Sridevi's final post on Instagram: February 22, 2018

The last look of Sridevi; wearing Manish Malhotra 

Sridevi with her sister Sreelatha and her family.

 

Sridevi and Janhvi Kapoor at The Grand Finale of Lakme Fashion week: Anamika Khanna: 2018

Feb 4, 2018, Sridevi and Janhvi Kapoor attended Lakme Fashion week. Both wore Anamika Khanna and the fashionable mother and daughter duo stunned. 

Sridevi looked so regal... well, she was the Queen of Bollywood after all. 

 

The last days of Sridevi: Pretty in pink

The last days of Sridevi: Pretty in pink... 

Sridevi 2.0 was just roaring to go... alas, cruel fate had other plans... 

Sridevi with her sister in law Reena. 

Sridevi with Anil Kapoor... 

February 2018. 

 

The last few pics of Sridevi alive: Feb 21 and 22 - 2018

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

 The last few pics of Sridevi alive: Feb 21 and 22 - 2018

Tina Ambani (nee Munim) with Sridevi

Tina Ambani (nee Munim) with Sridevi

The last days of Sridevi: A visual depiction of Sridevi's final public appearances and looks in 2018

 

The last days of Sridevi: A visual depiction of Sridevi's final public appearances and looks in 2018...  

Indian actress, icon, wife, mother-of-two, superstar Sridevi was attending film screenings, award-shows, performing on stage, laughing in the audience of Bollywood live shows, attending weddings, walking the red carpet, seen out with her family, husband, children, attending a family function and wedding and then... the screen fades to black. 

When news first broke of Sridevi's death on Feb 18, it seemed absurd when, just hours before, the actress herself had posted a self portrait in Dubai, looking like the regal cine-legend that she was. Imperious yet approachable, a towering figure yet so humble, so full of life and then...  

On the eve of what would have been a landmark year in Sridevi's life, her 60th birth anniversary (Aug 13), here's looking back on the last days of an Indian empress... of screen. 

A life cut far too short, at 54 Sridevi's "soul left her mortal coil,"--if we are to follow Hindu rites of passage-- through accidental drowning. When someone so larger-than-life met with sudden death, a barrage of bat-shit conspiracy theories have let loose including criminal accusations, sensationalism and the bottom-of-the-barrel TRP rating hungry television coverage of a human tragedy that was so blown-out-of-proportion and so badly televised, it required several other stars of her ilk to 'let her rest in peace.' 

There still lives a 'justice for Sridevi' slogan left in the relics of Twitter, but the true justice we seek is 1) to find the criminal who leaked images of Sridevi's body to the press/internet 2) the instigators who spread false stories and theories about the actress and her beloved family for personal gain (viewership numbers are pathologically addictive). 

If Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan's daughter Aradhya can sue internet trolls for false stories, then the Kapoor/Ayappan family should too, but perhaps they do want to simply move on from a national tragedy that was personal to them. 

Truth of the matter is fans, with the best of intentions inflated sadness to anger and wanted a culprit, someone to blame other than fate for what happened. They are still looking for one, while casting aspersions on many. This hunt defies logic and science, reason and, legality. 

Sadly, we-the collective we of fandom-were not ready to let her go so swiftly when, despite hundreds of film appearances in a resplendent film career like no other on the planet, we just couldn't get enough of Sridevi. 

This is not hyperbola. I cannot think of a global star who had a career parallel to hers; well, perhaps Elizabeth Taylor. A child star, who went on to teen idol status, to rising pan-national phenomenon, to award-winning actress, to living legend by the age of 34! With equal command over the box-office and critical review, known for looks, talent and ability, Liz and Sri lived parallel lives spanning decades, but continents and timelines apart. 

But Liz Taylor lived till the ripe age of 79, Sridevi's departure at 54 seemed unbearably young. Alas, alas, alas... 

She lives on in the hearts and minds of film fans and in perpetuity on film. The legacy lives on, if not the legend. 

Sridevi: She went into the light... and left us in darkness. Chandni ne kya Sadma diya....

Sridevi: She went into the light... and left us in darkness. Chandni ne kya Sadma diya.... 

The last days of Sridevi, Feb 2018. Hard to believe these images were taken two days before her passing. In two weeks, it'll be the fifth anniversary of her untimely passing.... Five years of amavas... 

 

The last days and final hours of Sridevi: The video clip

 

Breaks our heart... Sridevi. What an extraordinary life. And death.

Remembering her today on what would have been Sridevi's 59th birthday. 

Happy Birthday Sridevi - wherever you are... 

Sridevi and Janhvi Kapoor hit Fashion Week in Anamika Khanna: Feb 2018

Mother and daughter attended in Anamika Khanna ensembles. 

Feb 2018

Sridevi: Woman in Red

Feb 2018. Picture from Tina Munim-Ambani's birthday dinner at Manish Malhotra's house

Sridevi with her best Manish Malhotra and daughter Khushi Kapoor

She came like a princess, and left like a Queen.

Sridevi's final public appearance in Dubai. Seen here with her bestie and designer Manish Malhotra and youngest daughter Khushi Kapoor.

The last month of Sridevi on earth; February 2018 here. 

Sheeba with Sridevi and Boney Kapoor

@simplysheeba had posted the first picture on Feb 3, 2018. She ran into Sridevi and Boney Kapoor at a wedding. She wrote simply "gorgeous girl" Sridevi.

Twenty odd days later she posted

Sheeba Akashdeep

@simplysheeba

·

Feb 25, 2018

Words get stuck,horrified by the Fate of a young vibrant, dynamic, legend.Sridevi No More

unreal-saddened #sridevirip

Manish Malhotra reflects on the "worst moments" when Sridevi passed away

Designer Manish Malhotra, "[I] launched my own label in 2005. But it hasn’t been an easy journey… When Sridevi passed away, it was probably one of the worst moments of my life, professionally and personally. But through it all, my work kept me going. I began as a costume designer, and today I’m a fashion designer who’s working with the 4th generation of actors! And this year, I’ll complete 30 years in the industry..."

More at https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Gwm-IB7wl/?utm_source=ig_embed

Left: Sridevi with Manish Malhotra and her youngest daughter Khushi Kapoor, Feb 2018. 

TBT: Manish Malhotra 
27 February 2018 · Mumbai, India · 

 "Sridevi and I first met in 1990 when she was already a superstar and I was beginning my career. Working with an icon I always called her “Ma’am” and that was a turning point in my career, as it was the beginning of many associations and a longstanding friendship beyond work. We have seen each other grow professionally and personally. It was amazing to see the roles she blossomed into, her passion for painting, and the doting wife and mother that she was.

I met Sridevi very recently in Dubai and we just had so much to share. The news that she is no longer with us comes as a shock. I will always cherish the precious memories of a friend who was and forever will be an iconic superstar." - Manish Malhotra, From Facebook.

 A gem lost too soon, a star that will never fade. A lively spirit who touched the hearts of millions and forever served as an inspiration to many. You will be cherished and deeply missed. #RIPSridevi