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28 Established 1961 Lifestyle Music & Movies Thursday, March 1, 2018 bids tearful farewell to superstar

Crowds gather behind the funeral procession of Indian Bollywood actress Sridevi in . — AFP photos Indian Bollywood actor (left) stands with the body of actress Sridevi Kapoor (center) in the funeral cortege as they reach the crematorium for the final rites in Mumbai yesterday.

Indian Bollywood actress Shradha Kapoor. Indian Bollywood actress . Indian Bollywood actress . Indian Bollywood actor Neil (right) attend with his father and singer Nitin Mukesh.

housands of heartbroken fans and ters to be there. Sridevi was considered one of Bollywood actors paid their last the most influential Bollywood actresses of all Trespects to Indian superstar Sridevi time and her sudden death at the weekend Kapoor yesterday following her shock death sparked an outpouring of grief in India. from accidental drowning in a hotel Tributes poured in from fans and fellow actors bathtub aged just 54. Huge crowds of mourn- as well as Prime Minister . ers-some carrying roses, others holding pho- tos of the late actress-lined Mumbai’s streets Life in the spotlight to see their beloved idol embark on her last The star of hit films such as “Chandni” and journey. At one point police had to use batons “Mr India” drowned in her bathtub after losing to force back those unable to get into the hall consciousness late Saturday in a hotel in where her body was laid out, wrapped in the Dubai, where she was attending a wedding. Indian flag. Police in the emirate said a post-mortem “It’s a shock to believe that she is no more. examination found that she had drowned after We want to pay her one last visit today and losing consciousness. On Tuesday they ruled thank her for all her wonderful performances,” out any foul play and released the body to Indian Bollywood actor (right) and film director Shekhar Kapoor (left) 32-year-old teacher Nandini Rao told AFP as Sridevi’s family. It arrived in Mumbai on a pri- attend the funeral. she queued at the condolence event. After a vate jet on Tuesday evening, accompanied by public service, Sridevi’s flower-bedecked her husband and her stepson, actor Arjun funeral cortege made its way slowly to a cre- Kapoor. matorium where her family said their final Sridevi, born Shree Amma Yanger Ayappan goodbyes. She was cremated with full state in the southern state of , appeared honors at a private Hindu ceremony late in the in around 300 films and was awarded the afternoon after her husband, film producer , India’s fourth highest civilian , performed the last rites. award, for services to the movie industry. She Bollywood stars, including actresses made her acting debut at the age of four and Aishwarya Rai and , were among the her career spanned more than four decades. mourners at the Celebration Sports Club in the Sridevi worked in India’s regional Tamil, Telugu Andheri West area of Mumbai the home of the and -language films before making film industry. Several tearful fans chanted her Bollywood debut in 1979. prayers as Sridevi’s body was brought the She became a national sensation with a short distance from her home to the club at string of blockbuster films including “Mawali” 9:00 am (0330 GMT). “I’m an avid Sridevi fan. (“Scoundrel”) and “” (“Gift”). Sridevi took I loved her smiling personality. She had such a a 15-year break from the silver screen after commanding presence in the Indian film indus- marrying Kapoor but returned in the 2012 hit try. Her death was so sudden and I feel terri- comedy- “”. Her most ble,” 45-year-old Kuldeep Singh told AFP. recent film was last year’s “Mom”. Sridevi was Heavy security was in force along the set to see Jhanvi, the elder of her two daughters, streets to control the crowds, which included make her Bollywood debut in a movie scheduled Indian Bollywood actress Indian Bollywood actresses Soha Ali (left) Indian Bollywood actress and politician people who had travelled hundreds of kilome- for release later this year. — AFP . and . (left) and actress Shah.

Streisand says she cloned James Bond director her dog-twice Lewis Gilbert dies aged 97

ot once, but twice: before details of the cloning but said she col- ritish filmmaker Lewis Gilbert has died at the age of 97, James directed a young Michael Caine in the 1966 movie “Alfie” which Barbra Streisand’s dog died, lected cells from the mouth and stom- Bond producers said of the director famed for his work on three gained four Oscar nominations. Born in east London in 1920, Gilbert’s Nshe cloned it. ach of her dying dog. Of the new dogs, B007 movies. “It is with great sadness that we learn of the pass- first directing credit came in 1945 with “The 10 Year Plan”, a docu- The US singer and actress dis- and Samantha, the two-time Oscar ing of our dear friend Lewis Gilbert,” producers Michael G. Wilson mentary about postwar housing. closed this in an interview published winner said: “I’m waiting for them to and Barbara Broccoli said Tuesday, describing the director as “a true After a lengthy career including production and writing roles, his Tuesday by Variety magazine. get older so I can see if they have her gentleman”. “He made an enormous contribution to the British film last of 33 directing credits came in 2002 with “Before You Go”. “The Streisand’s dog Samantha-a Coton de brown eyes and seriousness.” When industry as well as the Bond films... His films are not only loved by us BFI salutes the most prolific of British filmmakers,” said Heather Tulear, a small breed with a cotton- Streisand brought the dogs home she but are considered classics within the series,” the added. Stewart, creative director of the which had like coat-died last year. The cloned dressed them in violet and scarlet to Gilbert directed Sean Connery in the 1967 “You Only Live Twice”, awarded Gilbert a fellowship for outstanding contribution to British versions are named Miss Violet and tell them apart. She has a third dog, a returning to the British film series a decade later with “The Spy Who film. Stewart praised the late director for telling stories of British Miss Scarlett. distant relative of Samantha, that she Loved Me” (1977) and “Moonraker” (1979) starring Roger Moore. wartime bravery, to creating working class heroes and “funny and real Streisand, 75, did not give many calls Miss Fanny. — AFP While most well-known for his work on the spy series, Gilbert also character studies of women” rarely seen on screen. — AFP