Talk:Sridevi/Archive 1

Unmarked reversions
I pruned the career section until the South Indian section was the same size as the Bollywood section. I did so mainly by removing lists of films (that's covered in the filmography) and removing lists of co-stars. Why should anyone care about who appeared in a movie with Sridevi? This article is about her, not about male South Indian stars.

I also put all the filmographies into the proper format. Someone reverted to the older version without marking it as a reversion. That lost a lot of work, some of which was completely uncontroversial, and restored a version of the article in which the South Indian sections were too large and completely unreadable.

Lists are unreadable. That's why we have filmographies, or put lists in bullets. Editors, please consider that we are writing to be read. Write something of publishable quality, something that doesn't bore readers and cause them to just bail out of the article. Zora 23:05, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Important information deleted by Zora
I think many readers (including myself) like to know for example who are the directors who played an influential role in bringing forth her career, who were the co-stars (often even to check out videos or DVDs it is good to know the co-stars - sometimes they list only actor not actress names). Her South Indian career was much longer, involved more movies than her North Indian career - so it is quite natural that her South Indian career should be given a greater length.

The text deleted by User:Zora was this:
 * Many of her Malayalam movies were directed by I. V. Sasi. Some examples of her notable Malayalam movies are: Aadhyapaadam, Aalinganam, Kuttavum Sikshaiyum, Aa Nimisham. In 1976, she got her first big break in Tamil movies as a heroine in K. Balachander's Moondru Mudichu, where she starred opposite both Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth. In many ways, this movie was a landmark in Tamil filmdom. It was also one of Rajnikanth's first major movies. After Moondru Mudichu, Sridevi had a succession of huge hits with both these Tamil superstars. With Kamal Haasan, she acted in movies such as Guru, Sankarlal,Sigappu Rojakkal,Thaayillamal Naanillai, Meendum Kokila, Vaazhve Maayam, Varumaiyin Niram Sigappu, Neela Malargal,Moondram Pirai,16 Vayathinile. With Rajnikanth, she acted in movies such as Dharmayuddham, Priya, Pokkiri Raja, Tucker Raja, Adutha Varisu, Nan Adimai Illai, etc. She was the number one actress in Tamil during the period 1975-85.

And I understand the problem:
 * 1) Some examples of her notable Malayalam movies are: What makes them notable? If no source of a reputed critic of a major newpaper is provided, this is completely POV.
 * 2) In many ways, this movie was a landmark in Tamil filmdom. Why? See above.
 * 3) It was also one of Rajnikanth's first major movies. Does not belong into Sridevi's article.
 * 4) both these Tamil superstars. Pov.
 * 5) With Kamal Haasan, she acted in movies such as Guru, Sankarlal,Sigappu Rojakkal,Thaayillamal Naanillai, Meendum Kokila, Vaazhve Maayam, Varumaiyin Niram Sigappu, Neela Malargal,Moondram Pirai,16 Vayathinile. With Rajnikanth, she acted in movies such as Dharmayuddham, Priya, Pokkiri Raja, Tucker Raja, Adutha Varisu, Nan Adimai Illai, etc. Already mentioned in filmography and in the articles of those movies.
 * 6) She was the number one actress in Tamil during the period 1975-85. POV. Please provide sources for that.

IMHO, the entire paragraph isn't in a very neutral way and not exactly mentionable. Plus, it's unsourced.

Best regards, -- Plum couch Talk2Me 00:24, 22 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, Zora has deleted # of days run for various South Indian movies - all of that information was sourced within Wikipedia itself. Earlier he had demanded information on box office records. Also, it is quite fair to talk about which movies of hers are important and calling out her co-stars. Moondru Mudichu launched 2 major careers in Tamil movies - that of Sridevi and Rajnikanth - as such it is worth mentioning it. You guys seem to want to avoid mentioning any other stars or directors in her page. That attitude is ridiculous. It is worth knowing for example that I. V. Sasi directed almost all her initial movies as a heroine in Malayalam movies. It is also an interesting fact that many of here Telugu movies and initial Hindi movies were directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. All that information is lost by Zora's deletions.
 * Zora has also deleted links within Wikipedia that appear to have been added to south Indian movies in the list by various people. I browsed through several other actor's pages in Wikipedia, and found that mentioning directors who influenced their career, listing their costars are all normal. In reply to Plumcouch's issue:


 * 1) With Kamal Haasan, she acted in movies such as Guru, Sankarlal,Sigappu Rojakkal,Thaayillamal Naanillai, Meendum Kokila, Vaazhve Maayam, Varumaiyin Niram Sigappu, Neela Malargal,Moondram Pirai,16 Vayathinile. With Rajnikanth, she acted in movies such as Dharmayuddham, Priya, Pokkiri Raja, Tucker Raja, Adutha Varisu, Nan Adimai Illai, etc. Already mentioned in filmography and in the articles of those movies.

While those movies are listed in the filmography, the co-stars aren't. It is worth calling out these blockbusters in a summary, just like you guys have called out Lamhe, Judai etc. Where is the proof that Judai was a big hit? It seems that your standards of proof for South Indian movies are higher than for North Indian movies.

It is OK for you guys to spend paragraphs on rumors related to Mithun etc. whereas we can't mention who she acted with (facts). If this continues, I suggest that we have separate pages for Sridevi's south Indian and north Indian movies. It looks like you guys want to think that she is like Hema Malini, Vyjayanthimala etc - other south Indian stars who had primarily Hindi careers. That is not the case with Sridevi. Hindi came at the tail end of a distinguished career in South India in Sridevi's case. Face it, guys. {SudhirFX 01:12, 22 January 2007 (UTC)}


 * Who appeared in her movies with her belongs in articles for the movies, not in her article. Male stars don't cast any reflected glory on her. Put some of this energy into making articles for her movies. Instead of just claiming that her career was superrrific, how about some quotes?


 * Put the darn filmography into a table -- I've been too busy to do it, add a column for days that the movie ran and/or gross receipts. Some perspective added near the table might be a good idea, as establishing whether or not a film could be considered to have done well. All the days, and the figures, should have references! Actually it would be a good idea to do this for all films -- add as much financial information as possible, instead of saying HIT or FLOP, as all too many editors do. The lack of references, lack of context, and the spottiness of the info was what led me to remove the days run thing. Non-Southies have no idea whether or not X day's run is a good thing.


 * It might also be a good idea to write an article on the finances of South Indian films. From what I've read, nobody really knows. The producers cry poor to the tax collector and boast of big receipts when they think it helps. Stars don't get fixed salaries, they get shares of the receipts. At least that's what I've read. If you can get referenced info on all of that, it would help a lot. Hey, and a comment on Bollywood and Bengali finances would be great too!


