Bollywood and millions of fans were shaken on February 24 when news of legendary actress Sridevi passing away came out. Reports claimed that she passed away due to accidental drowning in the bathtub under the influence of alcohol.

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The late actor Sridevi was all set to be a part of Karan Johar’s upcoming production being helmed by Abhishek Verman. The film reportedly had an ensemble cast comprising of Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy Kapur.

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Earlier talking about the project, a source stated, “There are a lot of speculative stories during the rounds about the star cast of Abhishek Verman’s Shiddat but let us clarify, no one has been approached for the film yet.
Karan is very sensitive about the Kapoor family and till all the post-death rituals of Sridevi are not completed, he wouldn’t start anything. Also, Karan is not in the country so till he isn’t back, nobody would be approached.”

Sridevi’s elder daughter Janhvi Kapoor announced that Madhuri Dixit will now be the part of that project. She said, “Abhishek Varman’s next film was very close to mom’s heart ….Dad, Khushi and I are thankful to Madhuriji for now being a part of this beautiful film….”

Sridevi was cremated with full state honors at the Celebration Sports Club Garden No. 5, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri West on February 28, 2018.

Published by Bhaumik Raja on 19 Mar 2018