AN ODE TO THE FIRST SUPERSTAR

Woke up this morning to the shocking news of legendary actress Sridevi passing. For some time the mind went numb, all her pretty expressions, her funny dialogues and her mystical smile flashed in my mind.

An actress, who was beautiful, I reminisced her best works Chandni, Sadma, English Vinglish and Lamhe. Just a few days back had watched Lamhe, a movie well ahead of time and realised what a genius Yash Chopra was. Anil Kapoor and Sridevi at their charismatic best. So was Anupam Kher and Waheeda Rehman.

A versatile actress who did justice to all the roles offered to her with conviction. Be it Anju and Manju in Chaalbaaz, Chandni in Chandni, Nehalata in Sadma, Pallavi and Pooja in Lamhe, Shashi in English Vinglish,Sheetal in Laadla, Benazir and Mehendi in Khuda Gawah. You have left a legacy behind.

Rest in Peace Sridevi. You will be remembered always for the work you did and that million dollar smile of yours. A very nice 4 lines forwarded I loved aptly commemorates her contribution.

वो "चांदनी" ना राही

गहरा "सदमा" दे गयी

जिंदगी बड़ी "चालबाज" निकली

सबसे "जुदाई "दे गयी

बडी जल्दी "आख़री रास्ता " से चली गयी

बहुत "लम्हे" बाकी थे

काश कोई "Mr इंडिया "आये और वह "नगीना " लौटा दे ||

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AN OBSERVATION

So much have been written and said about the Late Sridevi. We have lost a genuine talent, a brilliant performer. As a female /mom my heart goes out to the kids who have lost their mother, a husband who lost his wife. Yes, she may be a Superstar and as fan maybe we all deserve to know a few things like how she died. But media can show little more consideration and compassion,instead of running the same news for the whole time, its time to respect their privacy and give them their space to grieve for the lost one.

Whatever said and done, whatever said and done ,nothing is going to bring back the person who left.So the only thing we can do is pray for strength of her family and for the departed soul to Rest in Peace.