 * Sure, I'm more familiar with Bollywood films than I am with South Indian films. But that's the state of the world. Bollywood is just plain bigger, however much you hate it. The one Indian store in Honolulu that rents Indian videos is 80% Bollywood films, because that's the market. (And it's not because the proprietors are from the north; they're from Fiji!) If you want to change that, you're going to have to do some outreach, some explaining, some research, and some writing that makes people want to read it. You can help make an audience for your star by making people want to watch her films. The text that you keep restoring doesn't do that. Zora 10:36, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Move page
I think this page should belong at Sridevi. That is by far her most popular name. A quick google test shows around 1000 results for Sridevi Kapoor vs 388000 results for just Sridevi. For anyone who objects to the move, please discuss here. I will wait for around 3 days before moving the page. - Aksi_great (talk) 06:56, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Recent revision
I've tried to proof-read and clean-up to make it all flow with more ease and coherence. A few judgment calls had to be done, but I still believe there are no causes for a major upset. -- Howdoesitflee (talk) 19:35, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

About the numerous lists in the "Career" section
Like others in this "Discussion" page, I feel that having these long lists of "In the 80's she did this and that..." should be kept to a strict minimum (or even abolished), yet I've refrained from deleting them outright as I think it ought to be... well... formally discussed.

My proposition is that only the few (3-5) notable (i.e. critically-acclaimed and/or immensely-popular) performances should be mentioned; for the rest, we could just write something like: "Among her many regular collaborators in the course of her prolific and extensive career, she has worked extensively with [insert actor and directors]." So, what do you think? -- Howdoesitflee (talk) 19:35, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Filmography
Since the lists are ridiculously long, I opted to divide them in columns of three; of course, that can be modified quite easily. You'll notice the positions of the subsections were interchanged: I simply organized them by the year of the first film made in that language. Oh, and can someone please add the missing years next to the Tamil movies in need of one? -- Howdoesitflee (talk) 19:35, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm kindly asking neophytes like, say, Mr. or Mrs. 117.199.7.213 not to screw around with the columns formatting unless they know what they're doing. And, for God's sake, the "Preview" button is there for a reason! &bull; H☼&omega;d&Theta;esI&dagger;fl&notin;&isin;   {KLAT}  &bull; 17:58, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Explanation of "negative role"
It is common in Indian cinema to refer to some actor or actress as being cast in a "negative role". It doesn't necessarily mean a villain per se; in generally refers to an antagonistic role to the "hero", "heroine" or "heroes" of the movie. Hope that answers some questions and clarifies some assumptions. -- Howdoesitflee (talk) 19:35, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Temporary semi-protection
I've just requested that a temporary semi-protection be put in place on the article due to the numerous disruptive edits made by anonymous IP users in the last 10 days. The fact that we've had to revert to previous versions of the article often this month was enough for me to prompt the request. If you agree or disagree, speak up and be heard! • H☼&omega;d&Theta;esI&dagger;fl&notin;&isin;   {KLAT}  • 20:49, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

File:Sridevi during audiolaunch.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

 * The file has passed the license review. so no probs! -- Commander (Ping Me) 09:06, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

actor/producer
it is written that her occupation is actor. another thing: isn't she today working as a producer along with her husband? sridevi productions (incl. shakti etc.) --Dhirad 10:56, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

she is not married to mithun chakroborty. she is a actor. her latest movie English Vinglish released in 2012

She was introduced in a tamil movie Kandhan Karunai as an 8 year old. That was her first film. She became popular in the South with her big hit 16 vayadinile (she was 17 or 18 at that time), there are many references in old magazines, I will try to fish out some. Anyhow, she was either born in the late 50s or 1960 at the latest, no later than that. Yes, she was married to mithun chakraborty. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Manukarnika (talk • contribs) 16:58, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Sridevi has not retired from movies. She is got married in 1997 and devoted her time to her family and to raise her two children. She remained away from films for 15 years and next month her movie is releasing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShayanPune (talk • contribs) 15:53, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

QUOTES BY OTHERS ON SRIDEVI
QUOTES BY EMINENT FILM PEOPLE:

AMITABH: I had seen Sridevi in one song in Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja and sent her flowers. (Filmfare, March, 2001).

AMRITA SINGH: Except for Sridevi all the other heroines including myself can be slotted together. I'm afraid it is reality and its time we face reality. I'm sorry but I'm speaking the truth. Today most producers are proposal makers and most heroines are interchangeable. Sridevi is the only heroine who makes a difference in the selling price of a film.. Sridevi is there for keeps. Take it or leave it. She is like Rajiv Gandhi and the rest of us heroines are like the cabinet ministers. (Showtime, Jan, 1989)

ANIL KAPOOR: Sridevi is India's Charlie Chaplin.

HARMESH MALHOTRA (Nagina Director): Sridevi is a wonder. Today you can call her the female Amitabh Bachchan of the industry. Among heroines even Hema Malini cannot be compared to her. . Sridevi is a director's delight. She always gives you more than what you expect from her. (Showtime, Jan, 1990)

KARISMA KAPOOR: I've always dreamt that one day film-makers would be writing roles for me like they did for Sridevi. (Filmfare,March,2001).

KHALID MOHAMMED (Editor, Filmfare) Sridevi is an all rounder, she is unarguably the best No.1 actress we've ever known. Hema Malini & Rekha just didn't have the same snap and crackle, the electricity. Mumtaz was pretty, perky, yes but Sridevi's zoomed league ahead. Sridevi can dance, act, she has charisma, oomph, energy. No actress can combine all these elements. Not surprisingly she doesn't have a competitor of equal merit. Put them on the screen with her and they'll look like her hand maidens. (Filmfare, Aug, 1990)

YASH CHOPRA: Sridevi can only move up. She has gone beyond the number game. She has achieved what only a few can. Putting her in a five star hotel, paying for air fare and other expenses is a package deal when you sign Sridevi. There is nothing surprising about it. Filmmakers know she's worth every penny they pay her, that is why they sign her. (Star & Style, July, 1991) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SatyarthPnayak (talk • contribs) 08:54, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 15 October 2012
The hyper-link to Nagini (the movie) in fact links up to Nagini (the town). Please fix up.

203.41.179.162 (talk) 06:08, 15 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 11:04, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

claims of inaccuracy
This article is full of factual errors. Sridevi actually started acting as an adult in a malayalam movie named Thulavarsham. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkk4321 (talk • contribs) 19:19, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Do you have any published reliable sources? -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  20:06, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Star guild home page has been provided as the source and sridevi blogspot contains the video
❌ -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  07:22, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Star Guild Awards

 * Won
 * 2013 – President's honor award

Why is this award still not being added?

