K Balachander changed my life forever: Sridevi

Bollywood actress Sridevi who started her career in Tamil with director K Balachander's 'Moondru Mudichu' as a heroine, paid tribute to renowned film director who died of a cardiac arrest yesterday at the age of 84. The pretty actress was just 13 when she kick of her career opposite Kamal Haasan who was star already and Rajinikanth.Sridevi tweeted, "Balachander sir passes away, the legend lives in hearts of millions of filmgoers. Artists whose lives he enriched by casting & mentoring us. His films were bold & so were his decisions. One day he decided to cast a child artist as a heroine. MOONDRU MUDICHU changed my life forever. Tamil Cinema & all people involved in it including me have grown in his shadow. Condolences to his family. He shall always live in our heart."