Bollywood Oscars’ honours drowned superstar Sridevi, cancer-stricken Irrfan Khan


Bollywood film producer Boney Kapoor (right) receives the award on behalf of his late wife and actress Sridevi for her contribution to Indian cinema while Anil Kapoor (left) and Arjun Kapoor (second from left) look on during the Indian Film Academy

BANGKOK: Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor was honoured for her final role at India’s movie awards in Bangkok, winning best actress at the celebration of dance, music and film just months after her shock death.

Sridevi was considered one of the most influential Bollywood actresses of all time. Her death from accidental drowning in a Dubai hotel room bathtub aged 54 in February left the nation in stunned grief.

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