Sridevi: From child artiste to Bollywood's 1st female superstar
Late actress Sridevi began her career as a child artiste in the South Indian film industry. Her first Hindi film as a lead actress was 'Solvaa Saawan' in 1979. She was considered the first female superstar of Bollywood after her successful acting career with films like 'Himmatwala', 'Sadma', 'Mr. India' and 'Chaalbaaz'. The 2017 film 'Mom' was her 300th film.