Earlier today, it was announced that film producer Boney Kapoor and actress Sridevi's eldest daughter Janhvi Kapoor has been nominated for a highly coveted award, Filmfare Best Actress; for the film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Two films old and a title-role, that's quiet an achievement for Sridevi's first-born. Looking at the list of nominees, however, well, she's not going to win, but an honour to be nominated blah blah blah, yaddah yaddah yaddah.
On the plus side, young Janhvi Kapoor at age 24 - and only two films old (three if you count her short film on Netflix Ghost Stories) is making smart choices and opting for films that show range, not just box-office potential.
Sridevi of course made the fine balance of entertainment versus meaningful cinema in her storied career. When it comes to awards, there aren't any who can measure up to Sridevi's vast achievements from a young age.
At age seven, Sridevi was walking up on stage to pick up the Kerala State Film Award for the Malayalam film Poombatta, Sridevi's first Best Actress Filmfare was for the Tamil film Meendum Kokila - when she was only 18. By age 19, Sridevi won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for Moondram Pirai, considered by many actors and directors as her finest performance. Ever.
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