Birthday Special: Sridevi's Top 10 Scenes

Every time Sridevi appears on screen, the frames light up. The camera comes alive to the radiance she exudes, it struggles to keep up.

Whimsical, wise, weak, wonderful or warring, Sri, like clay, carefully moulds her personality according to the characters she portrays. Things weren't always this smooth, as she received flak over weight issues and a shrill dialogue delivery but the determination to excel kept the actress going.

From an artless child actor to Bollywood's reigning queen to making one of the most elegant comebacks last year, Sridevi's success is awe-inspiring. The superstar turns a fabulous 50 today.

On her golden birthday, here's a compilation of my 10 favourite Sridevi scenes.