Sridevi is one of the most gorgeous and graceful actresses who have appeared in hundreds of films not only in Hindi but also in other regional languages that include Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil. She was born and brought up in Sivakasi, a district in Tamil Nadu. Her father died while she was shooting for the film `Lamhe`, and her mother expired while she was making `Judaai`. Sridevi began her career as a child artist in the Tamil movie `Kandhan Karunai` in 1967 and acted in many Telugu and Tamil movies. She also starred in many Malayalam movies. I. V. Sasi directed many of her Malayalam movies. Some of her notable Malayalam movies are: `Aadhyapaadam`, `Aalinganam`, `Kuttavum Sikshaiyum` and so on. She got her first big break in Tamil movie `Moondru Mudichu` opposite Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth.

Sridevi made her debut in the Hindi Film Industry with the movie `Solva Saawan` which did not do too well in the box-office, however, her second movie; `Himmatwala` was a grand success. This was followed by her masterpiece performance in `Sadma`, which is still regraded as one of the classics in modern cinema and remains the most epic child-woman performance of her career. Throughout the 1980s, she starred in a number of superhit films, which included `Tohfa`, `Nagina`, `Mr. India`, `Chandni` and so on. Sridevi won her first Filmfare award with the movie `Chaalbaaz` in which she portrayed the dual characters and entertained the big screen audiences delightfully with her performance being noted and appreciated on a wide scale.

Yash Chopra directed her in the movie `Lamhe` in the year 1991, where again she portrayed a dual role, which was sensitive and intense and immortalized her in Hindi Cinema, which also won her the second Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her memorable and powerful performances in movies `Khuda Gawah`, `Gumrah`, `Laadla` and so on made her an absolute darling in the Bollywood Film Industry.

In later half Sridevi married Bonnie Kapoor, the elder brother of the very popular Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor and gave birth to two daughters, Jhanvi and Khushi. She is a member of the Board of Directors at the Asian Academy of Film and Television. Some of her notable performances in Hindi cinema include, `Karma` in 1986, `Suhaagan` in 1986, `Sultanat` in 1986, `Aulaad` in 1987, `Himmat Aur Mehnat` in 1987 and so on. In the late 90s she starred in another box-office hit Bollywood flick `Army` opposite the Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

She has delighted not only the silver screen audiences but also the small screen audiences with her popular show `Malini Iyer` produced by Boney Kapoor. She is also regarded as the queen of Bollywood film industry who has immensely contributed in the development of Hindi films beyond limits. Her awesome and excellent performances in the movies she enacted, has made her immortal. Sridevi with her performances is incomparable and a pure delight to watch. She had an angelic appearance on and off the screen and has marked her own place in the millions of hearts of the class and mass audience of India.