Here are latest developments in this big story:
Dubai Police called in Boney Kapoor on Monday to the Bur Dubai police station for investigation. The Police took his statement after which he was allowed to go back to his hotel room, reported Press Trust of India, quoting UAE's leading national daily Gulf News.
Sridevi was found unconscious in the bathtub of the Jumeirah Emirates Towers by her husband, director Boney Kapoor, on Saturday evening, media reports said. After a medical team failed to revive her, she was taken to a hospital, where she was declared dead.
The postmortem listed "accidental drowning" as the cause of Sridevi's death. Gulf News reported that according to the report, the actor fell into the bathtub, lost consciousness and drowned. Bobby Naqvi, National Editor of Gulf News, told NDTV that the report also mentioned that there were "traces of alcohol in her blood".
Sridevi's death was initially reported to have been the result of a heart attack. Boney Kapoor's brother Sanjay Kapoor had said they were "completely shocked" since "she had no history of a heart attack".
Sridevi's body will be brought back to Mumbai for the funeral by a chartered jet. Indian envoy Navdeep Suri said officials are working closely with the authorities in UAE to expedite the return, reported PTI. News agency Reuters reported that the embalming of the body is likely to be carried out on Tuesday at Sonapur.
Sridevi, Boney Kapoor and their younger daughter Khushi had gone to Dubai to attend a family wedding. Later, Boney Kapoor had returned to Mumbai to drop off Khushi and then went back to Dubai to surprise his wife, reports said. The couple was to go out for dinner and Sridevi collapsed in bathroom, while getting ready.
In Mumbai, the film fraternity poured into the home of Anil Kapoor - Sridevi's brother-in-law and her co-star in blockbuster hits including Mr India - to pay their respects. The family had announced that Sridevi's body will arrive in Mumbai on Monday. Among the visitors were leading actors Karisma Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Jaya Prada and Tabu, actor-politician Kamal Haasan and Telugu superstar Venkatesh.
In a career spanning five decades, Sridevi had worked in 300 films. Starting as a child actor at the age of 4, she had turned into the leading lady of the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies before venturing to Bollywood. She had worked extensively with Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, producing a string of critically acclaimed movies.
In male superstar-dominated Bollywood, Sridevi's peppy style and impeccable comic timing brought her the tag of Bollywood's first woman superstar. She was loved by millions for her roles in iconic movies like "Sadma", "Lamhe" "Mr India", "Chandni" and "Himmatwala".
After a 15-year break from movies following her marriage to producer Boney Kapoor, Sridevi returned in 2012 with the smash-hit "English Vinglish". She followed it up with the thriller "Mom". She shot for a special appearance in superstar Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film - "Zero" - which releases in December.
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