The evergreen beauty of Bollywood Sridevi turns 52 today. She was born on August 13, 1963 in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. She is the first female superstar of Bollywood. Such was the power of her presence that she could compete with the heroes of the time and come out a winner. She was the only actress to have earlier refused to work with megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Though they later worked together in a number of blockbusters.

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Sridevi made her Bollywood debut as a child artist in Julie and marked her debut as a lead female actor with Solva Sawan in 1978. She gained wide public attention with blockbuster movie Himmatwala opposite Jumping Jack Jeetendra. After working in a number of blockbusters she settled down in holy matrimony.

Married to Producer Boney Kapoor, the Diva has two daughter Jahnvi and Khushi. Sridevi made her comeback with Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish that went on to be huge hit, proving her mettle once again.

We wish the Diva a very Happy Birthday.