNN-IBN}} Though the film flopped at the box-office, with Rediff describing its failure as "one of those bizarre, unexplained moments of cinema", Lamhe picked up 5 Filmfare trophies including Best Film and a second Best Actress trophy for Sridevi. Her popular Rajasthani costumes in the film also won designer Neeta Lulla her first National Film Award for Best Costume Design.{{cite web |work=DNA |title=Neeta Lulla reveals why her National Award trophy is extra special to her |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_neeta-lulla-reveals-why-her-national-award-trophy-is-extra-special-to-her_1660885 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625200524/http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_neeta-lulla-reveals-why-her-national-award-trophy-is-extra-special-to-her_1660885 |archive-date=25 June 2012}}

In 1992, Sridevi starred in the epic drama Khuda Gawah opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The actress played a double role again as an Afghan warrior Benazir and her daughter Mehndi. Shot mostly in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan,{{cite web |date=27 August 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan on shooting Khuda Gawah in Afghanistan – NDTV Movies |website=ndtv.com |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301044413/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |archive-date=1 March 2018 |access-date=28 February 2018 |url-status=live}} it did good business with BBC reporting that "it ran to packed houses for 10 weeks in Kabul". Khuda Gawah still remains popular in Afghanistan and Rediff reported that the film is "in great demand after the reopening of cinema halls in the country" in 2001.{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=Exit Taliban. Enter Bollywood |url=http://www.rediff.in/entertai/2001/nov/26afghan.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412230047/http://www.rediff.in/entertai/2001/nov/26afghan.htm}} For Khuda Gawah, Sridevi earned ₹2.5 million for the role. At Filmfare, the film picked up the Best Director trophy, while Sridevi earned a nomination for Best Actress. During the production of Jurassic Park in 1992–93, acclaimed Hollywood director and producer Steven Spielberg approached Sridevi for a small role in the film. However, Sridevi, after evaluating the stature of the role, refused the offer.{{cite web |date=28 February 2018 |title=When Sridevi said no to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-sridevi-said-no-to-steven-spielberg-5077070/#:~:text=Sridevi%20was%20approached%20by%20Steven,didn't%20meet%20her%20stature.&text=Sridevi%20was%20called%20the%20female,Bollywood%2C%20and%20not%20for%20nothing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925113515/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-sridevi-said-no-to-steven-spielberg-5077070/#:~:text=Sridevi%20was%20approached%20by%20Steven,didn't%20meet%20her%20stature.&text=Sridevi%20was%20called%20the%20female,Bollywood%2C%20and%20not%20for%20nothing |archive-date=25 September 2020}}

Sridevi's big-budget 1993 release Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was one of India's most expensive films ever made.{{cite web |work=Rediff |title='I will direct a film soon'-Boney Kapoor |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jan/28boney.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125052/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/jan/28boney.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015}} Though the film failed at the box office, Sridevi was appreciated with Times of India calling her disguise in a comedy scene "the best ever South Indian role played by any actress".{{cite web |title=Top 10 Sridevi's avatar |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Top-Lists/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Top-Lists/articlelist/entertainment/Top-10-Sridevi's-avatar/videols/16991142.cms |archive-date=11 January 2016}} She next starred in the 1993 thriller Gumrah, opposite Sanjay Dutt. Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, the actress played a singer falsely accused of drugs smuggling in Hong Kong. Bollyspice stated in its 'Sridevi Retrospective' that "Despite great performances from the rest of the cast, Gumrah was really Sridevi's film. She managed to exemplify female emotion and robustness to a great degree that you remember the film largely for her significant contribution towards it,"{{cite web |work=Bollyspice |title=Sridevi: A Brief Retrospective |date=5 October 2012 |url=http://bollyspice.com/49527/sridevi-a-brief-retrospective |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314201050/http://bollyspice.com/49527/sridevi-a-brief-retrospective |archive-date=14 March 2013}} Her performance earned her another nomination for Best Actress at Filmfare.

In 1994, Sridevi teamed up with Anil Kapoor again in Laadla playing business tycoon Sheetal Jaitley. The character, described by Times of India as "rude, dominant and very competitive" brought her yet another Best Actress nomination at Filmfare. She acted in her comeback film in Malayalam in 1996 – Bharathan's Devaraagam, a love story in which she starred opposite Aravind Swamy.

The last major film Sridevi starred in before she took a break from the industry was the romantic drama Judaai, released in 1997. Along with Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar, the actress played a greedy housewife going to extreme lengths for money. Talking about her swan-song, critic Subhash K. Jha wrote that Sridevi "left us with the most stunning hurrah in Judaai. A terrible film that I've watched countless times to see her play the money-minded harridan who 'sells' her husband to Urmila Matondkar. Who but Sridevi could carry of such an outrageous role with such enthusiastic élan?!"{{cite news |title=Let the Divas Come Back! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Let-the-divas-come-back/articleshow/2604786.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616001849/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-12-08/news-interviews/27963720_1_madhuri-dixit-chandramukhi-aishwarya-rai |archive-date=16 June 2013 |website=The Times of India|date=8 December 2007 }} while Bollyspice stated that "She used her polished acting skills to illustrate her character's greed and individualism at such a grotesque level." Judaai earned Sridevi her eighth Best Actress nomination at Filmfare. In 1996, Sridevi married Boney Kapoor of the famed Bollywood royalty, the Kapoor family. During the years 1996–97, her mother was suffering from brain cancer-induced complications. After her mother's death in 1997, Sridevi went on a hiatus from the film industry.{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/manish-malhotra-remembers-sridevi-recalls-moment-she-took-15-year-hiatus-4085900.html|title=Manish Malhotra Remembers Sridevi, Recalls Moment She Took 15-year Hiatus|work=News18|date=5 December 2021|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317002425/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/manish-malhotra-remembers-sridevi-recalls-moment-she-took-15-year-hiatus-4085900.html|url-status=live}}

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After a 6-year hiatus, Sridevi briefly returned to the small screen in the Sahara sitcom Malini Iyer (2004–2005). She also appeared on Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2004) and as a judge in the TV show Kaboom (2005).{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sridevi-on-tv-show-kaboom-news-bollywood-kkfvxmajiigsi.html|title=Sridevi on TV show Kaboom|website=Sify |date=15 December 2005|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142318/http://www.sify.com/movies/sridevi-on-tv-show-kaboom-news-bollywood-kkfvxmajiigsi.html|archive-date=17 February 2019}} She performed a medley of some of her musical numbers at the 52nd Filmfare Awards in 2007. She was also a member of the board of directors at the Asian Academy of Film & Television.{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=http://www.aaft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=117 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823091326/http://www.aaft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=117 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |access-date=1 June 2011 |publisher=Aaft.com}}

On 19 September 2009, Sridevi appeared on the Sony TV show 10 Ka Dum. On 13 May 2012, Sridevi appeared on the Star Plus talk-show Satyamev Jayate.

Sridevi had also developed a passion for painting. In March 2010, her paintings were sold by an international art auction house with the money raised being donated.{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Subhash K |date=10 March 2010 |title=Sridevi's painting to be auctioned |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sridevis-painting-to-be-auctioned/articleshow/5666382.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811054752/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-10/news-interviews/28123205_1_painting-sridevi-boney-kapoor |archive-date=11 August 2011}}

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After a 15-year absence from film, Sridevi starred in English Vinglish (2012), a comedy-drama helmed by debutante director Gauri Shinde.{{Cite news |title=Sridevi to make a comeback in Gauri Shinde's film |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sridevi-to-make-a-comeback-in-gauri-shindes-film/758286/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415061957/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sridevi-to-make-a-comeback-in-gauri-shindes-film/758286 |archive-date=15 April 2011 }} In the film, she played Shashi Godbole, a housewife who enrolls in an English-speaking course after her husband and daughter's mocking of her English skills. The film and Sridevi's performance received widespread critical acclaim. The Times of India called it "easily one of the best films of 2012!" and Sridevi's performance "a masterclass for actors."{{cite news |title=English Vinglish |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/English-Vinglish/movie-review/16665894.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011093531/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/English-Vinglish/movie-review/16665894.cms |archive-date=11 October 2012}} Raja Sen of Rediff found the film "a winner all the way [...] Sridevi excels in fleshing out her character",{{cite web |work=Rediff |title=English Vinglish is a winner all the way |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-english-vinglish-is-a-winner-all-the-way/20121005.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117001400/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-english-vinglish-is-a-winner-all-the-way/20121005.htm |archive-date=17 November 2012 |url-status=live}} and critic Subhash K. Jha said Sridevi "makes the contemporary actresses, even the coolest ones, look like jokes... If you watch only 2 films every year make sure you see English Vinglish twice!"{{cite web |work=Yahoo |title=English Vinglish |url=http://in.omg.yahoo.com/news/sridevi-gauri-women-power-rocks-english-vinglish-ians-065938000.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329060747/https://in.style.yahoo.com/news/sridevi-gauri-women-power-rocks-english-vinglish-ians-065938000.html |archive-date=29 March 2020 |access-date=15 November 2012}} Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN wrote Sridevi delivers "a performance that is nothing short of perfect [...] It's warm and fuzzy, and leaves you with a big smile on your face."{{cite web |title=English Vinglish Review |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/english-vinglish-review-the-film-leaves-you-with-a-big-smile-on-your-face/298289-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104123813/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/english-vinglish-review-the-film-leaves-you-with-a-big-smile-on-your-face/298289-47-84.html |archive-date=4 November 2012 |publisher=CNN-IBN}} "Sridevi doesn't miss a beat. Her performance is a triumph!", added the critic Anupama Chopra.{{cite web |work=Hindustan Times |title=English Vinglish |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707151702/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-English-Vinglish/Article1-940446.aspx |archive-date=7 July 2015}} Komal Nahta said she "makes the best comeback in Bollywood history and delivers a landmark performance."{{cite web |work=ETC |title=English Vinglish |url=http://www.etc.in/reviews/read.html?id=4934 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222220504/http://www.etc.in/reviews/read.html?id=4934 |archive-date=22 February 2014}}