 * 1) you didnt add an edit request tag so only people who happen to drop by this page will have any chance of seeing it and since its pretty malformatted down here, if they did see it they did not recognize it as an actual request
 * 2) one of your sources is a blog and so does not count as a reliable source
 * 3) Star Guild and the Star Guild Award are not notable and so sourcing an award only to their does not indicate that anyone but the Star Guild gives a fuck about the award and so why should we?
 * so thats why. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  07:22, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

This article has so many contradicting edits.
Looking at the recent ones by the IPs, I just feel like everyone is putting in generally non-sourced information.    Sintaku  Talk 10:58, 14 July 2013 (UTC)

Language source
Per a note on my talk page from User:Hrithik gff, I'm posting this source here. This Youtube video appears to be a proper interview TV9 Telugu. In response to a question about whether she's a Tamil or Telugu or Malayalam or Kannada, Sridevi responds (rough translation as my Telugu isn't good): "My mother is from Tirupati, my father is from Sivakasi, so I speak both Tamil and Telugu, and I grew up in Chennai". I have no clue about the past discussions about this or about the wide range of sources for the language, nor do I have an idea of the veracity of the source -- whether it was a publicity interview for a movie or so on -- so I'm bringing this to the attention of editors of this article to discuss and gain consensus on how best to structure/word this information. cheers. &mdash; Spaceman  Spiff  03:02, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I recently saw her speaking on the show NVOK where she says that, she started speaking Telugu only after entering the film industry and used to struggle a lot with the language during her initial days. Since she is of mixed ethnicity, it's better not to bring up the mother tongue discussion to avoid edit-wars. &mdash; Vensatry (Ping me)  13:16, 16 September 2013 (UTC)


 * == Edit request on 17 September 2013 ==

Please add the following under Special honors.
 * 2013 – Honoured by Government of Kerala for contribution to Cinema.

59.92.92.82 (talk) 02:56, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Can you please provide a reliable source for this addition. --     L o g     X     13:37, 17 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Padlock-silver-slash2.svg Not done: This page is no longer protected. Subject to consensus, you should be able to edit it yourself. TOW  05:15, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

she acted in a tamil film thiruvilaiyadal acted by sivaji ganeshan. she acted in that film as a child artist. she would be easily 4 or 5 years old in that film.according to me, the date of her birth must be wrong — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geethashanker (talk • contribs) 19:08, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

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A few years ago, Sridevi's filmography was moved to a separate article, which made sense seeing how productive she has been. However, recently a "selected filmography" section was added, listing a smaller number of movies which were presumably considered more important than the rest. The problem is that there are no obvious criteria for how those movies were selected - I have removed the section and invite discussion here. Is there a guideline somewhere at WikiProject Film for this kind of section? --bonadea contributions talk 10:54, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 24 February 2018
SurbhiSinhaTech25 (talk) 21:53, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌ Blank request.  samee  talk 01:59, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Death and Wikipedia Main Page/Headlines
Hullo,

Quite saddened by the news of her death. (I feel like part of my childhood just died with her)

I've proposed to put the news of her death on the wikipedia main page in the Headlines but other editors need to "support" it for it to be allowed.

Thank you in advance,

--Manish2542 (talk) 03:06, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 February 2018
83.110.79.233 (talk) 06:21, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Sam Sailor 09:24, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Died date
Sridevi died on 24 February at 11:30 pm need to correct it. Anasqureshi97816 (talk) 06:39, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * The date of death is correctly mentioned as the 24th. To what extent we specify the time of death, I'm not sure. It would at least take a reliable source or two. Sam Sailor 09:26, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 February 2018
change "birth_place = Sivakasi, Madras State, India" to "birth_place = Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India" 180.151.205.128 (talk) 16:06, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ❌ she was born in 1963 and Madras State was not renamed Tamil Nadu until 1969, so she could not be born in Tamil Nadu. - Arjayay (talk) 18:03, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Birth name
I see that there is no proper or reliable source for her birth name. Can someone please find a reliable source or we would have to remove it. The new york times article from 1995 here  refers to her as just  Sridevi Ayyappan Linguisticgeek (talk) Linguisticgeek (talk) 15:05, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2018
Sridevi's first film in Kandan Karunai in 1967 183.82.16.3 (talk) 19:13, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. qwerty6811 :-) (talk) 19:50, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Nominated at WP:ITNC
In particular this article has significant gaps in referencing which must be corrected before it can be posted to the main page. -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:48, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Her last malayalam movie is Devaragam
Its given wrong Msherees (talk) 17:32, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Sridevi Grandfather and childhood in Thirupati - News Paper Sources 02/28/2018
Can someone please add the below information found in today (02/28/2018) Saakshi Newspaper Page #2 confirmed by Sridevi Family members http://epaper.sakshi.com/1560916/Hyderabad-Main/28-02-2018#page/2/1

Summary of information quoted by the news paper and confirmed by Sridevi family to those who can't read Telugu:

Sridevi always visits Thirupati on August 13th (her birthday) and she never missed this day not spending in Thirupati and with her family. Sridevi also visits her Grandfather's place in Thirupati built by her Maternal Grandfather Venkataswamy Reddy. Sridevi Maternal Grandfather Venkataswamy Reddy was a owner of private bus service and married a nurse named Venkatarathnamma and had three daughters and two sons. Sridevi spent her childhood at this home and always visits this place on her birthday August 13th and spends time with her family members. Even Bonney kapoor visited this place while staying a hotel in thirupati on her birthday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by C4neo (talk • contribs) 02:53, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

Untitled
Could someone verify the "Steven Spielberg" assertion in this article please, and if this is not possible, then may I suggest that it be removed. Splashprince 07:17, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know how reliable IMDB biographies are, but take a look at http://university.imdb.com/name/nm0004437/bio -- Arvind 14:24, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your response, Arvind. I think perhaps we should cite that IMDB website where that statement appears in the Sri Devi Wiki. However, I feel it is best to remove that statement altogether. Note that it mentions that she is the only Bollywood/Indian star who has been approached by Spielberg (Spielberg is misspelled in the Wiki). This is not verified by the IMDB source. Splashprince 13:38, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

She was born in Nuwara Eliye, Sri Lanka, in 1963 Glaxman2003 (talk) 02:09, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

