On March 05, the 90th Academy Awards remembered two legendary Bollywood actors.
In its “In Memoriam” segment, the Oscars honoured the late Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi, alongside James Bond actor Roger Moore and comedian Jerry Lewis, all of whom passed away over the last yr.
Kapoor, who begun his appearing career in the Nineteen Forties and became one in every of Bollywood’s most iconic heroes and a a success producer, died at the age of 79 in December 2017. He had been combating kidney sickness for a long time. A member of Bollywood’s most illustrious household, he had acted in over a hundred and fifty movies and became awarded the Padma Bushan, India’s third-highest civilian honour, in 2011.
meanwhile, many Indians are yet to get well from the news of Sridevi’s surprising demise on Feb. 24. The actress, who transcended language and gender boundaries in her 5-decade-lengthy career, by chance drowned within the bathtub of her resort room in Dubai closing month. She became 54.
Sridevi started appearing on the age of 4 and went on to operate in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi movies. A recipient of the Padma Shri, India’s fourth optimum civilian honour, she become cremated with full state honours, like Kapoor, simply closing week.
ultimate yr, Om Puri, who died of cardiac arrest in January 2017, was honoured in an In Memoriam section at the Oscars.
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