Bollywood superstar Sridevi passed away in Dubai after cardiac arrest

Veteran Bollywood actor Sridevi died late on Saturday in Dubai. She was 54. The actor worked in southern cinema before moving on to playing several acclaimed roles in the Hindi film industry. The Indian Express quoted the 54-year-old's brother-in-law, Sanjay Kapoor, as saying that she was with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi Kapoor at the time of her death. The veteran star, who made her debut as a child actor in 1967, has acted in several films shot in Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi. Sridevi was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013.