Remembering Sridevi on her second death anniversary

Sridevi, who left an indelible mark on the Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries, died at the age of 54 on February 24, 2018. On her second death anniversary today, here's a trip down memory lane with these photos that chronicle her professional and personal life. (Photos: Express Archives)

Sridevi began her career as a child actor at age 4 with Tamil movie Kandan Karunai (1967). In the following years, she worked as a child artiste in various film industries. Sridevi also played actor Lakshmi's younger sister in Julie (1975). (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi first played a leading lady in Tamil film Moondru Mudichu (1976). She went onto deliver several hits with stars including NT Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganeshan, Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Daggubati Venkatesh and others. Her remarkable films are Sigappu Rojakkal, Karthika Deepam, Kshana Kshanam, Johnny, Priya, Thulavarsham, Varumayin Niram Sivappu, Sandhippu, Vetagadu, Kavari Maan and more. (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi with Rajinikanth. (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi worked with Kamal Haasan in more than two dozen films across languages. (Photo: Express Archives)

Her Bollywood debut in a leading role came with Solva Sawan (1979). Himmatwala (1983) established her in Hindi films. Jeetendra and Sridevi paired up in 16 films including Tohfa, Justice Chaudhry, Jaani Dost, Aulad and Suhagan. (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi's other acclaimed films are Sadma, Nagina, ChaalBaaz, Karma and more. (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi and Rishi kapoor in a still from Chandni. (Photo: Express Archives)

With Rajesh Khanna, she gave films like Naya Kadam, Masterji and Nazrana. Anil Kapoor, who also became her real-life brother-in-law, has romanced Sridevi in hits like Mr India, Lamhe and Judaai.

In late 1980s and early 1990s, she worked with actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty and Sunny Deol. Seen here with music director Laxmikant, Boney Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, lyricist Javed Akhtar, Raj Kumar and actor Anil Kapoor. (Photo: Express Arcives)

Apart from dance, Sridevi was known for her impeccable comic timing. Her Charlie Chaplin act in Mr India is ranked as one of the funniest scenes in Bollywood. (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi and Shah Rukh Khan in a still from Army. (Photo: Express Archives)

She tied the knot with film producer Boney Kapoor in 1996. Their first daughter - Janhvi was born in 1997, while the younger one, Khushi, was born in 2000. (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi took a sabbatical from acting to concentrate on her family life. (Photo: Express Archives)

After a break of six years, she returned to acting with TV show Malini Iyer, that ran between 2004 and 2005. (Photo: Express Archives)

Her big Bollywood comeback came with Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish in 2012. (Photo: Express Archives)

Apart from dozens of awards and honours, Sridevi also received the Padma Shri in 2013. (Photo: Express Archives)

2017 film Mom was her last movie. Her last screen appearance came posthumously as a cameo in Zero (2018). (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi died of "accidental drowning" in a Dubai hotel in 2018. (Photo: Express Archives)

Sridevi had signed Karan Johar's Kalank. But die to her untimely death, the part was eventually done by Madhuri Dixit. (Photo: Express Archives)