Sridevi's birth anniversary: 10 lesser known facts about 'Lamhe' actor you must know

August 13 marks late B-town actress Sridevi's 57th birth anniversary. veteran actor is kwn for her impeccable acting skills and charming personality. Her versatility reflects in her remarkable body of work as she has been part of a plethora of movies in distinct langus from Telugu, Hindi, Tamil to English. On this special day to commemorate birth anniversary of Pma Shri awardee late Sridevi, let's take a look as some riveting lesser-kwn facts about Chandni actor. 

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Sridevi Trivia: Riveting lesser-kwn facts about legendary actor 

1. first fact about Sridevi is related to her name. As Sridevi was t her original but screen name. And, real name of Mr.India actor was  Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan. 

2. Sridevi me her acting debut as a child artist when she was just four years old. She featured in a Tamil movie titled Thunaivan which released in year 1969. Thunaivan was helmed by filmmaker MA Thirumugham who was a well-kwn film director down South. During her shoots, late Mom actress was always accompanied eir by her sister or mor. 

3. Sridevi was also kwn to be India's first-ever female superstar and her popularity knew  bounds. As majority of Sridevi's movies turned out to be commercial successes at BO. With such an exceptional record, Sridevi became highest-paid actress in Bollywood. And, this trend went on from 1985 to 1992. She worked in a whopping 300 films over a period of five long deces.

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4. Ar interesting Sridevi's trivia is that Lamhe actress turned down two iconic films which later became mangaus hits. Firstly Steven Spielberg's classic venture flick Jurrasic Park and secondly Rajamouli's Baahubali. For Jurrasic Park, celebrated Hollywood filmmaker offered her a role in animal-based movie. But, Sridevi turned down offer as she felt role wasn't powerful. Similarly, Rajamouli wanted veteran actress to play role of Sivagami in his drama film. But, Sri turned down that offer too. 

5. Sridevi is a recipient of many awards including prestigious Pma Shri award. Sridevi received India's fourth-highest civilian award in year 2013. 

6. Apart from mesmerizing audience with her acting skills Sridevi also did playback for four of her films, namely  Garajna, Chandni, Kshana Kshanam, and Sma. 

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7. Sridevi was very health cautious and lived a disciplined lifestyle. She was a pure vegetarian and loved Indian food. 

8. In year 1976, Sridevi appeared in a Tamil film called Moondru Mudichu. absolute stunner played role of South Superstar Rajinikanth's step-mor and former love-interest in film. 

9. Sridevi's name is spelt as Sreedevi, however, she never corrected spelling and always preferred her name being written as Sridevi.

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10. In year 1996, Sridevi tied kt with producer Boney Kapoor in a temple wedding. late actress is survived by her two daughter Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor. English Vinglish actress named her lovely daughters based on film characters of her husband's movies Judaai and Hamara Dil Aapke Pass Hai.