With the high critical acclaim and massive commercial success of English Vinglish, Sridevi became the only actress in Bollywood to make a successful comeback as a leading lady after marriage and a long hiatus.{{cite web |work=Indiawest |title=Sridevi is grateful for English Vinglish triumph |url=http://indiawest.com/news/7298-sridevi-is-grateful-for-english-vinglish-triumph.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410065524/http://www.indiawest.com/news/7298-sridevi-is-grateful-for-english-vinglish-triumph.html |archive-date=10 April 2014}}{{cite news |title=Boney guiding Sridevi in her career |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Boney-guiding-Sridevi-in-her-career/articleshow/17002623.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126073202/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-30/news-interviews/34799696_1_sridevi-english-vinglish-gauri-shinde |archive-date=26 January 2013 |website=The Times of India|date=30 October 2012 }} Gauri Shinde featured her in the Financial Times 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'.{{Cite news |title=25 Indians to Watch |newspaper=Financial Times |date=16 November 2012 |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e158c112-2eb7-11e2-9b98-00144feabdc0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119042615/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e158c112-2eb7-11e2-9b98-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2COt4hOic |archive-date=19 November 2012}} She topped Rediff.com{{'}}s annual listing of the "Bollywood's Best Actresses" in 2012; the website wrote English Vinglish "is a simple film where things are credible, never melodramatic" and Sridevi "always judges the tone right. It's the sort of performance younger actresses should learn from."{{cite web |date=21 December 2012 |title=Bollywood's 10 Best Actresses Of 2012 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yearend-special-bollywood-s-top-ten-actresses-of-2012/20121221.htm#9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127161020/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-yearend-special-bollywood-s-top-ten-actresses-of-2012/20121221.htm#9 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |access-date=8 January 2013 |website=Rediff.com}} Sridevi was declared the most-admired Bollywood actress of 2012 in a mobile survey conducted by Vuclip, the world's largest mobile research company.{{Cite news |date=22 December 2012 |title=Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi voted most-admired Bollywood actors |work=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Amitabh-Bachchan-Sridevi-voted-most-admired-Bollywood-actors/articleshow/17707923.cms |url-status=live |access-date=8 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126182736/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-22/news-interviews/35953867_1_playback-singer-english-vinglish-sridevi |archive-date=26 January 2013}} She was nominated for several awards, including her ninth nomination for Best Actress at Filmfare.{{cite web |date=30 March 2013 |title=58th Idea Filmfare Awards nominations are here! |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-are-here-2123.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227075057/http://www.filmfare.com/news/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-nominations-are-here-2123.html |archive-date=27 December 2014}} Following an appearance during the song "Apna Bombay Talkies" in the film Bombay Talkies (2013),{{Cite news |date=26 April 2013 |title=Watch: Shah Rukh, Aamir, Sridevi, Kareena, Priyanka Share Screen for Special Song in 'Bombay Talkies' [VIDEO] |work=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-shah-rukh-aamir-sridevi-kareena-priyanka-share-screen-for-special-song-in-039bombay-talkies039-video-461752 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116113917/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/watch-shah-rukh-aamir-sridevi-kareena-priyanka-share-screen-for-special-song-in-039bombay-talkies039-video-461752 |archive-date=16 November 2018}} Sridevi starred in the Tamil fantasy action adventure film Puli (2015),{{cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Latha |date=25 August 2015 |title=Vijay's Puli to release on October 1! |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vijay-s-puli-to-release-on-october-1-2118154 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827085834/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-vijay-s-puli-to-release-on-october-1-2118154 |archive-date=27 August 2015 |website=Daily News and Analysis}} which became her last Tamil film before her death in 2018.{{cite web |work=India Today |title=What happened on the sets of Sridevi's last Tamil film Puli? |date=25 February 2018 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sridevi-died-puli-vijay-film-controversy-1177307-2018-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921000119/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/sridevi-died-puli-vijay-film-controversy-1177307-2018-02-25 |archive-date=21 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018}}

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Sridevi was next seen in her home production titled Mom (2017), which marked her 300th film.{{Cite news |first=Mohar |last=Basu |date=10 May 2017 |title=This fact of Sridevi's 'Mom' will blow your mind |work=Mid-Day |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sridevi-mom-film-debut-boney-kapoor-nawazuddin-siddiqui-bollywood-news/18236194 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118201953/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/sridevi-mom-film-debut-boney-kapoor-nawazuddin-siddiqui-bollywood-news/18236194 |archive-date=18 November 2018}} In the psychological thriller film, she played a mother who sets out to avenge the rape of her daughter. Sridevi said that as a mother and an artiste, she empathised with her character's rage, and found it hard to be in a normal state during the filming.{{Cite news |date=15 November 2017 |title=300 films but Sridevi doesn't remember giving more than one take for a shot |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151117/300-films-but-sridevi-doesnt-remember-giving-more-than-one-take-for-a-shot.html |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115111226/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/151117/300-films-but-sridevi-doesnt-remember-giving-more-than-one-take-for-a-shot.html |archive-date=15 November 2017}} Mom was released on 7 July 2017 to highly positive reviews, with critics widely appreciating Sridevi's performance.{{cite news |title=Mom Review {4/5}: Mothers are a symbol of strength; this movie further reinforces that |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717160527/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |archive-date=17 July 2017 |access-date=23 July 2017 |website=The Times of India}} The Times of India and The Indian Express added Sridevi "demonstrates why she is the high-priestess of Indian cinema" and that she "needs only a twitch or a glance to prove that she is a powerhouse and there are several scenes she lifts by just being there."{{cite web |date=10 July 2017 |title=Mom Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621230650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/mom/movie-review/59458260.cms |archive-date=21 June 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=The Times of India}}{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=7 July 2017 |title=Mom movie review: Sridevi tries hard to carry the film, but a weak plot fails her |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mom-movie-review-sridevi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-akshaye-khanna-star-rating-4738669/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509072656/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mom-movie-review-sridevi-nawazuddin-siddiqui-akshaye-khanna-star-rating-4738669/ |archive-date=9 May 2019}} For her performance, Sridevi received the National Film Award for Best Actress and earned nominations for Best Actress and Best Actress (Critics) at Filmfare and the Screen Award for Best Actress.{{Cite news |date=23 January 2018 |title=63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Official list of nominations |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224231040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/heres-the-official-list-of-nominations-for-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018/articleshow/62554021.cms |archive-date=24 December 2018}} At the time of her death, Sridevi was not shooting for any upcoming films and her last on-screen appearance was in Aanand L. Rai's film Zero (2018) in a cameo.{{cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi will be seen one last time in Shah Rukh Khan's Zero. See pics |newspaper=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-will-be-seen-one-last-time-in-shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-see-pics/story-5al2RcNiSyv6WM05DxVbXP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725110623/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-will-be-seen-one-last-time-in-shah-rukh-khan-s-zero-see-pics/story-5al2RcNiSyv6WM05DxVbXP.html |archive-date=25 July 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018}} Sridevi had signed the 2019 period romantic drama Kalank, produced by Karan Johar; however, due to her demise she was replaced by Madhuri Dixit.{{cite web |date=19 April 2018 |title=Kalank, The Film That Was To Star Sridevi, Begins. See Pics Of Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-the-film-that-was-to-star-sridevi-begins-see-pics-of-sonakshi-sinha-aditya-roy-kapur-1839616 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428181518/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kalank-the-film-that-was-to-star-sridevi-begins-see-pics-of-sonakshi-sinha-aditya-roy-kapur-1839616 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |access-date=28 April 2018}} Another film she had signed, was to play a cameo role in the Malayalam film Sree Sree Devaraagam, a sequel to Sridevi's own 1996 film Devaraagam, was subsequently shelved after her death in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/gossip/sridevi-in-malayalam-movie-sree-sree-devaragam-by-md-rajendran.html |title=After 'Puli', Sridevi heads to Mollywood? | Sridevi | Mollywood | Malayalam movie | Sree Sree Devaragam | MD Rajendran | Puli | Vijay | Gossips |publisher=Onmanorama.com |date= |accessdate=18 August 2022 |archive-date=17 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817210747/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/gossip/sridevi-in-malayalam-movie-sree-sree-devaragam-by-md-rajendran.html |url-status=live }}

