Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Shekhar Kapur Pays Tribute to Sridevi on 63rd Birth Anniversary
Sridevi was a very famous movie star in India.
On the day she would have turned 63, a movie director named Shekhar Kapur shared a picture of her online.
He worked with her on two movies long ago.
He said that when the camera was turned off, she sat quietly and did not act like a big star.
But when the camera was turned on, it was like magic happened.
Everyone on the movie set could feel her special energy.
Shekhar Kapur called her the director's best friend.
Sridevi began acting as a child and made movies in many different languages.
She won awards for her acting.
She passed away in 2018 in Dubai, when she was 54 years old.
Shekhar Kapur paid tribute to late actress Sridevi on her 63rd birth anniversary, sharing a throwback photograph on Instagram.
Kapur recalled that Sridevi transformed when the camera was in front of her, saying the energy on set was 'electric.'
The shared photograph was from the set of Joshilaay (1989); Kapur also directed Sridevi in the 1987 film Mr India.
Kapur described Sridevi as 'the Director's best friend' and said Mr India was possible only through their collaboration.
Sridevi, born in 1963, died in Dubai on February 24, 2018, aged 54, and won a posthumous National Film Award for Best Actress for her final film, Mom.
- Who
- Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, remembering late actress Sridevi on her 63rd birth anniversary
- What
- Kapur shared a throwback photograph from Joshilaay and paid tribute to Sridevi, praising her transformation in front of the camera and their collaboration on Mr India
- When
- On Sridevi's 63rd birth anniversary; she was born in 1963 and died on February 24, 2018
- Where
- The tribute was posted on Instagram; Sridevi passed away in Dubai
- Why
- To honor Sridevi's memory on her birthday and celebrate the films they made together
- Deceased actress
- Sridevi (born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan, 1963)
- Died
- February 24, 2018, in Dubai, aged 54
- Tribute by
- Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Instagram
- Collaborations
- Mr India (1987), Joshilaay (1989)
- Notable films
- Chandni, Lamhe, Mr India, Chaalbaaz, Nagina, Sadma, English Vinglish
- Film languages
- Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
- Awards
- Padma Shri; National Film Award for Best Actress (posthumous, for Mom)
- Final film
- Mom, which earned her the posthumous National Film Award