BRICS forum awards Sridevi

Veteran actress Sridevi has been posthumously given the BRICS Business Forum Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement in Indian cinema. Reena Marwah, sister of actor-producer Boney Kapoor, husband of late Sridevi,  received the award and memento from Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh, and Larisa Zelentsova, President of the International Alliance of BRICS (Strategic Projects) and Representative in ECOSOC UN.

Sridevi passed away on the night of February 24 in Dubai, where she had gone to attend a family wedding.  The veteran actress was earlier posthumously honoured with the ‘Best Actress’ award for her performance in her last movie Mom at 65th National Film Awards, held in New Delhi earlier this month.

During her five-decade career in films, Sridevi starred in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. 

Illustrious career

In 2013, the Government of India awarded Sridevi the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth highest civilian accolade. Honorary awards were also conferred on her by the state governments of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. — ANI