Sridevi was always accompanied by her mother Rajeswari or by her sister Srilatha to the film sets during shooting of her films between 1972 and 1994.{{cite web |date=24 April 2013 |title=Sridevi and sister Srilatha make up after years & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sridevi-and-sister-srilatha-make-up-after-years-1826399 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034159/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sridevi-and-sister-srilatha-make-up-after-years-1826399 |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}} Sanjay Ramasamy is married to her sister Srilatha since 1989.{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=Death of Sridevi: MIC's Vell Paari to attend Mumbai funeral |url=https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2018/02/338758/death-sridevi-mics-vell-paari-attend-mumbai-funeral |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226071705/https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2018/02/338758/death-sridevi-mics-vell-paari-attend-mumbai-funeral |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}

Sridevi campaigned for her father when he contested the Sivakasi constituency in 1989 assembly elections, but eventually lost in the elections. Her father died in 1990 of heart attack, while she was shooting for Lamhe.{{cite web |title=Throwback: Yash Chopra recounts the time when Sridevi's father passed away during the shoot of Lamhe |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/yash-chopra-sridevi-lamhe-watch-video-5077544/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226214909/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/yash-chopra-sridevi-lamhe-watch-video-5077544/ |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=The Indian Express|date=25 February 2018 }} Her mother died in 1996, as a result of the complications suffered from an operation that she underwent in 1995 on a brain tumour at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The neurosurgeon operated on the wrong side of her brain destroying her vital tissues of vision and recent memory. This was widely reported in US media at that time which then led to a successful court battle and prompted then President Bill Clinton's proposal of a program for hospitals to disclose their medical errors.{{cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Joe |date=19 November 1995 |title=A Patient'S Nightmare Unkindest Cuts Of All: Indian Film Star'S Mom 'Vegetable' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/patient-nightmare-unkindest-cuts-indian-film-star-mom-vegetable-article-1.703075 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226201601/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/patient-nightmare-unkindest-cuts-indian-film-star-mom-vegetable-article-1.703075 |archive-date=26 February 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=Daily News |location=New York}}{{cite news |date=16 November 1995 |title=Son of Cancer Patient Says Family Sought the Best Care |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/16/nyregion/son-of-cancer-patient-says-family-sought-the-best-care.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123003617/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/16/nyregion/son-of-cancer-patient-says-family-sought-the-best-care.html |archive-date=23 November 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=The New York Times}}{{cite news |date=25 June 1995 |title=Surgery Is Done On Wrong Side Of a Brain |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/25/nyregion/surgery-is-done-on-wrong-side-of-a-brain.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122144843/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/25/nyregion/surgery-is-done-on-wrong-side-of-a-brain.html |archive-date=22 November 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |website=The New York Times}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/us/2000/feb/24us2.htm|title=Death of Sridevi's mother is recalled, as America gets tough on medical errors|work=Rediff|first=J. M.|last=Shenoy|date=24 February 2000|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-date=16 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316234632/https://www.rediff.com/us/2000/feb/24us2.htm|url-status=live}}

File:Sridevi, Boney Kapoor at Esha Deol's wedding reception 02.jpg's wedding reception in 2011]]

Sridevi was extremely discreet about her privacy and rarely gave interviews or discussed her private life in them.{{cite web |last=Habib |first=Shanhaz |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/27/sridevi-obituary-star-indian-cinema |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228214706/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/27/sridevi-obituary-star-indian-cinema |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018 |website=The Guardian}} In 1996, she married producer Boney Kapoor. The couple had two daughters, Janhvi (born 1997), and Khushi (born 2000). Both her daughters are actresses.{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Sridevi and Boney Kapoor's controversial love story – The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645041/4-sridevi-boney-kapoors-controversial-love-/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227160741/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1645041/4-sridevi-boney-kapoors-controversial-love-/ |archive-date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}}{{cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title=RIP Sridevi: Remembering her love story with Boney Kapoor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sridevi-death-boney-kapoor-love-story-1177186-2018-02-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213022859/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sridevi-death-boney-kapoor-love-story-1177186-2018-02-25 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |website=India Today}}

Despite being known for her portrayals of a strong, vivacious and exuberant woman on-screen, Sridevi was an extremely introverted and reserved person off-screen. CNN-IBN correspondent Rajeev Masand says; "I have never known anyone who was so painfully shy, so quiet off-screen, who just transformed into a force of nature when the cameras came on. She was an interviewer's nightmare, but the movie-buff's dream".{{cite web |last=Masand |first=Rajeev |date=25 February 2018 |title=Rajeev Masand on twitter |url=http://mobile.twitter.com/rajeevmasand/status/967523696611966976?lang=ena |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711165633/https://mobile.twitter.com/rajeevmasand/status/967523696611966976?lang=ena |archive-date=11 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2016 |website=twitter.com}} Commenting on her reserved nature, Firstpost says; "Behind the glamorous heroine with twinkling, magical eyes and a stunning face, was an inherently shy woman, often mistaken as arrogant. The truth is she was shy. Having begun to act when she was just 4, she did not complete formal education or get much of a chance to interact with kids of her own age. Consequently, she developed a strong dislike for crowds and noise."{{cite web |last=Kashyap |first=Archita |date=3 March 2018 |title=Decoding Sridevi's aloofness: Why the effervescent actress was so reserved off camera |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/decoding-sridevis-aloofness-why-the-effervescent-actress-was-so-reserved-off-camera-4373481.html/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303200215/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/decoding-sridevis-aloofness-why-the-effervescent-actress-was-so-reserved-off-camera-4373481.html/amp |archive-date=3 March 2018 |access-date=6 July 2016 |website=Firstpost}}

Boney Kapoor shared that Sridevi didn't speak to him for six months after he proposed, as he was married with two kids at the time. Despite the initial rejection, he eventually convinced her, and they married, having two daughters, Janhvi and Khushi.{{Cite web |date=31 December 2024 |title=Sridevi didn't speak to Boney Kapoor for six months after he proposed: 'You're married with two kids, how can you talk to me like this?' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-didnt-speak-to-boney-kapoor-for-six-months-after-he-proposed-9743419/ |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

On 20 February 2018, Sridevi and her youngest daughter Khushi had flown to Al Jazirah Al Hamra in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, to attend the wedding of her nephew Mohit Marwah. She decided to spend a couple of days in Dubai to shop for her eldest daughter Janhvi's 21st birthday, after the wedding.{{Cite news |title=Boney Kapoor talks about Sridevi's final moments |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/boney-kapoor-talks-about-sridevis-final-moments/articleshow/63155194.cms |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304075953/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/boney-kapoor-talks-about-sridevis-final-moments/articleshow/63155194.cms |archive-date=4 March 2018}}{{Cite news |title=Bollywood bathtub death: Star's final moments |work=NewsComAu |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/husband-of-bollywood-actress-reveals-what-happened-on-the-night-she-died/news-story/69548b0ce425e7ccb0d7df4f9e9d43ad |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304205342/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/husband-of-bollywood-actress-reveals-what-happened-on-the-night-she-died/news-story/69548b0ce425e7ccb0d7df4f9e9d43ad |archive-date=4 March 2018}} Her husband Boney Kapoor was not present with them on the wedding day, as he had to attend a meeting in Lucknow on 22 February. However, he had already planned a surprise visit to his wife, with whom he spoke on the morning of 24 February, when she told him that "Papa (that's how Sridevi addressed Boney), I'm missing you."{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Boney Kapoor opens up on his last moments with Sridevi and the exact happenings |language=en |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040318/boney-kapoor-opens-up-last-moments-sridevi-exact-happenings.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304184201/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/040318/boney-kapoor-opens-up-last-moments-sridevi-exact-happenings.html |archive-date=4 March 2018}} According to Boney, he took a 15:30 flight to Dubai and reached Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel around 18:20 in Room 2201 where Sridevi was staying. She and Boney briefly met, chatted for 30 minutes or so and decided to have dinner.{{Cite news |last=Saunders |first=Emmeline |date=4 March 2018 |title=Sridevi's shocking last minutes revealed by heartbroken husband Boney Kapoor |work=mirror |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sridevis-last-minutes-revealed-heartbroken-12123371 |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304154007/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/sridevis-last-minutes-revealed-heartbroken-12123371 |archive-date=4 March 2018}} Sridevi went to bathe and to get dressed for dinner, while Boney waited in the living room. After 15–20 minutes, around 19:00, he called out to her as they were getting late but was unable to get a response.{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Sridevi's devastated husband reveals what happened the night she died |language=en-GB |work=Metro |url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/devastated-boney-kapoor-reveals-wife-sridevis-final-moments-opens-night-died-7359091/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304141026/http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/devastated-boney-kapoor-reveals-wife-sridevis-final-moments-opens-night-died-7359091/ |archive-date=4 March 2018}}