Sridevi is Not Telugu, but born to Tamil Father and Devadasi brought from Andhra
sridevi is a telugu woman..dont know why user:Shshshsh says she is tamil? ... sources - http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19971124/32850403.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.136.61 (talk) 21:56, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

in the above website sridevi says "I am a telugu girl" "Nenu mee Telugu Ammayini". which indicates her as telugu. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.136.61 (talk) 22:16, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

she belongs to kamma caste (telugu speakers) .. source - http://www.kammavelugu.org/kother_t_setters.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.136.61 (talk) 22:01, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

more sources - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Regional-Stars/Kollywood-ho/articleshow/4355160.cms —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.136.61 (talk) 22:07, 5 June 2009 (UTC)


 * The first source does not say she's Telugu at all. It says she was in some show calling out "I'm a Telugu Girl". The second one does not even imply that.
 * You better think logically, she was born in Tamil Nadu, so what was her mother tongue? Here you have a source in which she clearly states what her mother tongue is. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  08:32, 6 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, mine first source is valid one... it is not someone who calling her as telugu, infact it is she only calling her as telugu . btw born in tamilnadu don't make one tamil. there are many persons in tamilnadu who are not tamil. didn't you see the timesofindia source(third one), it clearly mention her as telugu-speaker. this is a serious one, mine TOI source says she is a teluguspeaker, your TOI source says her mother tongue is a Tamil, i really don't know which one to believe. FYI, she belongs to Kamma (caste), Kamma's mother tongue is a Telugu, so logically she must be a telugu only. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.143.161 (talk) 09:57, 6 June 2009 (UTC)


 * OK, there's nothing to doubt. She is indeed a Telugu speaker. Nobody said she was a native one. Her native language is Tamil. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  10:04, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Like hundreds and thousands of Telugu people domiciled in Tamil areas since Vijayanagar times (1400 AD), Sridevi belongs to Telugu Kammavar Naidu ancestry. Many Telugu castes of TN speak Telugu at home but keep silent about that fact outside their home because of obvious reasons. Telugu people in general are diffident about their language when they live in other areas/countries. Social factors such as matrimonial alliances give away the identity of the people. For example, see matrimonial advertisements in Telugu/Tamil papers. People of all Telugu castes of TN hint at their ancestry. Kumarrao (talk) 10:12, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Well your statement contradicts sources. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  10:45, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Sridevi is of telugu origin but i am not sure about Kamma origin. There are two Sridevi's in Telugu Movie industry and I am sure I read the junior Sridevi (5 years back actress) was Kamma but nothing on this Sridevi. I also read and heard this Sridevi has somewhat of a strange background. I read somewhere that she and her mother ran away from somewhere near Vijayawada and ended up in Madras. Her mother didnt have a good history but eventually led to marrying the Tamilian. That Ayapan father is actually her adopted father. This is actually inside info from thriving actor/actress families at the time who encouraged her to pursue acting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.195.193.167 (talk) 21:06, 22 December 2009 (UTC) Second Sridevi (younger one) is half Tamilian. The older one is simply denying her roots like other Telugu origin people possibly she in getting some benefits in Tamil Nadu saying that she is Tamil which is the sad truth in Tamil Nadu even today. Only way you know what a person's mother tongue is in Tamil Nadu is what they talk at home or with other people with the same mother tongue. Perhaps in a few years we'll hear Rajikanth say that his mother tongue is Tamil??

Please be aware that anyone acting in Telugu movies use to call them Telegu because they act with NT Rama rao who was chief minister those days. Please be aware even Vijayshanthi, sidharth who are all pure Tamilians calling themselves Telenganites and telugus to just run movies. I donot want to conclude Sridevi as tamil or telugu, but unless she says it in open we cannot believe these cinema news in any media.

Vijayashanthi is of course, Telugu girl. There is no question about it. She never claims herself being Tamilian, she now represents as MP of Telangana Region.

As far as Sridevi is concerned, her father is Tamil and mother is Telugu. In her interview to Sakshi Telugu News Paper on September 2nd, she mentioned it at least on 4-5 occasions that she is Telugu and her daughters even speak her mother tongue Telugu. Source: http://epaper.sakshi.com/apnews/Hyderabad-Main_Edition/02092012/7 -- Manoj — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.52.254.239 (talk) 17:06, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * This source which was recently added (http://mtelugu.com/siteinfo/videodetails/7780) is an interview with Sridevi. It is claimed that she says "I am a Telegu girl". I don't understand the language. I hear the word Telugu, but I also hear the word Tamil briefly. Can someone please translate? BollyJeff  &#124;  talk  12:23, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

The host mentions that a lot of people want to seek a clarification from her if she is telugu or tamil. She says she is telugu in that interview. She also says that her father is from sivakasi. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.139.160.7 (talk) 09:30, 29 June 2013 (UTC) Forgot to add this to what i wrote above. She also states in the interview that her mother is a telugu speaking woman from tirupati  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.139.160.7 (talk) 09:33, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

It is confirmed she is Telugu but question is is she half Telugu or full Telugu. As far as I have seen she only told she was a Telugu girl in several interviews. Now question is is her father a Tamilian or a Telugu from a Telugu family that settled in Tamil Nadu generations ago. She only mentioned her father is from Sivakasi. Sivakasi is near Madurai which is one of the areas in Tamil Nadu that still has pockets of Telugu people for generations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A000:112F:80A3:F9F1:B0C7:3793:408 (talk) 08:23, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Sridevi is Telugu girl. Both father and mother Belongs to kamma Naidu.Her father stands for sivakasi parliamentary constitution election in 1989.please this video clip and what anchor saying about father name. His name is ending with Nayakar.Naidu are also called Nayakar. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=9TEQPeIDTmU — Preceding unsigned comment added by Truth 4321 (talk • contribs) 13:42, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Sridevi belong to Nadar caste. Moreover, until the past generations and even some of the present generation Telugus, use their caste name with their name. This is not the case of Sridevi. I still don't have a clue why many are claiming her as Naidu without a source. For those people, India does not have only Telugus living in it. And there are still a large number of Tamils living in Tirupati, Chitoor, and many parts of Andhra who migrated during Chola and Pandya dynasties — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.227.236.113 (talk) 07:45, 28 February 2018 (UTC)


 * In this interview with CNN Sridevi herself spicifically says her mother tongue is Telugu and specifically denies that it is not Tamil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8GY3erMNFc&t=1m36s You have all the solid evidence that her mother tongue is Telugu. Ripapart (talk) 19:35, 2 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 February 2018
HER MOTHER TONGUE IS WRONGLY DESCRIBED (AS TAMIL). SHE MENTIONED HERSELF AS A 'TELUGU' SPEAKER ON MANY INTERVIEWS. PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING INTERVIEW LINK TO VERIFY THE FACT ABOUT HER MOTHER TONGUE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8GY3erMNFc, AT 1 MIN 30 SEC Vivenrao (talk) 10:23, 27 February 2018 (UTC)


