TBT: Sridevi in South China Morning Post

Left: Sridevi's first portrait in South China Morning Post back in the 90s when she came to the city for a Bollywood concert. She was accompanied by other stars like Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala, Nagma... but all eyes were on Sri. 

Well, mine were. My lovely parents got me front-row seats to go see the show. At a whopping $1000 ticket - way back when! 

Met her decades later for a Post magazine cover story. My heart was stilled. 

She would have turned 57 today, if the stars hadn't so misaligned. Drowned in a Dubai bathtub at age 54... It still defies belief and logic. 

I suppose its some consolation that "Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale / Her infinite variety..." etc etc etc.