Bollywood star Sridevi checks her make-up during the making of a television serial “Malini Iyer”, in Bombay January 15, 2004. Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood’s leading lady of the 1980s and ‘90s who redefined stardom for actresses in India, has died at age 54. The actress, known by one name, was described as the first female superstar in India’s male-dominated film industry. Her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor speaking to the Indian Express online confirmed she died Saturday, February 24, 2018, in Dubai due to cardiac arrest. (Photo by Sherwin Crasto/Reuters)
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