Some minutes before legendary Sridevi’s demise, veteran actor and the Shehanshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan sent shivers up social media’s spine when he tweeted that an uneasy feeling was taking him up.
Big B tweeted, Na jaane kyun, ek ajeeb si ghabrahat ho rahi hai.†His ‘unease’ was followed by the “Chandni†of Bollywood, Sridevi Boney Kapoor, passing away. Say it as sixth sense or anything, but hours after Senior Bachchan’s tweet, the world learned that the legendary actress passed away.
T 2625 - न जाने कà¥à¤¯à¥‚ठ, à¤à¤• अजीब सी घबराहट हो रही है !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) February 24, 2018
Sridevi, who was just 54, passed away due to a cardiac arrest in Dubai on Saturday night. She was present in Dubai to attend the wedding of actor Mohit Marwah, who is the nephew of Boney Kapoor and Anil Kapoor.
Big B and Sridevi had acted in several notable movies like Inquilaab, Aakhree Raasta, and Khuda Gawaah to name some. Amitabh Bachchan also made a special appearance in Sridevi’s English Vinglish, which released in 2012 and marked Sridevi’s return to the silver screen after a gap of many years.
The whole country was shocked to hear about the actress’s untimely death. Bollywood mourned the loss of a gem, and took to Twitter to give their condolences to the family in dismay.
Actor Ranveer Singh expressed his grief over the loss.
Shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise of one of Hindi cinema’s greatest superstars. I grew up on her movies. She will always be one of my favourite actors of all time. May her soul rest in peace. My deepest condolences to her family. RIP #Sridevi
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) February 25, 2018
'Khiladi' Akshay Kumar too expressed his sadness over Sridevi's death.
Shocked beyond words to hear about the sad and untimely demise of #Sridevi. A dream for many, had the good fortune of sharing screen space with her long ago and witnessed her continued grace over the years. Thoughts and prayers with the family. RIP ðŸ™ðŸ»
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 25, 2018
Cricketer Virender Sehwag also tweeted about the 'Chandni' actress.
Shocked to hear about the demise of #Sridevi ji .Heartfelt Condolences to the family. Om Shanti !
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 25, 2018
Sridevi's co-star and Southern actor Kamal Hassan tweeted, 'Sadma's lullaby haunts me now.'
Have witnessed Sridevi's life from an adolescent teenager to the magnificeint lady she became. Her stardom was well deserved. Many happy moments with her flash through my mind including the last time I met her. Sadma's lullaby haunts me now. We'll miss her
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 25, 2018
'Thalaiva' Rajinikanth said he had lost a dear friend.
I’m shocked and very disturbed. I’ve lost a dear friend and the industry has lost a true legend. My heart goes out to her family and friends. I feel the pain with them #RIPSridev ... you will be missed.
— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) February 25, 2018