Anil Ambani's private jet to bring back Sridevi's mortal remains; she'd not left her hotel for two days before she was found dead: Sources

Republic TV has learnt that Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) chairman Anil Ambani's private jet will carry back the mortal remains of Bollywood icon Sridevi to Mumbai from Dubai.

As per sources, Sridevi had not left her Dubai hotel room for two days before she died. On Saturday, she was supposed to go out for dinner but was found dead in the bathroom of her hotel by her husband Boney Kapoor.

On account of the procedures to bring Sridevi's mortal remains back taking longer than expected, the arrival isn't expected before 11 pm.

Earlier, sources at the Indian consulate in Dubai said that she had already passed away by the time she was brought to the hospital after having suffered a cardiac arrest.

The Indian High Commissioner to the UAE said he was in touch with the family and also the local authorities. Her body was being kept in the police headquarters morgue in Al Qusais in Dubai.

Sridevi, along with her husband Boney Kapoor and their younger daughter Khushi were in Dubai on the occasion of Sridevi's nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding.

Sridevi made her Bollywood debut in 1978 with the film ‘Solva Sawan’, but it was only five years later with Jeetendra-starrer ‘Himmatwala’ that she gained commercial success. After starring in many hit films she took a break from acting for 15 years after starring in 1997's ‘Judaai’. She marked her return to the industry in 2012 with director Gauri Shinde's ‘English Vinglish’. In 2017, Sridevi starred a revenge drama 'Mom' which also featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. She also shot for a special appearance in Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film ‘Zero’ which is scheduled to releases this December.