 * ❌ You Tube is not a reliable source. Addicted4517 (talk) 04:22, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

She's Dead
The first sentence needs to change from "Sridevi Kapoor (born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963) is an Indian actress" to "Sridevi Kapoor (born Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963) was an Indian actress". 99.243.5.210 (talk) 00:01, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

First female superstar?
There were other Bollywood actresses before her who were superstars - Asha Parekh, Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Hema Malini, etc. I think this should be removed as it's a biased statement that isn't accurate even if repeated by several sources. CaptainPrimo (talk) 08:24, 2 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Here are some female heroines who had more hits than Sridevi before her - they were superstars before her:


 * Hema Malini - Johnny Mera Naam, Sharafat, Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970), Andaz, Naya Zamana (1971), Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani, Gora Aur Kala, Bhai Ho To Aisa (1972), Jugnu (1973), Dost, Prem Nagar, Amir Garib, Patthar Aur Payal, Haath Ki Safaai, Kasauti (1974), Sholay, Sanyasi, Pratiggya, Dharmatma, Khusbhoo, Do Thug (1975), Dus Numbri, Charas, Aap Beati, Maa, Jaaneman (1976), Chacha Bhatija, Dream Girl (1977), Trishul, Azaad (1978), Ali Baba Aur 40 Chor (1980), Kranti, Naseeb, Meri Awaaz Suno (1981), Farz Aur Kanoon, Satte Pe Satta, Bhagavat (1982), Andha Kanoon, Justice Chaudhary (1983), Qaidi (1984), Aandhi Toofan, Ramkali (1985) - 43


 * Rekha - Sawan Bhadon (1970), Gora Aur Kala, Rampur Ka Lakshman (1972), Kahani Kismet Ki, Dharma, Keemat, Namak Haraam (1973), Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Dharmatma, Dharam Karam (1975), Do Anjaane (1976), Khoon Pasina (1977), Muqaddar Ke Sikander, Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978), Suhaag, Jaani Dushman, Mr. Natwarlal, Kartavya (1979), Judaai, Ram Balram, Maang Bharo Sajna, Khubsurat (1980), Ek Hi Bhool (1981), Ghazaab, Jeevan Dharaa (1982), Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), Insaaf Ki Awaaz (1986), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Aastha (1997), Bhoot, Koi Mil Gaya (2003), Krrish (2006) - 31


 * Asha Parekh - Dil Deke Dekho (1959), Gharana, Jab Pyar Kis Se Hota Hai, Chhaya (1961), Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963), Ziddi (1964), Teesri Manzil, Love In Tokyo, Do Badan, Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966), Upkar (1967), Shikar, Kanyadan, (1968), Aaya Sawan Jhoom Ke, Sajan, Chirag (1969), Kati Patang, Aan Milo Sajna, Bhai Bhai (1970), Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Caravan (1971), Samadhi (1972), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) - 23


 * Mumtaz - Do Raaste, Bandhan, Jigri Dost, Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Sachcha Jhutha, Khilona (1970), Dushman, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Mela (1971), Apna Desh, Apradh, Shararat (1972), Loafer, Jheel Ke Us Paar (1973), Chor Machaye Shor, Aap Ki Kasam (1974) - 16
 * Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031434/http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actress

CaptainPrimo (talk) 10:05, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
 * This is a ridiculous claim to include: multiple artists have been called "first female superstar" and it's not a credible tag to be added to a page. Here are some others who have been said to be India's "first female superstar:"


 * Kanan Devi: https://books.google.com/books?id=mR1BAQAAIAAJ&q=%22first+female+superstar%22+india&dq=%22first+female+superstar%22+india&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi61qSO_83ZAhUrzIMKHbueALgQ6AEIUDAI
 * Vyjanthimala: https://books.google.com/books?id=ws1CDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2014-IA66&dq=%22first+female+superstar%22+india&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi61qSO_83ZAhUrzIMKHbueALgQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=%22first%20female%20superstar%22%20india&f=false


 * Hema Malini: https://books.google.com/books?id=qx86DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT11&dq=%22first+female+superstar%22+india&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi61qSO_83ZAhUrzIMKHbueALgQ6AEIPTAE#v=onepage&q=%22first%20female%20superstar%22%20india&f=false


 * Madhuri Dixit: https://books.google.com/books?id=QwGgF-rDucEC&pg=PT397&dq=%22first+female+superstar%22+india&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi61qSO_83ZAhUrzIMKHbueALgQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=%22first%20female%20superstar%22%20india&f=false  https://books.google.com/books?id=pfOOAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA210&dq=%22first+female+superstar%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje3cCA_83ZAhWL7YMKHWGtCTIQ6AEIOTAD#v=onepage&q=%22first%20female%20superstar%22&f=false


 * And here's an article disputing Sridevi being the "first female superstar": http://www.ibtimes.co.in/sridevi-hema-malini-whos-bollywoods-first-female-superstar-debate-heats-social-media-761972

CaptainPrimo (talk) 15:57, 2 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Here's Box Office India the premiere Indian box office site listing several female superstars that preceded Sridevi: https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721 CaptainPrimo (talk) 17:46, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
 * It is clearly sourced by WP:RS by global media and further most specially for her


