REMEMBERING SRIDEVI on her 53rd Birthday

Sridevi (born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan on 13 August 1963).She started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four,She made her Bollywood debut as a child artist in the hit Julie (1975) and played her first adult role at age 13 with the Tamil film Moondru Mudichu (1976). Subsequently, Sridevi established herself as one of the leading actresses of Tamil and Telugu cinema,

Song from Solva Sawan

Nainon Mein Sapna from Himmatwala

In Bollywood, she made her debut as a lead actress in Solva Sawan (1978)bombed at box office She  gained wide public attention with the movieHimmatwala (1983).with Jeetendra.After that both became a hit Jodi.Her dance number 'Nainon Mein Sapna' became a rage.

Sridevi's next masterpiece Sadma released in the same year with Kamal Hasan is hailed as a classic and remains the most definitive child-woman performance of her career.She got her First Filmfare Award for that role.

The following year Tohfa released and turned out to be the biggest hit of 1984. Filmfare magazine declaring her "Unquestionably No.1" on their cover.

Sridevi went on to star in several films like Mawaali, Maqsad and Justice Chaudhry forming a popular onscreen pair withJeetendra.

In 1986, came the snake fantasy Nagina which saw Sridevi play an 'ichhadhaari naagin' The film turned out to be the second biggest blockbuster of the year with Box Office India stating that Sridevi remained "the undisputed No.1.Sridevi's climax dance number 'Main Teri Dushman' also remains one of the best snake dances in Bollywood.
1986 also saw Sridevi giving box-office hits in Subhash Ghai's multi-starrer Karma and Feroze Khan's Janbaaz. According to CNN-IBN Bollywood Blockbusters, "Sridevi's popularity grew so much that despite having a guest appearance in Janbaaz, she completely overshadowed the film's lead heroine Dimple Kapadia.

In 1987 her film Mr India released Directed byShekhar Kapur, it became one of the highest grossing hits of the year.She played a goofy crime journalist in that film.She was a complete show-stealer in the film,The dance number 'Hawa Hawai' is one of the unforgettable numbers of Sridevi.

In 1989 came Chaalbaaz which had Sridevi in a double-role playing twin sisters separated at birth. Filmfare ranked her performance 4th in its list of '80 Iconic Performances of Hindi Cinema. Her slapstick rain dance 'Na jaane kahan se aayi hai' became a big hit She got Filmfare award for that film.

The same year also saw the release of the Yash Chopra romantic saga Chandni with Sridevi playing the title role.The film  emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 1989,The music of Chandni became a Platinum Success with Sridevi's famous dance number 'Mere Hathon Mein Nau Nau Choodiyan' became the craze.

In 1991 her film Lamhe produced and directed by Yash Chopra released Sridevi played both mother and daughter in that film, Her performance brought her much acclaim.Her folk dance number 'Morni Baga ma' also became a rage.The film failed commercially but received high critical praise and has over the years become a cult classic.

In 1992, Sridevi starred in the epic Khuda Gawah opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The actress played a double role again as an Afghani warrior Benazir and her daughter Mehendi. Shot extensively in Afghanistan, the film did good business with BBC reporting that "it ran to packed houses for 10 weeks in Kabul"
The actress's big budget 1993 release Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja was one of India's most expensive films ever made. Though the film failed at the box-office, Sridevi was appreciated.

The last major film Sridevi starred in before she took a break from the industry was Judaai released in 1997. Along with Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar, the actress played a greedy housewife going to extreme lengths for money.

She married Boney Kapoor in 1996 and gave birth to 2 daughters,After a six-year hiatus, Sridevi briefly returned to the small screen in the Sahara sitcom Malini Iyer (2004–2005).Sridevi announced her comeback in early 2011, while working in a new film English Vinglish. directed by Gauri Shinde.She received her ninth nomination for Best Actress for that film. During her career, she has won five Filmfare Awards—three for Hindi films, and one each for Tamil and Telugu films.

For somebody who has literally conquered the world, is there anything more to achieve?