Deepika Padukone, Boney Kapoor and Gauri Shinde launch Sridevi’s biography

Bollywood

lost one of its gems last year when Sridevi passed away in February. Chronicling her massive contribution to cinema and her path-breaking filmography is her biography by Satyarth Nayak. Srdevi’s biography was launched by her husband Boney Kapoor, one of her close directors Gauri Shine and Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone. Titled ‘Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess', the book is approved by the late actor's producer husband.

Kajol has penned the foreward for this much awaited book. "I have grown up watching Sridevi's superstardom on film-sets and her magic on the big screen. She is an institution of acting and will forever remain my most favourite icon. So happy Penguin gave me this opportunity to write this foreword," Kajol had said in a statement. Earlier the book was titled 'Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar'.

Sridevi passed away at the age of 54 in February 2018 in Dubai. She passed away just before her daughter Janhvi Kapoor was to mark her debut in Bollywood with ‘Dhadak’.