MUMBAI
Actor Janhvi Kapoor on Monday remembered her late mother, Bollywood star Sridevi, on her second death anniversary. The ‘Dhadak’ actor posted a black-and-white photo from her childhood where she is seen hugging her mother on a sofa.
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"Miss you everyday," Janhvi captioned the photo. Sridevi passed away, aged 54, due to accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel on February 24, 2018. Her sudden death left family, friends and thousands of fans in a state of shock.
In an impressive career, spanning five decades, Sridevi dominated the commercial space in cinema in the '80s and '90s. She made her Hindi film debut as a child artiste in 1975 hit ‘Julie’ and continued ruling the South Indian film industry where she established herself as a leading heroine with films such as ‘16 Vayathinile’, ‘Sigappu Rojakkal’, ‘Meendum Kokila’ and ‘Moondram Pirai’.
In Bollywood, she started her journey as a lead actor in 1978's ‘Solva Sawan’ and followed it up with a number of commercial hits such as ‘Himmatwala’, ‘Mawaali’, ‘Tohfa’, ‘Mr India’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Nagina’ and ‘Khuda Gawah’ among several others.
Her last film was 2018's ‘Mom', which won her a National Award posthumously. The actor was married to producer Boney Kapoor and shared two daughters -- Janhvi and Khushi.
Janhvi, who made her debut with "Dhadak", was most recently seen in "Ghost Stories". She will next star in ‘Dostana 2’, ‘Roohi Afzana’, ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’ and ‘Takht.’
