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Twitter reels as news of Sridevi's shock demise hits the Indian film industry

The actress, 54, died late on Saturday in Dubai after suffering a heart attack.

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The Hindi and Southern film industries woke up on Sunday to the shocking news of actress Sridevi's death.

Sridevi, 54, died late on Saturday night of a heart attack in Dubai where the family, bar older daughter Jahnvi Kapoor, had gone to attend the wedding of her nephew, Mohit Marwah. After the wedding, Sridevi and younger daughter Khushi had stayed on in the Gulf emirate.

Artistes, filmmakers and musicians were soon mourning the loss of Sridevi on the microblogging site Twitter.

Priyanka Chopra was among the earliest to tweet about the sudden death of the actress. The Quantico actress seemed lost for words, an emotion several in the industry identified with.

Sridevi is survived by her husband, Boney Kapoor, and daughters Jahnvi and Khushi Kapoor.