Regarded as the ‘First Female Superstar’ and one of the greatest and most influential actresses of Indian cinema, Sridevi needs no introduction to movie lovers across the world. Known as an actress par excellence, she started off as a child artiste in Tamil cinema before graduating to playing female leads in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. She made her Bollywood debut as a child artiste in the 1975 hit film Julie and thereafter appeared as a leading lady in many blockbuster movies like Himmatwala, Tohfa, Inquilaab, Nagina, Mr. India, Chandni, Chaalbaaz, Khuda Gawah, Judaai, and English Vinglish. She was a recipient of several state and national awards and was also honoured with the Padma Shri in 2013. In a career spanning more than five decades, she was known for portraying all types of roles with substance, be it slapstick comedy or epic dramas. Besides acting opposite most of the lead actors during the 80s and 90s, she was ranked as the highest-paid woman in the Indian entertainment industry.