Aug 13, 2023, 04:00 PM IST

7 must-watch films of Sridevi on her birth anniversary

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Born as Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan, Sridevi would have turned 60 today. The actress's untimely death in 2018 shocked the entire nation. On her birth anniversary today, here is a look at her seven must-watch films.

In Balu Mahendra's 1983 romantic drama Sadma, Sridevi gave an earnest and sincere perforamce as Nehalala, who loses her memory in a car accident. 

Sridevi gave an impessive performance as the journalist Seema Sohni in Shekhar Kapur's cult classic Mr. India, headlined by Anil Kapoor in 1987.

Yash Chopra's 1989 classic romantic musical drama had Sridevi playing the titular role of Chandni with Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna as her love interests.

Sridevi won the hearts of the audiences with her dual roles of twins Anju and Manju in the 1989 comedy film ChaalBaaz, also starring Suny Deol and Rajinikanth.

In the 1997 romantic comedy drama Judaai, Sridevi 'sells' her husband Anil Kapoor to Urmila Matondkar for wealth and later realises her mistake.

The 2012 comedy-drama English Vinglish marked Sridevi's return to acting after 15 years and her excellent performance was loved by one and all.

Sridevi won her sole National Film Award for Best Actress posthomously for the 2017 thriller Mom in which she avenged her step-daughter's rape.