Sridevi was pronounced dead on 24 February 2018 at 19:00 GMT in her hotel room where her husband had found her.{{Cite news |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi death: Cops question Boney Kapoor, hotel staff, family; check call logs |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228223323/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sridevi-death-cops-question-boney-kapoor-hotel-staff-family-check-call-logs/articleshow/63088887.cms |archive-date=28 February 2018}}{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=India mourns Bollywood superstar Sridevi |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43191417 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709083857/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43191417 |archive-date=9 July 2019}} At first, it was announced by her brother in-law Sanjay Kapoor to the Indian media that the cause of death was a cardiac arrest, but the investigation to her death began early Sunday morning around 2:30, and the case was transferred to Dubai Public Prosecution by Dubai Police, where General Department of Forensic Evidence, Dubai revealed that the cause of death was "accidental drowning".{{cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Forensic Tests Say Cause Of Sridevi's Death "Accidental Drowning": Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727131850/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-likely-today-grieving-bollywood-gathers-at-family-home-1817219 |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |publisher=NDTV}} The toxicology report later also revealed that traces of alcohol were found in her body, and water was found in her lungs.{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Traces of alcohol found in Bollywood actress Sridevi's body, died of accidental drowning |work=Gulf News |url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226140250/http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/bollywood/traces-of-alcohol-found-in-bollywood-actress-sridevi-s-body-died-of-accidental-drowning-1.2178719 |archive-date=26 February 2018}}

After rumours that news of her death was an Internet hoax, her brother-in-law, Sanjay Kapoor, confirmed that she really had died.{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Bollywood legend Sridevi passes away in Dubai after cardiac arrest |work=Dawn |location=Pakistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1391531/bollywood-legend-sridevi-passes-away-in-dubai-after-cardiac-arrest |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224230833/https://www.dawn.com/news/1391531/bollywood-legend-sridevi-passes-away-in-dubai-after-cardiac-arrest |archive-date=24 February 2018}} Her fans, co-stars and other Bollywood stars posted condolences on Twitter to mourn the death.{{cite web |title=Sridevi passes away at 54 in Dubai due to cardiac arrest; Bollywood in mourning |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/sridevi-passes-away-at-54-in-dubai-due-to-cardiac-arrest-bollywood-in-mourning/story/271420.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194236/https://www.businesstoday.in/lifestyle/off-track/sridevi-passes-away-at-54-in-dubai-due-to-cardiac-arrest-bollywood-in-mourning/story/271420.html |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=25 February 2018 |website=businesstoday.in|date=25 February 2018 }} After a few days of police investigation, on 27 February, Sridevi's case was closed, and on the night of that day, her body was flown back to Mumbai, India. Ashraf Thamarassery, helped bring back her body to India{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Meet the Indian expat who prepared Sridevi for her final journey home from the UAE |language=en |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/meet-the-indian-expat-who-prepared-sridevi-for-her-final-journey-home-from-the-uae-1.708712 |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203921/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/meet-the-indian-expat-who-prepared-sridevi-for-her-final-journey-home-from-the-uae-1.708712 |archive-date=13 June 2020}}{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Gourav |date=28 February 2018 |title=Who is Ashraf Thamarassery? Kerala man running a mechanics shop in UAE helped bring Sridevi's body back home |language=en |work=International Business Times, India Edition |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ashraf-thamarassery-kerala-man-running-mechanics-shop-uae-helped-bring-sridevis-body-back-762240 |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203919/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/who-ashraf-thamarassery-kerala-man-running-mechanics-shop-uae-helped-bring-sridevis-body-back-762240 |archive-date=13 June 2020}} by her husband and her stepson, Arjun Kapoor, on a private jet belonging to Anil Ambani.{{cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi returns home for the last time |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/private-jet-carrying-sridevis-body-lands-at-mumbai/articleshow/63100049.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703180308/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/private-jet-carrying-sridevis-body-lands-at-mumbai/articleshow/63100049.cms |archive-date=3 July 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |website=The Times of India}} Her funeral took place on 28 February, at the Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium in Mumbai. The final rites were performed by her husband Boney Kapoor.{{Cite news |title=Sridevi state funeral news updates: Actor cremated in Mumbai's Vile Parle, husband Boney Kapoor performed last rites |work=Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525002422/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |archive-date=25 May 2019}}{{cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's Funeral In Mumbai Tomorrow, Family Says In Statement |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-in-mumbai-tomorrow-family-says-in-statement-1817846 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617142228/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-funeral-in-mumbai-tomorrow-family-says-in-statement-1817846 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |publisher=NDTV}} Sridevi was cremated with state honours and also received a gun salute at her funeral.{{Cite news |title=State honours at Sridevi's funeral, thousands mourn her |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-funeral-veteran-actress-given-state-honours/articleshow/63109807.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715094852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sridevi-funeral-veteran-actress-given-state-honours/articleshow/63109807.cms |archive-date=15 July 2018}} Her pyre was lit by her husband.{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's mortal remains consgined to flames, husband Boney Kapoor lit the pyre |language=en-US |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sridevi-funeral-hundreds-of-fans-gather-around-her-lokhandwala-house-to-pay-last-respect-430225 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194037/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-sridevi-funeral-hundreds-of-fans-gather-around-her-lokhandwala-house-to-pay-last-respect-430225 |archive-date=16 November 2018}} On 3 March, Sridevi's ashes were flown into Tamil Nadu via Chennai by her husband and her two daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor and later taken to and immersed in the sea off the coast of Rameswaram.{{Cite news |date=4 March 2018 |title=Boney Kapoor, daughters Jahnvi and Khushi immerse Sridevi's ashes in Rameswaram. See pic |work=hindustantimes.com |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-daughters-jahnvi-and-khushi-immerse-sridevi-s-ashes-in-rameswaram-see-pic/story-w5ogpPmFU9vqlB9cg9I25O.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101161827/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-daughters-jahnvi-and-khushi-immerse-sridevi-s-ashes-in-rameswaram-see-pic/story-w5ogpPmFU9vqlB9cg9I25O.html |archive-date=1 November 2019}}{{Cite news |title=Sridevi's Ashes To Be Immersed In Rameswaram Tomorrow |work=NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-ashes-to-be-immersed-in-rameswaram-tomorrow-1818997 |url-status=live |access-date=4 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303133712/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sridevis-ashes-to-be-immersed-in-rameswaram-tomorrow-1818997 |archive-date=3 March 2018}}

The film industry, friends, and fans responded to her death through social and other media outlets. Her husband, Boney Kapoor, wrote: "To the world, she was their Chandni, the actor par excellence, their Sridevi, but to me, she was my love, my friend, mother to our girls, my partner. To our daughters, she was their everything, their life. She was the axis around which our family ran."{{Cite news |date=1 March 2018 |title=Boney Kapoor: To the world, Sridevi was their Chandni, to me, she was my love, my friend |language=en-US |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-boney-kapoor-letter-5082494/ |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731154337/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-boney-kapoor-letter-5082494/ |archive-date=31 July 2018}} The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi lamented the death of Sridevi. On social media, he stated: "Saddened by the untimely demise of noted actor Sridevi. She was a veteran of the film industry, whose long career included diverse roles and memorable performances. My thoughts are with her family and admirers in this hour of grief. May her soul rest in peace."{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi mourn Sridevi's death |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/president-ram-nath-kovind-pm-narendra-modi-mourn-sridevis-death/articleshow/63064675.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618053832/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/president-ram-nath-kovind-pm-narendra-modi-mourn-sridevis-death/articleshow/63064675.cms |archive-date=18 June 2018}} President Ram Nath Kovind wrote: "Shocked to hear of passing of movie star Sridevi. She has left millions of fans heartbroken. Her performances in films such as Moondram Pirai, Lamhe and English Vinglish remain an inspiration for other actors. My condolences to her family and close associates."{{Cite news |title=Ram Nath Kovind, Narendra Modi mourn Sridevi's death |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ram-nath-kovind-narendra-modi-mourn-sridevis-death/articleshow/63064422.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828133931/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ram-nath-kovind-narendra-modi-mourn-sridevis-death/articleshow/63064422.cms |archive-date=28 August 2018}}

