Search engine giant Google celebrated the 60th birth anniversary of Indian cinema icon Sridevi with a special doodle dedicated to her on-screen charisma. Born on this day in 1963 in present-day Tamil Nadu, Sridevi fell in love with movies as a child and started acting at the age of four making her debut with the Tamil movie “Kandhan Karunai”.
“Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Mumbai-based guest artist Bhumika Mukherjee, celebrates Indian actress Sridevi’s 60th birthday! Starring in nearly three hundred movies over the course of four decades, Sridevi made Bollywood’s sweeping dramas and comedies shine, oftentimes without a male counterpart in a traditionally male-dominated industry,” said the search engine in its description of the doodle. Sridevi learned multiple South Indian languages, which helped her to break into other film industries.
The actor gained national recognition in 1976 for K Balachander’s “Moondru Mudichu”, co-starring cinema veterans Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. Widely considered the star of Tamil cinema at the time, Sridevi’s on-screen charisma garnered attention from producers from the Hindi film industry as well. After playing the lead role in the action comedy “Himmatwala”, Sridevi established herself as a Bollywood icon and went on to star in hits like “Sadma”, “Chaalbaaz”, “Lamhe”, “Chandani” and “Judaai”, before taking a break from acting. In 2012, she made a comeback with “English Vinglish” which was a critical and commercial success.