 * New York Times Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood’s First Female Superstar, Dies at 54 ,
 * Daily Telegraph Sridevi funeral: Thousands gather to mourn Bollywood’s ‘first female superstar’ ,
 * The Economic TimesIndia's first female superstar: The incredible journey of Sridevi
 * Al Jazeera ,Sridevi: Bollywood's first female superstar ,
 * ABC News Sridevi, Bollywood's 'first female superstar', dies aged 54 ,
 * Indian Express Sridevi: Unforgettable leading lady and Bollywood’s first female superstar
 * Boston Globe Sridevi, 54, Bollywood’s first female superstar
 * India Today Sridevi, the first female superstar of Bollywood, turns 52
 * Deccan Chronicle The first woman superstar of Indian cinema
 * The Times of IndiaBappi Lahiri: Sridevi was one and only lady superstar Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 05:46, 3 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Just because a claim is repeated doesn't make it accurate. Further all those sources most likely looked at Wikipedia and got the phrasing from there. Yes, Wikipedia has become a source now. Do you have any sources that precede the inclusion of the phrase on the Wikipedia page? I clearly demonstrated that it's a falsehood that Sridevi is India's "first female superstar." She was preceded by multiple "female superstars." This is a fact. An incorrect belief held by many should not be included in the face of verifiable evidence that it is inaccurate. Further many have been claimed to be the "first female superstar" and have done so before Sridevi. CaptainPrimo (talk) 06:41, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * A bad example of CIRCULAR. The debate source you raised above accepts the status of Sridevi being the "First Female Superstar." From 1990s onwards this tag was applied to her. You did not demonstrate anything, most of your book sources are false positives (bother to read them), one of them a Wikipedia mirror and another a book on Hema Malini. Further, many editors have contested your logic, so you should let the old version remain and gain consensus here for your revision. 2.51.20.15 (talk) 13:18, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * My source disputes it - it doesn't accept it. My logic is that Wikipedia articles should reflect reality and not spread puffery. I'm sorry if Sridevi fans disagree. CaptainPrimo (talk) 08:11, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * In the English language, the word "first" has meaning and is not arbitrarily applied to someone new each decade on. Maybe this is different in whatever language you speak. The fact that you and other Sridevi fans have not seen any Indian films before the 80s does not make Sridevi the "first female superstar." I have factually proven the claim to be wrong but you still think it's applicable or should be put in because it has been repeated by people with little understanding of Indian cinema history? Explain your reasoning as to why we should ignore the history of Indian cinema to puff up Sridevi. CaptainPrimo (talk) 08:02, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Your source documents a humorous Twitter discussion on whether she was the first indeed or not. It even states, "Actress Sridevi, who passed away in Dubai on Saturday night, is regarded as the first female superstar of Bollywood." I am sorry if Sridevi haters disagree. 2.51.20.15 (talk) 08:45, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Do you find it funny when people in the internet correct obvious lies? How would you term them presenting facts which you NEVER ADDRESS - humourous. Hema Malini did everything Sridevi did and did so years before. I like how you just read the part that fits your desired outcome and ignore everything else. CaptainPrimo (talk) 08:59, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * People in the internet: not reliable enough for Wikipedia. If you calling me a Sridevi fan is fine, me calling you a Sridevi hater is also fine. 2.51.20.15 (talk) 09:19, 4 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment: You both might consider finding ways to remove puffery from this article rather than focusing on whether or not she was the "first Bollywood female superstar". There are three uses of "superstar", I see "hugely popular", "huge box-office success", several instances of "blockbuster", and perhaps other instances that I don't presently see. Regards Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:39, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I didn't put in any of the puffery and wouldn't care if they were all removed. I'm just dealing with the most egregious one because it's demonstrably factually inaccurate and insulting to a lot of actresses who came before her. If you want to go through and remove any of it, be my guest. CaptainPrimo (talk)
 * Take a look at other quality articles on Wikipedia like Shah Rukh Khan. Look at their leads and Shah Rukh Khan sections. You can see claims have been quoted from highly reliable sources. This is perfectly acceptable, but Cyphoidbomb is talking about puffery in the case we are directly stating it, Ie. Writing "media houses quote her as Indian cinema's 'First female superstar'" is different from writing, "She is the first female superstar." If the article was unprotected, I would have removed puffery myself. 2.51.20.15 (talk) 08:45, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what puffery you would remove when you are fighting to put it back on the basis that it had been shared by unknowledgable people in the media. None of the claims made about SRK are demonstrably false like the "first female superstar" lie. And your "first female superstar" had only two hits after 1989 - Judaai (1997) and English Vinglish (2017). Weird that the so-called superstar who could make hit films alone as claimed could fail so badly. :( CaptainPrimo (talk) 08:59, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * What puffery I will remove? You are not an astrologer, you have no need to predict that. False? WP:OR. Hit count? also WP:OR. Anupama Chopra, Komal Nahta, Rajeev Masand, New York Times and Chicago Times unknowledgable? Pseudo-talk. If the media uses a label which is termed by you as false, we will attribute it directly to the media. 2.51.20.15 (talk) 09:12, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Where has Anupama Chopra or Komal Nahta said Sridevi was the "first female superstar?" Masand said "one of" not "THE". False - is not my original research - it's coming from the premiere Indian box office site Box Office India https://archive.is/PY9Xm which I would trust more on Bollywood than the New York Times or Chicago Times. CaptainPrimo (talk) 09:36, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * link, link Your source does not mention superstar, which is a different thing from star altogether. You would trust BOI,

but NYT is much more reliable. 2.51.20.15 (talk) 09:59, 4 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Neither of those sources are written by Anupama Chopra or Komal Nahta so try again. The NDTV is a repost of a Washington Post article by Vidhi Doshi and the India Today is by a blogger named Neha. NYT is not more reliable on Bollywood than a site that is a scholarly analysis of box office data. It's an American newspaper. Don't play semantics with me - the definition of star used in the article is the same as that would be used for superstar. You are just really out to manipulate whatever you can to push your POV, aren't you? You clearly don't care about accuracy. CaptainPrimo (talk) 10:05, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Here's a link on reliable sources that might be of use to you:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources#Context_matters

It just speaks more about you than me. 2.51.20.15 (talk) 10:50, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The reliability of a source depends on context. Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made in the Wikipedia article and is an appropriate source for that content. In general, the more people engaged in checking facts, analyzing legal issues, and scrutinizing the writing, the more reliable the publication. Information provided in passing by an otherwise reliable source that is not related to the principal topics of the publication may not be reliable; editors should cite sources focused on the topic at hand where possible. Sources should directly support the information as it is presented in the Wikipedia article. CaptainPrimo (talk) 10:09, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The policy doesn't demonstrate how BOI is more reliable; if anything, it convinces me that NYT has the upper hand. Box Office India is reliable in numbers, not facts. Yes, I am playing semantics with you all right, the source does use superstar to refer to Rajesh Khanna, etc. but not the female stars you mentioned. Star can mean film star, which is different from superstar. The fact that the source doesn't mention this and that you are interpreting it to mean superstar is WP:SYNTHESIS. And as for "You are just really out to manipulate whatever you can to push your POV, aren't you? You clearly don't care about accuracy."


 * Comment: If reliable sources commonly use misnomers, then Wikipedia has to mention them and follow those reliable sources. Please be civil instead of accusing each other of fanboying/hating. King Prithviraj II (talk) 11:18, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. CaptainPrimo (talk) 13:16, 8 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment Seems to me that although a few sources say she is the first superstar, many other sources disagree. Therefore, she should not be referred to as the first superstar. Jjjjjjdddddd (talk) 00:24, 13 March 2018 (UTC)


 * State the facts accurately. If there are a number of published sources that have said (before it was written in Wikipedia) that she was the first female superstar, but other sources have said the same thing about other actresses, it's possible to word the article to reflect that, for example, 'Sridevi is one of a number of actresses who have been referred to in the media as "the first female Bollywood superstar" '. &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 03:51, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Major rewrite
Someone had filled the article with fangush emphasizing her work in South Indian movies. I removed most of that material, and reformatted the South Indian filmographies. They need dates, and to be re-organized by date. I removed all the material re her co-stars. This article is about her, not about Kamal Hassan, etc. I also re-added the Mithun Chakravorty marriage, though I think we need some good sources for this. All I could find was a Telegraph India gossip column, and the trivia on IMDB. That's user-contributed, so not very reliable. Zora 20:23, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

This is ridiculous -- Sridevi acted in South Indian films from the time she was 10 years old till she was 25.. her best acting efforts were in South Indian films. Her Hindi film career, while certainly distinguished, is no comparison with her performance in South Indian films - either in range or in enabling her to show her acting talent. Please take the time to see some of her classic movies from earlier times before making comments. Also, I had the actor names next to these movies to show who her co-stars were, no intention to minimize her importance.