Many from the film community and Sridevi's close relatives paid homage to her at Celebration Sports Club in Lokhandwala and at her funeral.{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi funeral updates: Bollywood legends, fans in grief as India's first female superstar actress bids adieu |language=en-US |work=The Financial Express |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-time-venue-video-photos-mumbai-boney-kapoor-arjun-jhanvi-family/1082371/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116053359/https://www.financialexpress.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-time-venue-video-photos-mumbai-boney-kapoor-arjun-jhanvi-family/1082371/ |archive-date=16 November 2018}}{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's last rites: Actress' mortal remains consigned to flames at Mumbai's Vile Parle Crematorium |language=en-US |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-rip-sridevi-last-rites-prayer-meet-cremation-last-journey-boney-kapoor-fans-celebrities-live-updates-430221 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052942/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-rip-sridevi-last-rites-prayer-meet-cremation-last-journey-boney-kapoor-fans-celebrities-live-updates-430221 |archive-date=18 June 2018}}{{Cite news |title=Sridevi state funeral news updates: Actor cremated in Mumbai's Vile Parle, Boney Kapoor performed last rites |language=en-US |work=Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525002422/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-funeral-news-updates-live-fans-bollywood-celebrities-pay-last-respects-to-actor-at-celebration-sports-club-4370133.html |archive-date=25 May 2019}} Thousands of fans took to streets to pay their respects. Police had to resort to lathi-charge to control the fans who gathered for the procession from Celebration Sports Complex to the crematorium. The crowd was said to number more than 7,000.{{Cite news |date=28 February 2018 |title=Sridevi's funeral: Police baffled as fans throng in large numbers |language=en |work=www.hindustantimes.com |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/sridevi-s-funeral-police-baffled-as-fans-throng-in-large-numbers/story-Gc42ufbwgZzoKuNb4fk4eP.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116055628/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/sridevi-s-funeral-police-baffled-as-fans-throng-in-large-numbers/story-Gc42ufbwgZzoKuNb4fk4eP.html |archive-date=16 November 2018}}

Sridevi's funeral is estimated to have attracted the fourth-highest number of mourners, ranking below the three previous biggest funeral processions of non-political film personalities Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi and Rajesh Khanna in India from the Hindi film industry.{{Cite news |date=1 March 2018 |title=With lakhs of followers, Sridevi's funeral procession was one of the largest Mumbai had ever witnessed |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/with-lakhs-of-followers-sridevi-s-funeral-procession-was-one-of-the-largest-mumbai-had-ever-witnessed/story-cXcU8w2IhhWKzXXutwQHEJ.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306202350/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/with-lakhs-of-followers-sridevi-s-funeral-procession-was-one-of-the-largest-mumbai-had-ever-witnessed/story-cXcU8w2IhhWKzXXutwQHEJ.html |archive-date=6 March 2018}}

Sridevi is regarded as one of the greatest stars of Indian cinema.{{cite web |date=12 August 2015 |title=Sridevi The First Female Superstar of Bollywood |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sridevi-birthday-288076-2015-08-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070709/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sridevi-birthday-288076-2015-08-13 |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=13 August 2015 |website=India Today}}{{cite web |date=12 August 2015 |title=Happy Birthday Sridevi Bollywood's First Female Superstar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-sridevi-bollywood-s-first-female-superstar/story-i8ZAMG6ejEruHoPcf7oxuI.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053438/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-sridevi-bollywood-s-first-female-superstar/story-i8ZAMG6ejEruHoPcf7oxuI.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=13 August 2015 |website=Hindustan Times}}{{cite web |title=Sridevi – A Very Rare Female Star |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915091647/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721 |archive-date=15 September 2019 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia}}{{Cite news |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/12 |url-status=live |access-date=24 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/12 |archive-date=28 November 2020}} Highly regarded for her range as an actor, critics have commended, particularly her comedic abilities and her skills as a dancer.{{cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Bradley |date=10 March 2015 |title=The Dancing Queens |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/the-dancing-queens-8595-7.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421045320/http://www.filmfare.com/features/the-dancing-queens-8595-7.html |archive-date=21 April 2015 |website=Filmfare}} During the 1980s, Sridevi was the highest-earning woman in the Indian entertainment industry. For her role in Mr. India (1987), she was paid a then-unprecedented ₹11 lakhs (equivalent to ₹{{Inflation|index=IN|value=11|start_year=1987}} lakhs in {{Inflation/year|IN}}; ~US${{Inflation|US|1651465|2022|r=-4|fmt=c}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}), making her the highest-paid Indian actress ever when adjusted for inflation.{{Cite news |last=Nahta |first=Komal |date=7 April 2012 |title=The Shocking Truth About Star Prices! |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/the-shocking-truth-about-star-prices/article1-836965.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041208/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/the-shocking-truth-about-star-prices/article1-836965.aspx |archive-date=21 January 2015}} In a 2013 national poll conducted by CNN-IBN on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema, Sridevi was voted "India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years",{{cite web |date=14 March 2017 |title=IBN Poll: Sridevi voted greatest Indian actress in 100 years |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401055913/http://www.news18.com/news/india/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years-595098.html |archive-date=1 April 2017 |access-date=7 March 2013 |website=News18}}{{Cite news |date=26 February 2018 |title=Bollywood star 'drowned in hotel bath' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229174709/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43196902 |archive-date=29 December 2018}} and she placed #10 in a UK poll, "100 Greatest Bollywood Stars", in the same year.{{Cite news |date=27 July 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star in UK poll |language=en |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |url-status=live |access-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818133557/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |archive-date=18 August 2019}} In 2012, Sridevi was placed at No. 2 by NDTV in the listing of "The most popular Bollywood actresses of all time".{{cite web |title=Most popular actresses of all time-As Indian cinema completes 100 glorious years, here is a look at the most popular Bollywood actresses of all time based on a poll conducted by NDTV. |url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488686.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616023801/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/photos/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-slideshow/most-popular-actresses-of-all-time-photo-1339488686.html |archive-date=16 June 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Yahoo! India Movies}} Sridevi featured in Box Office India's Top Actresses list from 1983 to 1993.{{cite web |title=Top Actresses |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104144753/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress |archive-date=4 January 2012 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=BoxOfficeIndia}}

An epitaph in Firstpost pointed out that Sridevi had been sufficiently important as an actor to be able to refuse parts in movies,{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi is Bollywood's irreplaceable superstar: Why there can never be anyone like the talented actor' |work=First Post |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225150016/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |archive-date=25 February 2018}} and The News Minute called her "a pathbreaker in many ways".{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Rise of the female superstar: How Sridevi delivered early blows to the glass ceiling |work=The News Minute |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-female-superstar-how-sridevi-delivered-early-blows-glass-ceiling-77009 |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116025341/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rise-female-superstar-how-sridevi-delivered-early-blows-glass-ceiling-77009 |archive-date=16 November 2018}} The Guardian called her "the undisputed queen of Indian Cinema".

{{quote box|width=25em|align=right|quote="If Sridevi had no other identity beyond the films that she did, the audiences probably have no concept of films in India without her.

Irrespective of the era you were born in or the actors you liked, the cosmos of Hindi film fans is divided into two distinctive groups of those like Sridevi and the others. Unlike most other iconic stars that, in a way, took over from their predecessors, Sridevi never really replaced anyone and perhaps it is this aspect that makes her unique and peerless."|source=–Firstpost on the influence of Sridevi.{{Cite news |date=25 February 2018 |title=Sridevi is Bollywood's irreplaceable superstar: Why there can never be anyone like the talented actor |work=First Post |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225150016/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sridevi-is-bollywoods-irreplaceable-superstar-why-there-can-never-be-anyone-like-the-talented-actor-4366115.html |archive-date=25 February 2018}}

