Anil Kapoor Remembers Sridevi On Her Birth Anniversary, Says “Your Legacy Lives On”

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] : Actor Anil Kapoor on Sunday remembered late actor Sridevi on the occasion of her 60th birth anniversary.

Taking to Instagram, Anil shared a throwback picture with the late actor on his stories which he captioned, “Happy birthday, Sri…Your legacy lives on, and your impact on the world of cinema is everlasting. You are deeply missed and forever cherished!”

Anil and Sridevi have worked together in several hit films like ‘Mr India’, ‘Judaai’, ‘Laadla’, ‘Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja’, ‘Heer Ranhja’, ‘Lamhe’, and ‘Mr Bechara’ among others.

 

Sridevi was married to Anil’s brother Boney Kapoor and is survived by two daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor.

Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan in 1963, she’s known for her iconic roles in Hindi movies like ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Mr India’, ‘Chaalbaaz’, ‘Nagina’, ‘Sadma’ and ‘English Vinglish’, among many more. The Padma Shri awardee also made a mark with her extraordinary performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. Her last film was ‘Mom’, for which she also received the Best Actress National Award, posthumously.

Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family function.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Anil recently gathered a lot of praise for his performance in the show ‘The Night Manager Part 2’ in which he was seen alongside Aditya Roy Kapur.

He will be next seen in director Siddharth Anand’s upcoming aerial action thriller film ‘Fighter’ alongside Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone and in director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s next action film ‘Animal’ alongside Ranbir Kapoor.