Why Sridevi, The Late Bollywood Superstar, Was Even More Extraordinary Than Most Of The Obits Said

It's not just that she was adept in musicals, difficult dramatic roles, and comedy alike, or that she made movies in five languages. It's not even that she was the first actress in Bollywood to demand, and get, billing and pay equal to those of male stars. She hugely expanded the types of heroine (and anti-heroine) that Bollywood actresses could play, and that their audiences would accept.

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