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Tamannaah Bhatia aspires to play late star Sridevi on screen

IANS March 17, 2025 191 views

Tamannaah Bhatia has openly expressed her profound respect for the late Sridevi, describing her as a truly iconic actress who transformed Indian cinema. The actress revealed her dream of potentially portraying Sridevi on screen, highlighting the legendary star's remarkable journey across multiple film industries. Sridevi, recognized as the first female superstar, had an extraordinary career spanning over five decades and multiple language films. Her groundbreaking performances in movies like "Mr. India" and "English Vinglish" continue to inspire contemporary actresses like Tamannaah.

"She was super iconic, and she's somebody I always admired" - Tamannaah Bhatia
Tamannaah Bhatia aspires to play late star Sridevi on screen
Mumbai, March 16: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia says she would like to play late star Sridevi on screen because she was “super iconic."

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Tamannaah wants to play Sridevi in a biographical film

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Sridevi was first female superstar across multiple language cinema

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Legendary actress broke multiple cinematic stereotypes

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Sridevi's career spanned over 50 remarkable years

Asked if she would play a style on screen, Tamannaah, who turned muse for label Bloni at the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, said the name of the iconic actress, who passed away in 2018 due to accidental drowning.

“It would be Sridevi, ma'am. I think she was super iconic, and she's somebody I always admired,” Tamannaah told IANS.

Sridevi broke stereotypes, portraying a wide range of characters across diverse genres, from comedy to drama.

Tagged as the "first female superstar" of Indian cinema, Sridevi worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Her career spanned over 50 years in a wide range of genres. The actress worked on memorable films such as "Mr. India," "Sadma," "Himmatwala," "Khuda Gawah," "Laadla," "Judaai," and "English Vinglish," to name a few.

Her last movie was "Mom," a crime thriller, which was released in 2017. She played a vigilante who sets out to avenge her stepdaughter after she is sexually assaulted at a party.

Talking about Tamannaah, she was last seen in the heist thriller “Sikandar Ka Muqaddar,” directed by Neeraj Pandey, starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Avinash Tiwary, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rajeev Mehta, and Divya Dutta.

She will next be seen in the Telugu supernatural thriller “Odela 2,” directed by Ashok Teja and written by Sampath Nandi. The film stars Tamannaah, Hebah Patel, and Vasishta N. Simha in lead roles, alongside Yuva, Naga Mahesh, Vamsi, Gagan Vihari, Surender Reddy, Bhupal, and Pooja Reddy.

The upcoming film is the sequel to Odela Railway Station, which is based on the real incidents that happened in Odela village in Telangana. Odela Railway Station featured Hebah Patel, Pujita Ponnada, Vasishta N. Simha, and Sai Ronak.

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