Wednesday, 25 August 2021

A Class of her Own: Sridevi (1963 - 2018): Vidya Balan essays tribute to her favourite actress: Feature in India Today, Aug 2021

At her peak, Sridevi was India's biggest pan-Indian star, with movies being sold just on her name.

By Vidya Balan


Sridevi is timeless. Every time you saw those eyes, they were arresting, there was pure feeling in them. It made her the ultimate close-up woman, breathing life into whatever she did. I think she is the only Indian female actor who could pull off comedy, especially physical comedy. Mr India is proof of it. Director Shekhar Kapur famously said that during ‘Hawa Hawaii’ he didn’t know where to place the camera because every inch of her was performing.

You can read the entire feature online here at India Today

Photo by Mandar Deodhar/ India Today


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