Sridevi

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Sridevi Kapoor
Sridevi at the launch of Begani Jewels in Oct 2012
Born	13 August 1963 (age 49) Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actress, producer
Years active	1967–present
Spouse(s)	Boney Kapoor (1996–present)
Children	Jhanvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor.

Sridevi Kapoor (born on 13 August 1963, known mononymously as Sridevi),^[1] is an Indian film actress who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi,Malayalam and a few Kannada films.^[2] She is cited as the First Female Superstar of Hindi Cinema,^[3][4] one of the longest reigning successful leading ladies^[5] and one of the greatest and most influential actresses of Bollywood.^[6][7]

She started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four^[8] and continued to act as a child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her Bollywood debut as a child artist in the hit Julie (1975) and played her first adult role at age 13 in Moondru Mudichu (1976). Sridevi quickly established herself as the leading actress in the South Indian industry with roles such as 16 Vayathinile(1977), Sigappu Rojakkal (1978), Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), Meendum Kokila (1981) and Moondram Pirai (1982). However, her national success came in Bollywood with highly acclaimed roles in films including Sadma (1983), Nagina (1986), Mr. India (1987), Chandni (1989), ChaalBaaz(1989), Lamhe (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992), Gumrah (1993) and Judaai (1997).

In 2012, Sridevi returned to films after a 15 year long hiatus with English Vinglish and became the only actress in the history of Hindi Cinema to make a highly successful comeback.^[9] In 2013 Government of India awarded her Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honor. She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress of All Time' in CNN-IBN national poll conducted in 2013.

Family and personal life [edit]

Sridevi was born to Ayyapan and Rajeswari on 13 August 1963 in Sivakasi of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. Her mother tongue is Tamil.^[10] Her father was a lawyer. She has a sister and two step brothers.^{[citation needed]} Sridevi married Boney Kapoor, a film producer and the elder brother of actors Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor, in 1996. They have two daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi.