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Sridevi Kapoor drowned in hotel bathtub.

Sridevi Kapoor drowned in hotel bathtub
Indian actress Sridevi Source: (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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By Madhura Seneviratne

Source: SBS News



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India is mourning Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor after her death in Dubai aged just 54 as police in the emirate said she drowned in her hotel bathtub.

The body of Sridevi, one of the biggest names in Hindi cinema, had been due to be brought back to Mumbai on Monday by charter flight. It was not immediately clear however when Dubai authorities would release it.

Hundreds of heartbroken fans gathered outside her Mumbai home hoping to catch a final glimpse of the star before her cremation, now likely to take place on Tuesday at the earliest.

Initial reports had cited a heart attack as the cause of her death late on Saturday at a hotel in the emirate, where she had been attending a nephew's wedding.


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