Google Doodle pays tribute to Bollywood icon Sridevi on 60th birth Anniversary

Mumbai(India), 13/08/23: Google is commemorating the late Bollywood actress Sridevi’s 60th birthday with a unique doodle. Sridevi, who was born in Tamil Nadu in 1963, has appeared in approximately 300 films throughout the course of her four-decade career.

Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor, her daughters from her marriage to film producer Boney Kapoor, survive her.

The doodle drawing was created by Mumbai-based guest artist Bhumika Mukherjee and pays tribute to the great actress in a dance posture for which she was famous.

Sridevi began acting when she was four years old, in a Tamil film called Kandhan Karunai in 1967. She began her career in a range of genres, including Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films.

The Google description stated, “After the film’s success, she and her co-stars became even more famous with a string of hit films like Guru and Sankarlal. Widely considered the star of Tamil cinema at the time, Sridevi’s on-screen charisma garnered attention from producers from the Hindi-speaking film industry as well.”

She rose to national prominence in 1976 as the protagonist in K. Balachander’s Moondru Mudichu. Later same year, after starring in the action comedy Himmatwala, Sridevi cemented herself as a national icon and box-office draw in Bollywood.

Sadma, ChaalBaz, Mr India, Nagina, Chandni, Lamhe, and many other films have been successful for her.

Google said, ““She remains one of the only Bollywood actresses to headline blockbuster movies without a male actor in an industry that was traditionally male-dominated.”

According to the Dubai government, the legendary actor died of accidental drowning in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness in 2018. Her untimely death shocked her fans and industry colleagues. The Bollywood star was cremated with full state honours on February 28.