Remembering Sridevi: Rare pictures of first female superstar

Remembering Indian cinema's first woman superstar Sridevi on her 58th birth anniversary, here we take a look at some rare pictures of the legendary actor from our archive.

On Sridevi's 58th birth anniversary, let's look at some of the rare pictures of first female superstar who was born on August 13, 1963 in Chennai. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi started her career as a child actor at the tender age of 4 with the Tamil movie 'Kandan Karunai' in 1967. Credit: DH Photo

Besides acting, Sridevi has also done playback singing in few of her movies. Credit: DH Photo

Apart from Tamil, Sridevi ruled the Telugu and Hindi film industries concurrently, a feat which has not been achieved by any actor in Indian cinema. Credit: DH Photo

With career spanning over 5 decades, Sridevi's unparalleled talent and charm have marked her presence in the history of Indian cinema like no one else. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi was ranked as the highest-paid actress in the Indian cinema during the 1980s and 1990s and became the first female 'Superstar'. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi ruled the hearts of millions of Indian fans with her powerful performances. Credit: DH Photo

Here's an adorable picture of Sridevi with her daughter Janhvi. Credit: DH Photo

This photograph was taken during Amitabh Bachchan's visit to Bangalore for a film shoot. From left: Film director S Ramanathan, T Ramarao, film producer N Veeraswamy, Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi was known for her comic timing and dance numbers. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi is seen with her husband Boney Kapoor. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi has an exceptional filmography of 300 films in five languages over 5 decades. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi and Sobhan Babu in the Telugu film 'Mosagadu'. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi and Anil Kapoor in a still from the Bollywood film 'Mr India'. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi and Kamal Haasan in the Tamil film 'Moondram Pirai'. Credit: DH Photo

Not many know that Sridevi named her two daughters Janhvi and Khushi after the names of the heroines in her husband Boney Kapoor’s films, ‘Judaai’ and ‘Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai’. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi in a still from the Bollywood film 'Mom'. Credit: DH Photo

From Kamal, Vijay to Big B and SRK, she had worked with all the big actors and filmmakers. Credit: DH Photo

Sridevi went on to win several awards and recognitions throughout her life and even posthumously. Credit: DH Photo