Sridevi, Bollywood's leading lady of the 1980s and '90s who redefined stardom for actresses in India, has died at 54.
The actress, known by one name, was described as the first female superstar in India's male-dominated film industry. Her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor speaking to the Indian Express online confirmed she died on Saturday in Dubai after a cardiac arrest.
Her most famous films included Mr India, in which she played a reporter, and Chandni, where she played a woman choosing between two loves. She played dual roles of a woman and her daughter in Lamhe, or Moments in 1991.
She stopped acting after her marriage to film producer Boney Kapoor but made a well-received comeback in 2012 with English Vinglish, about a woman learning English.
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