It’s been a year since Bollywood actress Sridevi passed away in Dubai following a massive cardiac arrest.
The Indian actress and producer was in Dubai with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi to attend a family wedding.
Celebrities and netizens alike took to Twitter to remember the iconinc actress with many using #SrideviLivesForever turning it viral.
Taking to social media, Sridevi's daughter Jahnvi Kapoor, posted a touching tribute to the late actress.
Jahnvi shared a picture and captioned it, "My heart will always be heavy. But I'll always be smiling because it has you in it."
The photo shows her hands clasped in those of her mum Sridevi's.
— Jhanvi Kapoor (@janhvikapoorr) February 23, 2019
Veteran actor Shabana Azmi too paid tribute to her on Twitter.
Azmi wrote, "A year already .. #Sridevi . You will live on through your work .."
Shekhar Kapoor too took to Twitter and wrote, "Still can't get over that this bundle of life, of energy, of love, left us when she has so much much more to give @SrideviBKapoor @SrideviKapoor."
Farah Khan took to Instagram and shared an image with the caption, "When i was just starting out in my career She was so supportive, so encouraging.. getting to Choreograph a Sridevi show or a song for her was like a dream.. no wonder I never got awed or starstruck with any other star in my entire career because I started frm the TOP! There never was n never will be anyone like SRIDEVI.. love her always ??( this photo is frm 1994- world tour)."
Not only celebrities, others too remembered the actor on her first death anniversary.
One user, Leena Goenka paid a poignant tribute by writing, "Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear. #Sridevi we miss you. #SrideviLivesForever."
Another user Mahek Sood too posted, "It's already been a year and I still can't believe you're gone. I still miss you every day, Sri ma'am and even after a year I'm not strong enough to accept you're really gone. #Sridevi #SrideviLivesForever."
A Sridevi fan club Sridevisena wrote, "Remembering you is easy. we do it every day.... Missing you is heartache that never goes away!! #Sridevi #SrideviLivesForever."
In a career spanning five decades, she was known for her portrayals of women in challenging situations, and she has appeared in a range of genres, from slapstick comedy to epic dramas.
Sridevi made her debut in a lead role as a child artist in the Tamil movie Tunaivan in 1969.
Her foray into Bollywood as a heroine was with Bharathiraaja’s 1978 remake of Pathinaru Vayadhinile titled Solva Salwan.
Regarded as the "first female superstar" of Indian cinema, she was the recipient of various accolades, including the National Film Award, the Nandi Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Award, the Kerala State Film Award, three Filmfare Awards and three Filmfare Awards South.
Sridevi got the best actress award two months after her death last April for her performance as an angry mother who avenges her daughter’s rape in Ravi Udyawar’s film "Mom".
In a career that spanned five decades, she was known for her portrayals of women in challenging situations, and she has appeared in a range of genres, from slapstick comedy to epic dramas. She is known for films such as 'Himmatwala,' 'Mr. India,' ' ChaalBaaz,' 'Sadma,' 'Nagina,' 'English Vinglish' and 'Mom' among others.
Sridevi ranked as the highest-paid woman in the Indian entertainment industry in the 1980s and 1990s and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actresses in the history of Indian cinema.