Mumbai: With her memorable performances in films such as "Sadma", "Lamhe", "Chandni" and "Mr India", veteran actor Sridevi has inspired a whole generation of artistes with Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Smriti Irani being one of them.
Following the sudden death of the actor late at Saturday night in Dubai, Ms Irani wrote an emotional letter remembering her "favourite star who defined joy in my childhood".
"I pay homage to an actor who through her body of work ascertained that a female actress' place in a commercial Hindi movie is not only to compliment her male counterparts," Ms Irani wrote in a letter published by News18.
"She was a woman who knew her mind and despite the challenges that came her way, she approached life with a lot of dignity. The actor in me was influenced by her work in movies like 'Chalbaaz', 'Chandni', 'Sadma' and the effortless performance in 'Lamhe'," she said.
"That her male co-stars had to depend on her magic for their box office success was an ode to her calibre," she added.
"It was not just her dance move that dazzled many, her comic timing is worth a study. The versatility with which she could oscillate between making her audience cry and laugh spoke volumes of her strength as an actor."
Following the sudden death of the actor late at Saturday night in Dubai, Ms Irani wrote an emotional letter remembering her "favourite star who defined joy in my childhood".
"I pay homage to an actor who through her body of work ascertained that a female actress' place in a commercial Hindi movie is not only to compliment her male counterparts," Ms Irani wrote in a letter published by News18.
"She was a woman who knew her mind and despite the challenges that came her way, she approached life with a lot of dignity. The actor in me was influenced by her work in movies like 'Chalbaaz', 'Chandni', 'Sadma' and the effortless performance in 'Lamhe'," she said.
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"That her male co-stars had to depend on her magic for their box office success was an ode to her calibre," she added.
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"It was not just her dance move that dazzled many, her comic timing is worth a study. The versatility with which she could oscillate between making her audience cry and laugh spoke volumes of her strength as an actor."
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