Sridevi has a new feather in the cap
- IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,June 15 2016]
In recognition of her illustrious body of work, graceful yesteryear actress Sridevi will be awarded in the category of outstanding achievement award at the 17th edition of IIFA to be held in Madrid, Spain from June 23-26.
Some of the well-known recipients of the award are Rekha and Yash Chopra. This award to Sridevi is a matter of pride for the Telugu people for the reason that she was first associated with Tollywood before becoming a reigning diva in Bollywood. The 52-year-old legend has acted in Tamil, Hindi,Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies.
Sridevi has always been highly recognized for her role and contribution towards the cinema. She has not been recognized as the main lead but also as a star in these movies like, 'Sadma', 'Himmatwala', 'Aag Aur Shola', 'Mr. India', Khuda Gawah', 'English Vinglish' and 'Puli'. In Telugu, she acted opposite legends like NTR and ANR and some of the big stars of the subsequent generation, namely Megastar Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna. In Hindi, she was paired opposite the likes of Amitabh Bacchan.