Westland Books announced a biography of the legendary actress Sridevi. Debutant author Dhiraj Kumar wrote the book, titled Sridevi: The Life of a Legend, the book is going to be the complete portrait of the actress. Dhiraj Kumar was a researcher, writer and columnist and he was close to Sridevi’s family. She considered him as the family and Sridevi’s complete portrait will be written in the book including her private life.

Sridevi ruled Indian cinema in the ’80s and ’90s, that is for two decades. In her 54 years of life, the actress had a screen presence of close to 40 years. Her first film was at the age of 9 years and she was seen as NTR’s granddaughter in Badi Panthulu movie. She has garnered many awards including Padma Shri, National Film Award and Filmfare Awards. Sridevi’s Bollywood debut was with Solva Sawan in 1978.

Sridevi: The Life of a Legend will rediscover the life of the legendary actress, Sanghamutra Biswas, executive editor of Westland Books said.

Sridevi’s iconic ‘Hawa Hawai’ avatar will come alive at Madame Tussauds, Singapore, with the launch of a wax statue that will capture her charisma in that evergreen dance number.

“One more day to the official launch of Sridevi’s first and only unique wax figure in Madame Tussauds Singapore,” tweeted the official account of the wax museum, leading to a buzz in the digital world.

The statue will be launched in the presence of the late actress’s husband Boney Kapoor, and her daughters Janhvi and Khushi. They have already left for Singapore.

“Sridevi lives forever in not just our hearts but also in the hearts of millions of her fans. Eagerly waiting to watch the unveiling of her figure at Madam Tussauds, Singapore on September 4,” Boney tweeted.

He also posted a video that showed glimpses of the making of Sridevi’s wax figure.

“This video gave me goosebumps! A beautiful ode to one of India’s biggest superstars! #Sridevi’s wax statue will be unveiled soon,” one user wrote.

“Hawa hawai crops up every time I think of #Sridevi…That is how I’ll always remember her,” another wrote.

While Boney and Khushi left at night, Janhvi was seen making her way into the Mumbai airport in a plain grey T-shirt and jeans in the morning. She smiled for the cameras, and her assistant was seen carrying a small duffle bag for her.

Superstar Sridevi, who reigned the Bollywood box-office of the eighties, died on February 24, 2018, by accidentally drowning in a bathtub at a Dubai hotel.

Veteran actress Sridevi left the world in shock with her sudden demise. The whole country mourned her death after she passed away under mysterious circumstances. Though the Dubai cops registered an accidental death, the investigation left no clues after which they confirmed that Sridevi died in the bathtub of her hotel. There have been lot of speculations that her death was planned and it was not an accident. However as time passed, all these speculations have been left behind.

A retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ved Bhushan runs a private investigation agency (PI) in New Delhi and he claims that Sridevi’s murder has been well planned. “It is very easy to force someone to get drowned in a bathtub until the breathing stops and this leaves no evidence too. Sridevi’s murder has been well planned and it is projected as an accidental death” said Ved Bhushan.

Dubai cops released a forensic report that revealed that they found traces of alcohol in Sridevi’s body after which they called it an accidental death. Bhushan said that the forensic report was incomplete as there have been many questions that were not answered. Bhushan is said to have visited the Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai, the hotel in which Sridevi resided but he wasn’t allowed to enter the room in which Sridevi stayed.

Bhushan stayed right next to her room and he could recreate the entire episode. He says there are lot of secrets hidden because of which she was killed. Ved Bhushan is still investigating the case and he is confident of cracking the mystery at the earliest. Hope he digs out the real secrets soon.

The late Sridevi was on Friday named the Best Actress for her role as a vengeful mother in the Hindi film “Mom”. Her husband and two daughters are overjoyed and said the legacy of the “super actor” will live on.

In the movie, directed by Ravi Udyawar, Sridevi played a mother who sets out to avenge her step-daughter, essayed by Pakistani actress Sajal Ali.

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, jury chairperson for the 65th National Film Awards, told the media that his “Mr. India” actress Sridevi wasn’t chosen for the honour because of his relationship with her but due to her contribution to “Mom”.

Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Jahnvi and Khushi expressed their happiness in a joint statement.

“We are overjoyed to know that the jury has conferred the Best Actor Award to Sridevi for her performance in ‘Mom’. It’s a very special moment for all of us,” they said.

“She was always a perfectionist and it showed in all the 300 plus films she did. She was not just a super actor, but a super wife and a super mother.

“It’s time to celebrate her life and her achievements. She is not with us today but her legacy will always live on,” the statement read.

Sridevi died in February in a Dubai hotel, leaving the film industry, her family and legions of fans in a state of shock.

Her role in “Mom” was close to Sridevi’s heart.

In an interview to IANS, Sridevi had said she was proud to be a part of a film which brought about social consciousness.

She was especially happy that the movie had made parents more conscious about sending their children to parties at farmhouses and made several girls become more careful about the car they sit in to return home late at night.

“People reacted very well and I felt good about it,” she had said.

Veteran actress Sridevi’s demise on February 24th shook the entire nation and spread shock and sadness too her fans. Her family had been the worst affected and Sridevi’s holy ashes were immersed in Rameshwaram recently.

Her elder daughter Jhanvi turned 21 this week and many supporting messages poured in for the latter to be strong at such tough time. A prayer meeting will be held at March 11th in Hotel Crowne Plaza, Chennai by Sridevi’s family members in memory of the loss. Boney Kapoor, and his daughters will be attending the event.

Incidentally, a condolence meeting happened in Hyderabad which was attended by Jayasudha, Krishnam Raju. Rajasekhar, Amala and playback singer P Suseela who remembered the good times they shared with the actress.

A sudden death of a celebrity would mean intense mourning and a phase of sadness which is mark of respect to be paid for the deceased. But these days, sadly even funeral events are getting requests for dress designing which is terrible enough!

Designer Gaurang Shah’s assistant Nikita Shah made a social media post saying that it’s downright disgusting to see celebrities requesting for dresses to be designed for veteran actress Sridevi’s funeral.

She said that its impossible to be stunningly pretty all the time and funeral is the last place to look fashionable and stylish. Its unfortunate that funerals have become a style statement thanks to the media coverage and paparazzi’s craziness.

Legendary actress Sridevi is no more and she breathed her last in Dubai on Saturday night. Between many dramatic situations, her mortal remains returned back to the country after three days and the final rites will take place today. The whole country mourned the sudden demise of the actress and her close childhood friend Pinky Reddy revealed some shocking facts about the actress before she flew to Dubai. “Sridevi was down with fever and was on antibiotics when she was about to fly for the wedding to Dubai” confirmed Pinky Reddy.

“Sridevi was not in a mood to relax and she said that the wedding was important. She was happy with Boney Kapoor and they are lovely. I lost a sister and I am shattered after I see people making her death a big joke. She left many great memories which are left away and at this unfortunate time, people have been talking about many vile things” said Pinky Reddy. The whole film fraternity is expected to attend the final rites of the actress and pay respect for the legendary actress for the one last time.