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Boney Kapoor Honors Sridevi as ‘26’ on Her 62nd Birthday and Faces Mixed Reactions

Instagram posts—a film still from English Vinglish alongside a 1990 Chennai birthday snap—prompted emotional family tributes as well as trolling over his marital timeline.

Overview

  • On August 13, Boney Kapoor shared a still from English Vinglish with the caption “You are 26” to mark what would have been Sridevi’s 62nd birthday.
  • He followed up with an unseen photo from her 1990 Chennai celebration, recalling how he teased her about turning 26 instead of 27 to flatter her youth.
  • Daughters Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor added childhood photos and personal tributes on their social feeds, underscoring the family’s lasting bond.
  • Fans and industry peers flooded comments with nostalgia and praise for Sridevi’s role as Indian cinema’s first female superstar.
  • Some netizens criticized Kapoor’s anecdote by noting he was still married to his first wife, Mona Kapoor, at the time of the 1990 birthday post.