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Film critic Sukanya Verma described Sridevi as "one-of-a-kind". She wrote, "Sridevi's biggest plus point is her ability to be completely uninhibited in front of the camera."{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=2 December 2004 |title=What do Sridevi, Kajol and Preity have in common? |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517173328/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/02corner.htm |archive-date=17 May 2013 |access-date=24 April 2020 |publisher=Rediff}} Sridevi is cited by media publications as a fashion icon. Her taste in clothes was varied and ranged from stylish casual to opulently majestic. She made her debut as a fashion model in 2008. The actress modelled clothes for designers Priya and Chintan at the Lakme Fashion Week.{{cite web|work=Hindustan Times|title=Sridevi oozes oomph|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/sridevi/Article4-302135.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061601/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/sridevi/Article4-302135.aspx|archive-date=21 September 2013}} The next year, she displayed the work of jewellery designer Queenie Dhodhy at the HDIL India Couture Week.{{cite web|work=Rediff|title=Couture Week: Sridevi dazzles at Queenie's show|url=http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/oct/13/slide-show-1-glamour-hdil-sridevi-showstops-for-queenie-dhody.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061117/http://getahead.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/oct/13/slide-show-1-glamour-hdil-sridevi-showstops-for-queenie-dhody.htm|archive-date=21 September 2013}} She worked at Lakme Fashion Week again in 2010,{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} and at Delhi Couture Week 2012, showing clothes designed by Sabyasachi Mukherjee.{{cite web|work=NDTV|title=Sridevi walks the ramp for Sabyasachi|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-walks-the-ramp-for-sabyasachi-254138|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061445/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/sridevi-walks-the-ramp-for-sabyasachi-254138|archive-date=21 September 2013}}

She has also appeared on the cover of several fashion magazines. In 2007, she was featured on the cover of Hi Blitz with the tagline "The Goddess Returns".{{cite web|work=Social Dabba|title=Sridevi on the cover of Hi Blitz Magazine|url=http://socialdhabba.com/photos/Cover-Queen-Sridevi-Recent-magazine-covers-of-Sridevi/Sridevi-on-the-cover-of-Hi-Blitz-Magazine|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221174617/http://socialdhabba.com/photos/Cover-Queen-Sridevi-Recent-magazine-covers-of-Sridevi/Sridevi-on-the-cover-of-Hi-Blitz-Magazine|archive-date=21 February 2014}} In 2011, she featured on the cover of Marie Claire,{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} and in 2012, she was on the cover of L'Officiel.{{cite web|website=MissMalini.com|title=Get This Look: Sridevi in Burberry on the Cover of L'Officiel|date=2 January 2013 |url=http://www.missmalini.com/2013/01/02/get-this-look-sridevi-in-burberry-on-the-cover-of-lofficiel/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060842/http://www.missmalini.com/2013/01/02/get-this-look-sridevi-in-burberry-on-the-cover-of-lofficiel/|archive-date=21 September 2013}} In 2013, Sridevi appeared on the cover of Vogue, which was mentioned in Hindustan Times,{{cite web|work=Hindustan Times|title=Sridevi sizzles for Vogue India|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/photos-entertainment/sridevi-vogueindia/Article4.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912034946/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/sridevi-vogueindia/Article4.aspx|archive-date=12 September 2013}} The Times of India,{{cite web|title=Sridevi turns it on at 50|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Sridevi-turns-it-on-at-50/articleshow/21573276.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807035838/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-03/news-interviews/41032586_1_actress-sridevi-kamal-haasan-rajinikanth|archive-date=7 August 2013|website=The Times of India}} and India Today.{{cite web|work=India Today|title=Is she really 49? Sridevi looks drop dead gorgeous in a magazine's photoshoot|date=7 August 2013 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/sridevi-vogue-photoshoot/1/9920.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921105450/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/sridevi-vogue-photoshoot/1/9920.html|archive-date=21 September 2013}}

Sridevi received the 'Ultimate Diva' award at the Ciroc Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards in 2015.{{cite web|last=Chandra|first=Aditi|date=27 February 2015|title=Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards Winners 2015|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/karan-johar/filmfare-glamour-style-awards-winners-2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602080204/http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainmenttags/karan-johar/filmfare-glamour-style-awards-winners-2015|archive-date=2 June 2015|work=Pinkvilla|access-date=25 July 2022}}{{cite web|title=Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards|url=http://awards.filmfare.com/glamourandstyle/?page_id=4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415083244/http://awards.filmfare.com/glamourandstyle/?page_id=4|archive-date=15 April 2015|publisher=awards.filmfare.com}}

Sridevi's performances, acting style and technique have been influential and have inspired numerous actresses including Divya Bharti,{{Cite web |date=25 February 2018 |title="She is better than me", said Divya Bharti when compared to Sridevi - watch video - Bollywood News & Gossip, Movie Reviews, Trailers & Videos at Bollywoodlife.com |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sridevi-death-when-divya-bharti-was-asked-how-does-it-feel-to-be-compared-to-sridevi-watch-video-1166513/ |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=Bollywood Life |language=en}} Juhi Chawla,{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/juhi-chawla-it-will-be-a-lifetime-when-an-artist-like-sri-devi-comes-again-she-was-just-something-else/articleshow/81191503.cms|title=Juhi Chawla: It will be a lifetime when an artist like Sri Devi comes again; She was just something else|work=The Times of India|date=24 February 2021|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/juhi-chawla-it-will-be-a-lifetime-when-an-artist-like-sri-devi-comes-again-she-was-just-something-else/articleshow/81191503.cms|url-status=live}} Karisma Kapoor,{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/karisma-kapoor-gets-emotional-as-she-remembers-sridevi-on-zeros-release-31813.html|title=Karisma Kapoor gets emotional as she remembers Sridevi on Zero's release|work=Filmfare|date=21 December 2018|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/karisma-kapoor-gets-emotional-as-she-remembers-sridevi-on-zeros-release-31813.html|url-status=live}} Kajol,{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/kajol-writes-foreword-of-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess/story-RhAwG8JO9GZWSbb01U0OxI.html|title=Kajol writes foreword of Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess|work=Hindustan Times|date=27 September 2019|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319211728/https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/kajol-writes-foreword-of-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess/story-RhAwG8JO9GZWSbb01U0OxI.html|url-status=live}} Rani Mukerji,{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rani-mukerji-gets-emotional-about-sridevi-she-used-to-be-like-a-queen-i-deeply-miss-her/story-MSOagZ9aOVMs7GUy93vNdL.html|title=Rani Mukerji gets emotional about Sridevi: She used to be like a queen, I deeply miss her|work=Hindustan Times|date=13 September 2018|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051333/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rani-mukerji-gets-emotional-about-sridevi-she-used-to-be-like-a-queen-i-deeply-miss-her/story-MSOagZ9aOVMs7GUy93vNdL.html|url-status=live}} Preity Zinta,{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/preity-zinta-s-heartbroken-she-couldn-t-say-goodbye-to-sridevi-right-now-a-part-of-my-childhood-burns-into-ashes/story-qujK5Mt0E4KLniNzLDVzdI.html|title=Preity Zinta's heartbroken she couldn't say goodbye to Sridevi: Right now a part of my childhood burns into ashes|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 February 2018|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/preity-zinta-s-heartbroken-she-couldn-t-say-goodbye-to-sridevi-right-now-a-part-of-my-childhood-burns-into-ashes/story-qujK5Mt0E4KLniNzLDVzdI.html|url-status=live}} Kareena Kapoor Khan,{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kareena-kapoor-says-she-watched-sridevi-s-chaalbaaz-at-least-35-times-is-dying-to-do-a-double-role-see-pics/story-0rtiGEpF9OvlGrqHwEiIRO.html|title=Kareena Kapoor says she watched Sridevi's Chaalbaaz 'at least 35 times', is dying to do a double role. See pics|work=Hindustan Times|date=31 July 2019|access-date=17 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kareena-kapoor-says-she-watched-sridevi-s-chaalbaaz-at-least-35-times-is-dying-to-do-a-double-role-see-pics/story-0rtiGEpF9OvlGrqHwEiIRO.html|url-status=live}} Priyanka Chopra Jonas,{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-jonas-opens-up-about-her-love-for-sridevi-47509.html|title=Priyanka Chopra Jonas opens up about her love for Sridevi|work=Filmfare|date=9 April 2021|access-date=17 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-jonas-opens-up-about-her-love-for-sridevi-47509.html|url-status=live}} Katrina Kaif,{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/katrina-kaif-reflects-on-sridevis-dancing-skills/articleshow/61663557.cms|title=Katrina Kaif reflects on Sridevi's dancing skills|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=16 November 2017|access-date=17 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/katrina-kaif-reflects-on-sridevis-dancing-skills/articleshow/61663557.cms|url-status=live}} Vidya Balan,{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sridevis-funeral-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-sushmita-sen-tabu-arrive-to-pay-their-last-respects-1674613.html|title=Sridevi's Funeral: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone & Shahid-Mira Pay Their Last Respects|work=News18|date=1 March 2018|access-date=17 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/sridevis-funeral-aishwarya-rai-bachchan-sushmita-sen-tabu-arrive-to-pay-their-last-respects-1674613.html|url-status=live}} Anushka Shetty,{{cite web|url=https://m.sakshipost.com/when-anushka-shetty-met-sridevi|title=When Anushka Shetty met Sridevi|work=Sakshi Post|date=26 February 2018|access-date=26 March 2025|archive-date=26 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326033145/https://www.sakshipost.com/when-anushka-shetty-met-sridevi|url-status=live}} Deepika Padukone,{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-we-connected-so-well-deepika-padukone-reveals-her-last-conversation-with-sridevi-2804391|title='We connected so well': Deepika Padukone reveals her last conversation with Sridevi|work=DNA India|date=4 December 2019|access-date=17 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-we-connected-so-well-deepika-padukone-reveals-her-last-conversation-with-sridevi-2804391|url-status=live}} Alia Bhatt,{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/alia-bhatt-sridevi-death-was-devastating-for-me-i-could-not-stop-crying-1328430-2018-08-31|title=Alia Bhatt: Sridevi's death was devastating. I could not stop crying|work=India Today|date=31 August 2018|access-date=17 March 2024|archive-date=17 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317051332/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/alia-bhatt-sridevi-death-was-devastating-for-me-i-could-not-stop-crying-1328430-2018-08-31|url-status=live}} and Soumitrisha Kundu,{{cite news |last=Kanji |first=Subhasmita |date=24 September 2023 |title=Soumitrisha Kundu: 'She is my idol', who did Soumitrisha Kundu talk about while dancing on hills like Bollywood heroines? |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/soumitrisha-kundu-says-sreedevi-is-her-idol-31695561403174.html |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=24 September 2023 |language=bn |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107212150/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/soumitrisha-kundu-says-sreedevi-is-her-idol-31695561403174.html |url-status=live }} who have cited her as an inspiration. In a piece for Time magazine, Priyanka Chopra wrote, "Everyone wanted her and wanted to be like her. She could be childlike, grown-up, funny, serious, beguiling, sexy—she was the ultimate actor. [...] She was my childhood, and one of the big reasons I became an actor."{{Cite magazine |last=Chopra |first=Priyanka |date=4 January 2012 |title=How Priyanka Chopra Remembers Bollywood Icon Sridevi Kapoor |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/priyanka-chopra-remembers-bollywood-icon-141525596.html?guccounter=1 |url-status=live |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218142459/https://www.yahoo.com/news/priyanka-chopra-remembers-bollywood-icon-141525596.html?guccounter=1 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |access-date=6 July 2016}}

