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Hindi cinema and Sridevi

Late actress Sridevi has worked in many superhit films in Hindi cinema. The actress started her career at the age of just four with the role of Lord Murugan in the Tamil film Kandhan Karunai (1967). As a child artist, she played many memorable roles in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Sridevi debuted in Hindi cinema in 1979 with the film Solva Saal. Sridevi achieved great success in Hindi cinema with Himmatwala (1983). After this, films like Mr. India (1987), Chalbaaz (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Judaai (1997) gave her the status of a female superstar. She was highly praised for her comic timing, dance, and emotional acting.

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Iconic dance numbers

Sridevi's songs Hawa Hawai Mr. India and Kate Nahi Katte Mr. India are among her iconic dance numbers. Sridevi married film producer Boney Kapoor in 1996. They have two daughters, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor.

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It was not so easy to impress Sridevi.

But do you know how she named her daughter Jahnavi Kapoor? Actually, Sridevi has shared the screen with many actresses in her career. It was not so easy for anyone to impress her.

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film judaai

But once Sridevi and Urmila Matondkar appeared together in a film called Judaai. In this film, her character's name was Kajal, and Urmila's character's name was Jahnvi.

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This is how I thought of my daughter's name.e

Sridevi liked the name of this character and her innocence so much that she decided that whenever she had a daughter, she would name her Jhanvi.

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What is the meaning of Jhanv?i

Jahnavi is a Sanskrit word, which is another name for the river Ganga. Isymbolizeses purity, chastity,, and humility.

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Why was the name so popular?

Sridevi loved this name not only because of its meaning but also because of the simplicity and beauty of Urmila's character in the film.

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'Sautan' and 'Jhanvi'

In the story of the film, Urmila Matondkar's character is the co-wife of Sridevi's character because she wants to marry Sridevi's husband Anil Kapoor. It is a symbol of Sridevi's open heart and creative thinking that she was so impressed by her co-wife's character that she named her daughter after her.