Sridevi, Bollywood's leading lady of the 1980s and '90s who redefined stardom for actresses in India, has died at 54.
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The actress, known by one name, was described as the first female superstar in India's male-dominated film industry. Her brother-in-law Sanjay Kapoor speaking to the Indian Express online confirmed she died on Saturday in Dubai after a cardiac arrest.
Her most famous films included Mr India, in which she played a reporter, and Chandni, where she played a woman choosing between two loves. She played dual roles of a woman and her daughter in Lamhe, or Moments in 1991.
She stopped acting after her marriage to film producer Boney Kapoor but made a well-received comeback in 2012 with English Vinglish, about a woman learning English.
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