Sridevi is one of the very few actors who was praised by her veterans, peers and the next generation actors alike. Senior actress Jamuna called Sridevi "an icon of South Indian film industry".{{cite web |title=Sridevi dies at 54: Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, K Raghavendra Rao and other Tollywood celebs mourn death|date=25 February 2018|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/regional-cinema-sridevi-dies-at-54-rajinikanth-kamal-haasan-k-raghavendra-rao-tollywood-celebs-mourn-death-429835|url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180225111624/https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/entertainment/regional-cinema-sridevi-dies-at-54-rajinikanth-kamal-haasan-k-raghavendra-rao-tollywood-celebs-mourn-death-429835|archive-date=25 Feb 2018 |access-date=27 March 2025}} Actor Salman Khan mentioned that the actress was "bigger than Khans, Kapoors and Kumars".{{cite web |title=Salman says Sridevi is much bigger than Khans, Kapoors and Kumars |date=14 March 2017|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-salman-says-sridevi-is-much-bigger-than-khans-kapoors-and-kumars-372433 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427223154/http://m.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-salman-says-sridevi-is-much-bigger-than-khans-kapoors-and-kumars-372433 |archive-date=27 April 2017 |access-date=27 March 2025}} Commenting on her acting style, actor Shah Rukh Khan noted that she was a "complete artiste", and that "he had learnt a lot from her". "You know she has this whole process of being able to see herself while she is performing", he said. {{cite web |title=When Shah Rukh Khan said that Sridevi 'could see herself while performing': 'She is a complete artiste'|date=28 September 2022|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-shah-rukh-khan-said-that-sridevi-could-see-herself-while-performing-8179000/lite/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928161758/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/when-shah-rukh-khan-said-that-sridevi-could-see-herself-while-performing-8179000/ |archive-date=28 September 2022|access-date=27 March 2025}}

In the Telugu biopic NTR: Kathanayakudu, Sridevi was portrayed by Rakul Preet Singh.{{cite web |title=Presenting Rakul Preet Singh As Sridevi In NTR Biopic |date=10 October 2018 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/presenting-rakul-preet-singh-as-sridevi-in-ntr-biopic-1929840 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010144505/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/presenting-rakul-preet-singh-as-sridevi-in-ntr-biopic-1929840 |archive-date=10 October 2018 |access-date=10 October 2018}}

In a highly exceptional move, the actress became one of the few people from the Indian entertainment industry to be accorded with full state honours usually reserved only for current and former prime ministers, union and state ministers.{{cite web |title=Sridevi funeral LIVE updates: Actor cremated with state honours, husband Boney Kapoor performs last rites |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-actor-begins-her-last-journey-draped-in-tricolour/ar-BBJGggH?li=AAggbRN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116073506/https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/bollywood/sridevi-funeral-live-updates-actor-begins-her-last-journey-draped-in-tricolour/ar-BBJGggH?li=AAggbRN |archive-date=16 November 2018 |access-date=4 March 2018 |website=www.msn.com |language=en-IN}} Sridevi was included in 2018 In Memoriam section during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony.{{cite web |title=The Oscars in Memoriam 2018 |url=http://oscar.go.com/photos/2018/oscars-in-memoriam-2018-photos/a8ed9da01570da88cc2374da86383cfce5175dfa11bcc4577de8d7e1b9b880d9 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202710/http://oscar.go.com/photos/2018/oscars-in-memoriam-2018-photos/a8ed9da01570da88cc2374da86383cfce5175dfa11bcc4577de8d7e1b9b880d9 |archive-date=5 March 2018 |publisher=oscar.go.com}} On the occasion of Sridevi's birthday on 13 August 2019, Madame Tussauds Singapore has announced that a wax statue would soon be dedicated to her.{{Cite news |title=Sridevi's first wax statue in Singapore Madame Tussauds, unveiled by Boney Kapoor with daughters Janhvi and Khushi. |work=Celebskart |url=https://www.celebskart.com/sridevis-first-wax-statue-in-singapore-madame-tussauds-unveiled-by-boney-kapoor-with-daughters-janhvi-and-khushi/ |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904110341/https://www.celebskart.com/sridevis-first-wax-statue-in-singapore-madame-tussauds-unveiled-by-boney-kapoor-with-daughters-janhvi-and-khushi/ |archive-date=4 September 2019}} The statue is a replica of Sridevi's look in the iconic song, "Hawaa Hawaai" from Mr. India. Her daughters, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor were present at the ceremony accompanied by her husband, producer Boney Kapoor.{{cite web |date=4 September 2019 |title=Boney Kapoor breaks down at Sridevi's wax statue unveiling at Madame Tussauds Singapore with Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-breaks-down-at-sridevi-s-wax-statue-unveiling-at-madame-tussauds-singapore-with-janhvi-kapoor-khushi/story-3QwN4nM01Q4dmFenw4r64M.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224204825/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/boney-kapoor-breaks-down-at-sridevi-s-wax-statue-unveiling-at-madame-tussauds-singapore-with-janhvi-kapoor-khushi/story-3QwN4nM01Q4dmFenw4r64M.html |archive-date=24 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |website=Hindustan Times}}

