Remembering Sridevi: 24 Feb: Darkest Hour of Bollywood when Chandni left forever

 

Remembering Sridevi: 24 Feb: Darkest Hour of Bollywood when Chandni left forever. 

We had posted some of the tributes earlier, missed some of these; from Juhi Chawla, to Priyanka Chopra and others. 

Anil Kapoor posts about Sridevi on her Birth Anniversary

Left: Sridevi, 28, and Anil Kapoor, 35, in Lamhe. 

Anil Kapoor posts about Sridevi on her Birth Anniversary... 

Apart from Sridevi's immediate family, and our small, ever-decreasing posse of hardcore Sridevi fans, many in the Indian film industry, busy promoting their own mostly bullshit films, just forgot to remember that it was the legend Sridevi's birthday. 

The ENTIRE film industry, even Sridevi's famed detractors, posted about Sridevi's untimely death and loss in 2018. Reeling from the shock and immediacy of impact with the incessant false-reportage that aired on TV. From that fateful day till date, the numbers have dwindled so dramatically, it reminded me of the quote, 'Chandni sirf chaar din ki, phir andheri raat hai...."

Of course husband Boney Kapoor, brother-in-law and frequent co-star Anil Kapoor, Sridevi's daughters Janhvi and Khushi remembered her. The other 'fans'... well, had switched off.

Look, I don't blame them. I know of people who forget their own mother's barsi, Sridevi was a familiar face on film and nothing more to them. But the stats on social media can indicate how quickly one is forgotten by the masses, no matter how big an impact or legacy... 

Fame is a cruel mistress. Here today, gone tomorrow. 

 Five years on, we're still posting daily. Wonder when our time will come... 

 

 

The Sridevi Tributes on Twitter

The Sridevi Tributes on Twitter. Some of the better images trending all week. 

Feb 25... the day we heard the heart-breaking news about Sridevi

 

When I first saw the news break on social media, it was Feb 25th morning, 2018. 

For almost seven hours, did not believe the newsbyte. Celebrity death hoaxes are a dime-a-dozen. 

And then... the Prime Minister of India posted his condolence message on his verified, official Twitter account and a glass shattered. 

I've been posting about Sridevi daily for 22 years now... and we hope to continue as long as I'm alive. 

Remembering Sridevi... every single day. 

RIP Sridevi

RIP my queen. 

Once upon a time there lived a queen: Sridevi

 This trending pic online on Sridevi's death anniversary... 

Feb 24

Sridevi: 1963 - 2018

Four years ago today... 

The day our collective hearts broke. 

RIP Sridevi. 

Wherever you are... 

Sridevi birth anniversary celebrations in her Mumbai home: 2021

 

The Kapoor family - Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor, children Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor, held a prayer ceremony in honour of Sridevi at their family home. 

Sridevi's 58th birth anniversary - August 13, 2021. 

 

Remembering Sridevi: August 13

I mean with daily updates, obviously we think of Sridevi every single day... 

But its nice other institutions do too...