The tragic news of the passing away of one of India’s greatest actors Sridevi due to a cardiac arrest hit me hard. She was only 54, young and fit. At first, I didn’t trust the news channel and verified from other online sources which confirmed they were indeed referring to the beloved icon who had worked in 5 Indian languages. I literally grew up cherishing her countless talents in masterpieces such as Sadma, Mr India, Chaalbaaz, Chandni, Lamhe, and her classic comeback vehicle English Vinglish, to me, she was an embodiment of grace, glamour and elegance. Later, I read about how the cardiac arrest is triggered and was informed that although there are external causes it could happen to anyone without a family history of heart ailments and I began to ponder. No doubt, life’s beautiful but it’s also fragile, one that could abruptly come to a complete halt and fade away!