 * It's your personal opinion that her best efforts were in South Indian films. If you want to include more about her South Indian film career, then get us quotes from reputable critics and reliable sources. But -- I'm afraid that South Indian films just haven't had the world-wide visibility of Bollywood films. The English-speaking people reading the Sri Devi article are much more likely to have seen her in Lamhe or  Mr. India than in a Tamil or Telegu film. So I think the Bollywood stuff should come first, by WP rules for notability. However -- if you can get quotes, or box-office figures, that would indicate which of her South Indian films were the most popular or got the best reviews from critics, then those would be a good addition to the article, as it might tempt Sridevi's Bollywood fans to look outside Bollywood. What was there was just a list of films, not readable and not enticing.


 * If you want to talk about who appeared in the film with her, then write articles about those films. It's not clear to me that her co-stars are in any way relevant to HER. (More South Indian film articles would actually be a good idea!)


 * We really can't have a career section that consists solely of "She appeared in X with Y and she was stupendously great in X. Then she appeared in Z with A, and she was amazingly good." There's no point in having a "career" section that merely repeats the filmography, with added star worship. There should be some analysis or narrative involved -- from notable critics, if possible.


 * It would also be a good idea to re-order all the South Indian films by date, rather than alphabetically. That gives a much better idea of her career. If you can find the info, box office figures for each film would be a useful addition. We aren't doing that now, but it would be so much more accurate than saying that something was a "hit" or a "flop" without any evidence given.


 * I'm sorry if your introduction to WP consists of having much of your work deleted -- however, I'm sure that with a little extra work, in terms of getting quotes and such, a lot can be restored. Zora 04:49, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

There is a lot of information about these South Indian movies of Sridevi. I will update once I gather it. I don't think Wikipedia's intention is to be "friendly" to a Western audience. The intention is to accurately reflect information. From that viewpoint, the substantial career that Sridevi had in South Indian movies, where she is still remembered as the most important actress of the the 1970s and 1980s needs to be correctly represented. Just because you are ignorant of south Indian movies, is not a good reason to misrepresent the artiste's career. - SudhirFX.


 * It's not just the "Western" world -- it's Bollywood that's popular in Russia, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, etc. South Indian movies just haven't traveled as far. You are probably right that there are gems of South Indian films that would be loved if known. However, your presentation was not such as to encourage people to find them!


 * I think it would help readers to visualize her work if you could dig up some information on just how she managed to appear in so many films. What was her filming schedule like? How much traveling did she do? Where did she live before she married and left the film world? Also, where do she and her husband live now ... Mumbai? Where in Mumbai? Can we get a picture of her house? Some information on her work as a child artiste would be nice too. How did she get into films if her father was a lawyer? Usually child artistes are recruited from film families. Human touches like that would make the article come alive. Just be sure to have good sources for anything you find. Zora 09:03, 14 December 2006 (UTC)


 * True, Bollywood is more popular than South Indian movies, but that is not the issue we are debating. The question is one of accurate representation of the career. Moreover, you already deleted one biographical truth that I had put in there. Her mother was an actress in Telugu movies - that is how she started in movies. SudhirFX.

who is rewriting it and saying English viewers blah blah, Wikipedia is not able Bollywood, it is about her entire career graph and also I read in the funeral section, it says, fourth highest? where is that written? it is clearly written in all the articles that it was in PAR with other famous non-political personalities of India and the writer here seems to have made up an own version of the story and written it as 4th hightest, that too quoting it as below the other three? This is silly! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.245.71.97 (talk) 20:40, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Awards won by Sridevi
❌ - no reliable sources -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  06:36, 6 March 2013 (UTC) Sridevi has won the following awards. These should be added in the wiki after confirmation. 1. International film academy(US based) best actress award for Lamhe. (1991) 2. Toronto film festival best actress award for Malayalam film Devaragam.( 1998) 3. Honored at Cairo film festival  (2009) 4. Dr Akkineni life time achievement award. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.35.45 (talk) 11:46, 26 February 2013 (UTC) Posted by Sudha — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.92.116 (talk) 15:52, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

why are the international film academy award and Toronto film festival awards still not added?
Please add these 2 awards to the list of awards in the Wiki — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.92.65.202 (talk) 09:00, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
 * spamming wont help your cause. if you want something added, you need to provide a reliably published source that confirms the content. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  09:23, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Please add the following awards. Sources have been provided
http://filmfare.sonyliv.com/video.php?vid=282

I guess she was truly given the special award by filmfare, if not why would filmfare mention it?! refer the link

International film academy Award

 * Won
 * 1991 – International film Academy Award for Best Actress for Lamhe

Toronto International film festival Award

 * Won
 * 1998 – Toronto International film festival Award for Best Actress for Devaragam

refs
all of those are selfpublished websites or blog or otherwise user generated content none qualifies as a reliably published source. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  06:36, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Think that the awards section does no justice to the number of awards won by her. Ideally it should be a separate article with details of all the awards as in case of other actresses like Rekha and Madhuri Dixit. I find it incredulous that some of the following awards she received are not mentioned even though enough evidence is there on the internet and video recordings.

