Sridevi was getting ready for date night, when Boney Kapoor found her lying motionless
The late actress was getting ready for dinner with her producer-husband when she suffered a cardiac arrest.
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DUBAI/MUMBAI: As anxious crowds milled around her Mumbai home and stars visited the family to pay their condolences, a Dubai paper today reported that Bollywood superstar Sridevi was getting ready for dinner with husband Boney Kapoor when she suffered a cardiac arrest.
Uncertainty over when the body would arrive and the many questions surrounding her sudden death in Dubai late Saturday intensified as the day progressed.
Boney and Sridevi, 54, were in Dubai to attend nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding.
While most of the extended family as well as Boney and younger daughter Khushi had returned, Sridevi decided to stay back. The elder daughter, Jahnvi, was in Mumbai to complete a shooting schedule.
Some details of what may have happened were pieced together by the Khaleej Times newspaper, which quoted sources as saying that the matter was under police investigation.
According to the newspaper, an Indian Consulate official and a family member were called inside the morgue today afternoon.
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On Saturday, Boney, who produced 'Mr India', which gave Sridevi one of her most remembered roles, flew back to Dubai to surprise his wife with a dinner, the paper reported.
Sridevi with Boney Kapoor (left) and Anil Kapoor (right). He reached the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel around 5.30pm (Dubai time) and woke her up and they chatted for about 15 minutes, the report said.
Sridevi then went to the bathroom to get ready. When she didn't come out for 15 minutes, Boney knocked on the door. He did not get any response and forced open the door, to find her lying motionless in the bathtub that was full of water.
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"He tried to revive her and when he could not, he called a friend of his. After that, he informed the police at 9 pm," Khaleej Times quoted a source as saying.
The police and paramedics rushed to the site, but she was pronounced dead. Her body was taken to the General Department of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy.
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The body of the late actor, who embodied superstardom in the 1980s and 1990s in what was a hugely male dominated industry, is expected to reach Mumbai late today after authorities in Dubai conclude all the formalities.
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While films like 'Mawaali' (1983), 'Tohfa' (1984), 'Mr India' (1987) and 'Chandni' (1989) kept her at the top in the box-office game, her outings like 'Sadma' (1983), 'ChaalBaaz' (1989), 'Lamhe' (1991), and 'Gumrah' (1993) earned her critical acclaim.
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In pic: Sridevi with her husband Boney Kapoor
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Back home, fans, family and friends were still trying to come to terms with what had happened.
While crowds hung around Boney and Sridevi's empty Lokhandwala home, many celebrities visited Boney's brother, Anil Kapoor's residence, to offer their condolences.
The couple's daughters, Khushi and Jhanvi, are at Anil Kapoor's home, waiting for some news.
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Choreographers Saroj Khan and Farah Khan also visited the Kapoor residence to support the family and be with them at this difficult time. Sridevi was known not just for her acting prowess but also for her elegant dance moves, and Saroj Khan was the choreographer behind many of her iconic performances including 'Mere haathon mein nau nau choodiyan’ from 'Chandni'.
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Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna Raj Kapoor also arrived at Anil Kapoor's residence to pay her respects. Sridevi's daughters, Janhvi and Khushi, are reportedly staying at their uncle's house till father Boney Kapoor returns from Dubai.
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Amongst those who visited Anil Kapoor's bungalow were Farah Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Tabu, Saroj Khan, Ritesh Sidhwani and Honey Irani.
Sridevi's stepson Arjun Kapoor as well as Rekha, Rani Mukerji, Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty, Nikhil Dwivedi, Anupam Kher and Ishaan Khatter, co-star of Sridevi's daughter Jhanvi's debut film 'Dhadak', also called on the Kapoors last night.
