Late actor Sridevi’s death shocked the nation back in 2018. Almost six years after her death, a chowk in Mumbai’s Lokhandwala has been named after her as a tribute. The chowk was inaugurated today, October 12 at 6 PM, by her husband – Boney Kapoor, and her younger daughter – Khushi Kapoor.
The Sridevi Chowk has been inaugurated in Lokhandwala. The Chowk is located close to Green Acres Tower, the actor’s longtime home where she lived for many years until she passed away in 2018. This location carries deep sentimental significance for her family. Images from the inauguration showed Boney and Khushi expressing their emotions as they paid their respects by folding their hands before Sridevi’s portrait. The family was also joined by Shabana Azmi at the inauguration.
Take a look at the video and the pictures from the inauguration here.
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The chowk has been named as Sridevi Kapoor Chowk. The pictures show Boney lifting a red curtain which unveiled the actress’ photo. Boney was seen dressed in a blue kurta, while Khushi was seen in a grey top and black pants.
Often known as the ‘first female superstar’ in Indian cinema, Sridevi made her debut in 1967 with the Tamil film Kandhan Karunai when she was four years old. She has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films over the course of her career which spanned over 50 years. Her last film was Mom where she shared the screen with Akshaye Khanna and Nawazuddin Siddique. She was also seen in a cameo role in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero which was released posthumously.
The actor passed away in February 2018 in Dubai. She passed away due to accidental drowning. She is succeeded by her two daughters – Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor. Janhvi has made a mark for herself in Bollywood, while Khushi recently made her debut with Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies.
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