Sridevi: Bollywood superstar dies at 54 of heart attack
February 25, 2018 by admin
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Sridevi was one of India’s biggest film stars
Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor has died after a heart attack, her family says. She was 54.
The actress known simply as Sridevi passed away in Dubai, where she was attending a family wedding.
From the age of four, she had worked in films in the Tamil, Telugu, Malaylam, Kannada and Hindi languages.
She was considered one of the very few Indian female superstars capable of huge box office success without the support of a male hero.
Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi were with her when she died, reports say.
Why was Sridevi such a huge box office draw?
She debuted as a lead actress in a Bollywood film in 1978, soon becoming one of India’s biggest film stars.
Over five decades, she starred in more than 150 films, including such Bollywood classics as Mr India, Chandni, ChaalBaaz and Sadma.
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The versatile actress decided to take a break from the film industry after the release of Judaai in 1997.
She made a comeback in 2012, starring in English Vinglish.
In 2013, the Indian government awarded her the Padma Shri – the fourth highest civilian honour.
How are fans reacting?
Social media sites are being flooded with condolences, with many users expressing shock that the actress died still relatively young.
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Never known anyone who was so painfully shy, so quiet off screen, who just transformed into a force of nature when the cameras came on. She was an interviewer’s nightmare, but the movie-buff’s dream. You will be missed, Sridevi. Thank you for the movies.
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Jaguars invest in Blake Bortles with a new contract extension
February 25, 2018 by admin
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Assigning a quarterback a personal record ignores that football is a team sport. Yet, some teams still believe in it.
That’s really the only way one can spin the Jacksonville Jaguars finalizing a contract extension with Blake Bortles. The Jaguars had a good season — mostly due to their defense and running game, with Bortles making plays here and there — winning the AFC South and almost winning the AFC championship game. They rewarded Bortles with a three-year, $54 million deal that can reach $66.5 million with incentives and has $26.5 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Schefter said the deal ties the Jaguars to Bortles through 2020.
And you have to imagine, if the Jaguars defense or Leonard Fournette weren’t as good as the Jaguars went 7-9, Bortles’ play probably would have gotten him booted out of Jacksonville.
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That’s not to say Bortles didn’t have his moments, but he also had some poor games like when he failed to reach 100 yards passing in a playoff game against Buffalo (the Jaguars defense held the Bills to a field goal in a 10-3 win, another reason why assigning a win to a quarterback is flawed). Bortles is still inconsistent. He had a middling 84.7 rating, which ranked 23rd among quarterbacks with 160 passes. Ryan Fitzpatrick ranked right ahead of him. Bortles threw for 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions in a run-first offense. He did have some good games, including solid performances against New England and Pittsburgh in the playoffs and a hot three-game stretch late in the season, but he’s also the same quarterback a lot of fans wanted benched for Chad Henne last August. He didn’t suddenly turn into a top quarterback worth at least $18 million a year — though, in this market that’s not all that bad for a starting quarterback. But the Jaguars have a lot invested in him, he’s still young and did show signs of improvement. And the Jaguars won 10 regular-season games last season. So instead of just letting Bortles play out his fifth year option, they were proactive and locked him up for a few more. It also obviously knocks the Jaguars out of the mix for any of the big-money free-agent quarterbacks.
Bortles saved his job after the Jaguars picked him to start the season at quarterback over Henne. He played well enough, though he still had his shaky moments. But for better or worse, he’s now the Jaguars quarterback for a few more years.
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