Filmfare Special Award for Nagina and Mr India (there is a video where Shah rukh khan presents the award NDTV - Indian of the Year (Entertainer category ) in 2013 for English Vinglish India Today Woman Summit Awards - India Today Woman in Art Awards for English Vinglish Hello Hall of Fame Awards - Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for English Vinglish GR8 Woman Achievers Awards - Excellence in versatility for English Vinglish Producers Guild Hounour for English Vinglish Vogue Beauty Awards 2013 - Timeless Beauty GQ Men of the YEAR Awards 2017- Excellence in Acting for Mom Masala Awards Dubai 2017 - Best Actress for Mom Lux Golden Rose Awards 2017 - Power Packed Beauty Of The Year Award Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards 2015 - Ultimate Diva Award Filmfare Glamour and Style Awards 2017- Timeless Glamour and Style Icon (Female) BRICS Business Forum Leadership Award - Lifetime Achivement in Cinema Awards 2018

Please research on internet and update the credibility of this article by including these awards. Make a separate article with each type of award in a separate table as in the articles for newer actresses like say Vidya Balan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.212.172 (talk) 18:51, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Subject image
I think we should be better using this file of Sridevi; File:Sridevi.jpg that is being used in tons of articles instead of this one; Sridevi08.jpg being used in only 2 articles of Sridevi. 2806:105E:1:5788:C0FC:FA82:C024:388B (talk) 17:04, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Needs major cleanup
I only read the material under the section/heading labeled "death," and there are so many grammatical mistakes it made my brain hurt. I don't have time to do a major cleanup of this section or I would, so maybe someone else would love to tackle it? I'm afraid to think of how poorly the information in other sections are laid out/written, as again, I only bring up what I read under the section titled "death." Redpumpkin28 (talk) 06:12, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Wedding date
Does this article change anything? Is June 1996 correct - Sridevi is heavily pregnant in the pictures, so January 1997 is more realistic. Also Vanitha Vijayakumar briefly discusses it hear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YWy-O0sis

Papa Captcha (talk) 00:46, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Height
Regarding this edit summary. It seems it is noteworthy for someone who is/has been an athlete or a model. We had a similar discussion on Akshay Kumar. Don't know any policy but Template:Infobox person also directs us to use it only If person was notable for their height, or if height is relevant. That being said, I don't think this subject was notable for her height. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 09:35, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , then maybe it's good to wait for someone to create WP:HEIGHT. My source references a 1985 interview where Sridevi says, "Although I am 5'7", I still love wearing high heels. Good height gives a woman a lot of dignity. But sometimes I can't wear heels because my heroes are not tall enough, like Kaka. Do you know in one of the Karma sequences I look taller than Jackie? He was barefoot and I had worn high heels." Is it helpful in any way? Kailash29792 (talk)  09:47, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah codifying that would be nice. My concern is whether articles on non-models and non-athletes are eligible to use this parameter. We do not see any mention of height in Amitabh Bachchan's infobox, and he is quite popular because of his height in India. Perhaps can direct us to a consensus or/and discussions regarding this. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:04, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Like many details, this seems extraordinarily trivial for someone who is not chiefly known for their height the way basketball players are. See Manute Bol. I mean, can you imagine how stigmatising and potentially sexist it would be if we started adding actresses weights? "But she's very popular for having a curvaceous figure!" Let's look at Billy Barty and Danny DeVito. Barty made a career as an actor who specifically played little people--Wizard of Oz, Foul Play, etc. If there was a movie with little people in it, he was in that film. DeVito, on the other hand, is known as a comedic actor who happens to be short. His height is rarely the subject of the film or TV project he works on. Oddly enough, Barty's height is not in the infobox and DeVito's is. As for Bachchan, I only knew that he was an Indian actor. I didn't know anything about his height until that was raised in a discussion about whether or not to include height in his infobox. From my perspective, he is an Indian actor who happens to be tall, the way that Danny DeVito is an American actor who happens to be short.
 * Years ago, before it was merged, there was a Infobox actor template. There was a spirited debate about height and based on my quick skimming through that discussion, it seems that height and weight were just sort of added by default, and most people articulated a preference to remove it from that infobox. (One oppose vote was from a link spammer.) When Infobox actor was merged into Infobox person, I guess those parameters existed in that template to make it more encompassing for global usage, but that doesn't mean that it is relevant for actors. The current documentation says: If person was notable for their height, or if height is relevant. Sridevi is not notable for being 5'7", she's notable for her decades of work in the Indian film industry. Since this keeps coming up, maybe a broader discussion at Template talk:Infobox person might be warranted in time, so that clear guidelines for the specific usage of these parameters can be established. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:02, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Agree totally. Sridevi was far more important for her acting prowess rather than her height. I actually didn't have any idea how tall she was until I saw this specific article. Unless somebody is like Warwick Davis, I don't think height is necessary. Even in the case of Davis, he is a great actor who happens to be a dwarf, so not necessary IMO. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:52, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * , did you read the quote I shared? Does that add value to Sridevi's height and a reason for it to exist? If no, just remove. Kailash29792 (talk)  17:58, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * If somebody mentions his/hers own height/stats in an interview, it is likely to be untrue IMO. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 18:18, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Addressing Kailash's query and your comment, Fylind, I don't have a specific reason to doubt her claim that she is 5'7" (although I understand that people fudge their age, measurements, etc), but I just don't see how it is noteworthy even if true. It's neither very tall nor very short. There's no context that suggests she was selected for films for being a certain height, and unless people know her specifically for being 5'7", which is doubtful because of how unremarkable the height is, I don't see the point of including it either in the infobox or the article body. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HER HINDI CAREER
MR. INDIA: We must add a few more lines about Sridevi's songs in the film and her famous Charlie Chaplin sequence. It is a fact that Hawa Hawai became eponymous with her and she is still called Miss Hawa Hawai to day. Also Kaate Nahin Katte keep topping the charts of the sexiest songs of Bollywood even today. It's also a fact that her Chaplin rip-off established her sharp comic timing in the industry. Also a fact that viewers said that the film should have been called Miss India instead of Mr. India.

CHANDNI: We must add that Chandni was a blockbuster hit that ended Yash Chopra's lean phase. Also Sridevi gave playback to the super-hit title track and started a trend. It is also a fact that her look in the film became a fashion rage all over North India as the 'Chandni Look'.

LAMHE: It's a fact that the film was a huge blockbuster in the foreign market and even today remains one of the biggest overseas hits.

KHUDA GAWAH: The film was a huge hit in Afghanistan where 90% of the film was shot.

SRIDEVI'S PLACE IN HINDI CINEMA: She was the first actress to be called the 'First Female Superstar' of Bollywood. When she retired, Stardust called her the Last Empress. She was the only actress who was called the Female Bachchan of the industry. According to Limca book of Records, she was the highest paid actress of her time and the first to charge 1 crore for a film. She also popularised the 'switch-on switch off' technique of acting. It's a fact that Sridevi was No.1 for more than a decade which is the longest for any actress in Bollywood till date. She is also the only actress who was on top simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu cinema. Her songs and dances have had a huge cultural impact.

SPIELBERG OFFER: This fact is missing from the bio. I have a 94' Stardust where an article on Sri mentions how she made a mistake by refusing Jurassic Park. In a 93' Filmfare interview, Khalid Mohammed the editor also asked her why she refused Spielberg and she replied that she had too much workload in India and no time for a US project.