Female characters in Bollywood have largely been portrayed from a male perspective due to the imbalance between the number of men and women involved in the creative process. Gender bias spanned over decades, and it took more than fifty years to bring equality in terms of gender representation on the big screen.
The iconic performer appeared in more than 300 films in the following languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi during the course of her five-decade career. In 1978, she made her Bollywood debut in the lead role of "Solva Sawan." Sridevi, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 54, received a number of honors, including the Padma Shri, National Film Award, and Filmfare awards.
The iconic performer appeared in more than 300 films in the following languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi during the course of her five-decade career. In 1978, she made her Bollywood debut in the lead role of "Solva Sawan." Sridevi, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 54, received a number of honors, including the Padma Shri, National Film Award, and Filmfare awards.
Acclaimed Indian director Zoya Akhtar has started shooting for her upcoming Netflix live-action musical film, "The Archies". For the project, the streamer has partnered with Archie Comics. Akhtar is known for her cerebral takes in mainstream Hindi cinema. To give the adaptation an Indian spin, she will be taking us back in time as it will be set in the 1960s.
Sridevi's husband, Boney Kapoor has finally opened up about the final moments he had spent with his wife. The couple were residing in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel in Dubai, where Boney had apparently
It has been about a week since India's first female film superstar Sridevi passed away, and the country is still coming to terms with the loss. And now DNA India is reporting that filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is set to make a movie on her life.
An investigation into the death of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who drowned in her bathtub in a Dubai hotel, has been closed,
Actor Sridevi's body has been handed over to her family as the Dubai officials say that it has closed investigation into her death, reports NDTV.
India yesterday mourned Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor after her death in Dubai aged just 54, as police in the emirate said she drowned in her hotel bathtub.
The mortal remains of veteran actress Sridevi, who passed away in Dubai after a cardiac arrest, will be flown back to Mumbai today where her last rites are likely to take place later in the day, reports The Statesman.
Her bewitching eyes and the enchanting smile made every heart beat and lit up the cinema screens, making her the woman of the
Saying gone way too soon is not going to justify her legacy.
As the world woke up to the shocking news of the untimely death of legendary Indian actress Sridevi, confusions are on whether Amitabh Bachchan, another Bollywood great, had a premonition that something untoward was about to happen, or the Bachchan family was among the first to be informed.
The entire Bollywood and television industry is shocked by the news of Sridevi’s sudden demise.
Bollywood actress Sridevi, whose acting prowess and beguiling eyes helped her rule Bollywood in 1980s, died of cardiac arrest in Dubai at the age of 54 plunging the Indian cinema industry into mourning.
Sridevi started her career at the age of four starring in devotional film in 1967.
Sridevi swept all the best actress awards for her portrayal of Kajal Varma in the 1997 drama, “Judaai”. The film, also featuring Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar, was produced by the late Surinder Kapoor, her producer-husband Boney Kapoor's father. Eighteen years later, Boney is producing a woman-centric Bollywood film for his actress-wife.
Sridevi made her successful Bollywood comeback in 2012 with Gauri Shinde's “English Vinglish”, then disappeared for three years. Now, she'll return with a Tamil action-adventure, “Puli” (“Tiger”), co-starring Vijay.