'Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar': Penguin Announces Book On Indian Cinema Legend
On cinema legend Sridevi's 56th birth anniversary, Penguin Random House India have announced a book on the life of the actor.
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Pti
On
cinema
legend
Sridevi's
56th
birth
anniversary,
Penguin
Random
House
India
have
announced
a
book
on
the
life
of
the
actor.
The
book,
titled
Sridevi:
Girl
Woman
Superstar,
is
written
by
author-screenwriter
Satyarth
Nayak
and
approved
by
the
actor's
producer
husband
Boney
Kapoor.
According
to
a
press
release
issued
by
the
publication
house,
the
book
recounts
the
life
and
times
of
the
iconic
actor
who
changed
how
women
stars
were
perceived
in
the
male-dominated
film
industry.
The
book
will
be
published
under
the
Ebury
Press
imprint
of
Penguin
Random
House
in
October
2019
and
is
available
for
pre-order
on
e-commerce
websites.
"I
have
always
been
a
huge
admirer
of
Sridevi
and
this
book
gave
me
the
perfect
opportunity
to
celebrate
the
journey
of
India's
beloved
screen
goddess.
It
was
wonderful
interacting
with
various
film
personalities
that
she
worked
with
over
the
years,
and
put
together
their
memories
and
stories
into
a
narrative
that
charts
her
saga
from
a
child
star
to
India's
first
female
superstar," Satyarth
said
in
a
statement.
The
writer
revealed
that
the
book
will
delve
deep
into
Sridevi's
iconic
body
of
work
in
Hindi,
Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam
and
Kannada
cinema.
"I
am
sure
this
comprehensive
narrative
on
Sridevi
will
be
embraced
by
millions
of
her
fans
from
across
the
globe.
I
am
indebted
to
Penguin
for
sharing
my
vision
for
this
book,
and
would
especially
like
to
thank
Boney
Kapoor
for
being
a
pillar
of
strength
in
helping
me
realise
my
dream," he
added.
The
book
will
not
only
chronicle
Sridevi's
journey
and
successes
in
the
Indian
film
industry
but
also
her
innings
after
her
big
screen
comeback
in
2012
with
English
Vinglish.
Milee
Ashwarya,
Publisher,
Ebury
Publishing
and
Vintage
Publishing,
Penguin
Random
House
India,
said
only
a
few
actors
can
match
the
screen
presence,
comic
timing,
versatility
and
beauty
that
Sridevi
stood
for.
"Sridevi
by
Satyarth
Nayak
is
a
tribute
to
the
actor
and
a
gift
for
her
fans.
I
would
like
to
congratulate
and
thank
Satyarth
for
painstakingly
researching
and
beautifully
narrating
the
life
journey
of
one
of
India's
most
iconic
actors.
I
am
delighted
and
excited
to
be
publishing
the
book," she
added.
Sridevi
passed
away
at
the
age
of
54
in
February
2018
in
Dubai.