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In his biography, Sridevi—The Eternal Screen Goddess, which was published by Penguin Random House December last year, author Satyarth Nayak captures the actor's five-decade long journey to becoming India’s first female superstar. Nayak's book single-handedly gives you an account of both the performer and the personSridevi was away from the spotlight. From her rise to fame in not one, but three film industries and her battles against patriarchy and sexism, to her relationship with husband Boney Kapoor and her historic comeback, the book takes fans of the late icon through every facet of her life.

"To condense a gargantuan career that produced 300 films across five languages was daunting and yet fascinating," Nayak revealed to Vogue India in a recent chat. "What stood out for me was meeting over 70 film personalities, both in Bollywood and down south, and collecting the rare anecdotes they shared about Sridevi. Voices like Lata Mangeshkar, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Anil Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Kajol, Vidya Balan, Karan Johar, Manish Malhotra

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Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess

2019 biography by Satyarth Nayak

Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess is a biography by author and screenwriter Satyarth Nayak that chronicles the life and career of Indian actress Sridevi. Consisting of ten chapters, it describes her birth in 1963 in Egmore, her acting career in both the North and South Indian film industries, her marriage in 1996 to the film producer Boney Kapoor, with whom she has two daughters, and her death by accidental drowning in 2018. Published by Random House on 16 December 2019, the book was a success both commercially and critically, and reviewers commended it for the writing and comprehensiveness.

After authoring the mystery novel The Emperor's Riddles (2014) and scripting the historical television series Porus (2017–2018), Nayak wanted to experiment in writing a biography. 2017 was the year of Sridevi's 300th film, Mom; the news of the milestone aroused him to choose the actress as his next subject. Discussion of the book was started the same year, but writing started in mid-2018—following her death

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Sridevi’s biography ‘Sridevi: The Life of a Legend’ to be launched soon, Boney Kapoor says it ‘befits her extraordinary life’

“Sridevi was a force of nature. She was the happiest when she shared her art on screen with her fans but she was also a fiercely private person. Dhiraj Kumar is someone she considered family. He is a researcher, writer and columnist. We are happy that he is writing a book that befits her extraordinary life,” filmmaker Boney Kapoor, the late actor’s husband, said.

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In her career, spanning over five decades, the quintessential star worked in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. She made her Bollywood debut in 1978 as a lead actor in “Solva Sawan”. Sridevi, who died at the age of 54 in 2018, has been conferred with several awards, including the Padma Shri, National Film Award and Filmfare awards.

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