In 2018, author and journalist Lalita Iyer wrote a biography on her.{{cite news |last1=Hasan |first1=Lamat R |title=A fan's tribute to the superstar who went away too soon |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-sridevi-queen-of-hearts-by-lalita-iyer/story-eGDIJDgaG1VDoJCvMjo9gP.html |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 March 2019 |language=en |archive-date=16 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016225941/https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-sridevi-queen-of-hearts-by-lalita-iyer/story-eGDIJDgaG1VDoJCvMjo9gP.html |url-status=live }} In 2019, author and screenwriter Satyarth Nayak wrote a biography of Sridevi.{{cite web |work=TimesNow |title=Satyarth Nayak to write a book on legendary actor Sridevi |date=13 August 2019 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/satyarth-nayak-to-write-a-book-on-legendary-actor-sridevi-will-title-it-sridevi-girl-woman-superstar/468120 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427092951/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/satyarth-nayak-to-write-a-book-on-legendary-actor-sridevi-will-title-it-sridevi-girl-woman-superstar/468120 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |access-date=8 July 2020}} The book, Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess, was published by Penguin Random House. It received positive reviews in The Times of India{{cite news |title=Micro review: 'Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess' by Satyarth Nayak |website=The Times of India |date=4 January 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-by-satyarth-nayak/articleshow/73081611.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406170017/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-by-satyarth-nayak/articleshow/73081611.cms |archive-date=6 April 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020}} and The Hindu,{{Cite news |last=Krishnan |first=Ramya |date=14 March 2020 |title='Sridevi, The Eternal Screen Goddess' review: Chronicle of a distant life |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-review-chronicle-of-a-distant-life/article31050159.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623082739/https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/sridevi-the-eternal-screen-goddess-review-chronicle-of-a-distant-life/article31050159.ece |archive-date=23 June 2020 |work=The Hindu |access-date=8 July 2020}} and was also reviewed in India Today,{{Cite magazine |last=Singh |first=Jai Arjun |date=6 June 2020 |title=Requiem for Her Dream |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20200615-requiem-for-her-dream-1685862-2020-06-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711180945/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20200615-requiem-for-her-dream-1685862-2020-06-06 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |magazine=India Today |access-date=8 July 2020}} The Week,{{cite web |work=The Week |title=Decoding an enigma |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/12/decoding-an-enigma.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712085529/https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2020/06/12/decoding-an-enigma.html |archive-date=12 July 2020 |access-date=8 July 2020}} Mid-Day,{{Cite news |last=Shekhar |first=Mayank |date= 26 February 2020 |title=Mystique That Lives On Still |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mystique-that-lives-on-still/22641273 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226184624/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mystique-that-lives-on-still/22641273 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |work=Mid-Day |access-date=8 July 2020}} Vogue India,{{Cite magazine |last=Agarwal |first=Mihika |date=23 February 2020 |title=Sridevi's biography shares a rare insight into the late Bollywood actor's life |url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/sridevi-biography-special-excerpt-bollywood-celebrities |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704133627/https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/sridevi-biography-special-excerpt-bollywood-celebrities |archive-date=4 July 2020 |magazine=Vogue India |access-date=8 July 2020}} and Firstpost.{{Cite news |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |date=7 February 2020 |title=Adulatory but insightful, Satyarth Nayak's biography of Sridevi goes deep into the world of the late superstar |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/adulatory-but-insightful-satyarth-nayaks-biography-of-sridevi-goes-deep-into-the-world-of-the-late-superstar-8007961.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427092907/https://www.firstpost.com/living/adulatory-but-insightful-satyarth-nayaks-biography-of-sridevi-goes-deep-into-the-world-of-the-late-superstar-8007961.html |archive-date=27 April 2021 |work=Firstpost |access-date=8 July 2020}}

{{Main|Sridevi filmography}}

File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shree Award to Smt. Sridevi Kapoor, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 05, 2013.jpg presenting the Padma Shri award to Sridevi, at an investiture ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 5 April 2013]]

• 1991 – "Order of Afghanistan" for Khuda Gawah{{cite news |last=Roy |first=Gitanjali |date=27 August 2013 |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |title=Amitabh Bachchan on shooting Khuda Gawah in Afghanistan |work=NDTV |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=1 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301044413/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-on-shooting-khuda-gawah-in-afghanistan-613598 |url-status=live }}
• 2013 – Padma Shri – India's fourth-highest civilian award from the Government of India

• 1990 – Smita Patil Memorial Award for her contribution to Indian Cinema{{cite web |date=12 September 2012 |title=Photo Gallery |url=http://www.priyadarshniacademy.com/smita-patil-memorial-awards/smita-patil-award2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912033149/http://www.priyadarshniacademy.com/smita-patil-memorial-awards/smita-patil-award2.html |archive-date=12 September 2012 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 1997 – Kalasaraswathi Award by the government of Andhra Pradesh{{cite web |date=12 August 2010 |title=AP honours Sridevi, Madhuri |url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19971124/32850403.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812025818/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19971124/32850403.html |archive-date=12 August 2010 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 2003 – Lachchu Maharaj Award{{cite web |date=13 February 2016 |title=Straight Answers |website=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/straight-answers/articleshow/164401.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213100934/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/straight-answers/articleshow/164401.cms |archive-date=13 February 2016 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 2003 – Vamsee International Award for her contribution in Indian Cinema{{cite web |date=22 January 2013 |title=Sridevi – Indian Actress Sridevi Biography – Sridevi Life History – Works of Sridevi |url=http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/sridevi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122190752/http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/sridevi.html |archive-date=22 January 2013 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 2003 – MAMI Award in Contribution to Indian Cinema{{Cite news |title=MAMI awards: Raghu Romeo is best film |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/MAMI-awards-Raghu-Romeo-is-best-film/articleshow/326705.cms |url-status=live |access-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527142246/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-28/mumbai/27202273_1_asian-films-mumbai-academy-international-film-festival |archive-date=27 May 2012}}
• 2008 – FICCI "Living Legend in Entertainment Award"{{cite web |date=8 September 2008 |title=FICCI Frames 2008 to honor Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi |url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/03/03/10982/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908013435/http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/03/03/10982/index.html |archive-date=8 September 2008 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 2009 – Special Honour at 33rd Cairo International Film Festival for Contribution to Hindi Cinema{{cite web |date=26 January 2010 |title=Cairo ke hero |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/nov/191109-informer-4.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126045919/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/nov/191109-informer-4.htm |archive-date=26 January 2010 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 2013 – Honoured by the government of Kerala for her contribution to Cinema{{cite web |date=11 January 2016 |title=Onam festivities get off to a starry start – KERALA – The Hindu |website=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/onam-*festivities-get-off-to-a-starry-start/article5131057.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111104732/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/onam-*festivities-get-off-to-a-starry-start/article5131057.ece |archive-date=11 January 2016 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 2013 – Ranked #4 among Bollywood's female actresses and was placed #10 in the overall list in a UK poll celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema '100 Greatest Bollywood Stars' published by British Asian weekly newspaper 'Eastern Eye'{{cite web |date=27 July 2013 |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1032317/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819095832/https://www.dawn.com/news/1032317/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star |archive-date=19 August 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019 |website=Dawn}}
• 2013 – Voted 'India's Greatest Actress of All Time' in CNN-IBN Poll{{cite web |date=13 March 2013 |title=IBNLive Poll: Sridevi voted the greatest Indian actress in 100 years – Bollywood- Movies News-IBNLive |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years/377240-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313091736/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ibnlive-poll-sridevi-voted-the-greatest-indian-actress-in-100-years/377240-8-66.html |archive-date=13 March 2013 |access-date=13 April 2018}}
• 2013 – President of India 'Medallion of Honour' for contribution to 100 Years of Indian Cinema{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
• 2014 – Inspiring Icon Award from Sathyabama University, Chennai
• 2018 – Asian Award for Contribution to Cinema{{cite web |date=6 May 2018 |title=Sridevi, Jahangir Khan, Anita Rani winners at Asian Awards |url=https://asianlite.com/news/uk-news/sridevi-jahangir-khan-anita-rani-among-winners-at-asian-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811123743/https://asianlite.com/news/uk-news/sridevi-jahangir-khan-anita-rani-among-winners-at-asian-awards/ |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=8 May 2018 |website=Asianlite International}}
• 2018 – 71st Cannes International Film Festival Titan Reginald F. Lewis Icon Award{{cite web |date=18 May 2018 |title=Sridevi honoured at Cannes, Subhash Ghai accepts honour on her family's behalf |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-honoured-at-cannes-subhash-ghai-accepts-honour-on-her-family-s-behalf/story-IxbKE1lKxCLM6Y0pOM4aIL.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041711/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sridevi-honoured-at-cannes-subhash-ghai-accepts-honour-on-her-family-s-behalf/story-IxbKE1lKxCLM6Y0pOM4aIL.html |archive-date=22 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018}}
• 2018 – Outstanding Achievement in Cinema at The Asian Awards{{cite web |date=29 April 2018 |title=Asian Awards 2018: Recognition with Lots of Glitz and Glamour |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/asian-awards-2018-recognition-glamour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322142724/https://www.desiblitz.com/content/asian-awards-2018-recognition-glamour |archive-date=22 March 2019 |access-date=28 August 2018 |publisher=Desiblitz}}
• 2019 – ANR National Award for 2018{{Cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Abhinay|date=17 November 2019|title=Boney Kapoor gets emotional while accepting ANR Award for Sridevi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/boney-kapoor-gets-emotional-while-accepting-anr-award-for-sridevi/article30000985.ece|url-status=live|access-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112106/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/boney-kapoor-gets-emotional-while-accepting-anr-award-for-sridevi/article30000985.ece|archive-date=9 October 2021|issn=0971-751X}}
• 2023 – Google Doodle released for her 60th birth anniversary{{Cite web |title=Sridevi's 60th Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/sridevis-60th-birthday/ |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=www.google.com |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812134241/https://www.google.com/doodles/sridevis-60th-birthday |url-status=live }}

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• {{Cite book |last=Nayak |first=Satyarth |title=Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess |publisher=Random House |year=2019 |isbn=978-93-53056-78-0 |author-link=Satyarth Nayak}}

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