Mumbai: The air outside Sridevi's residence was heavy with grief as fans of the veteran actor queued up to catch one last glimpse of their 'Chandni'.
Sridevi, 54, died late Saturday night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she had gone to attend her nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding.
Ever since the news broke out, Sridevi's Lokhandwala home - where she used to live with her husband Boney Kapoor and two daughters Janhvi and Khushi - witnessed a steady stream of ardent fans assembling outside her house to pay their respects.
In a moving gesture, Indian industrial magnate Anil Ambani has sent an aircraft to Dubai to bring back Sridevi's body to India, sources said.
The 13-seater private jet, (Embraer-135BJ) belonging to Reliance Transport & Travel Ltd, left Mumbai for Dubai around 1.30 pm on Sunday.
"It is expected to return with the body and the immediate bereaved family members late tonight," the sources added. It is expected to reach Mumbai on Monday, although there is no word from the family on this so far.
The actor, who started off her career down South as a child artiste, became a prominent Bollywood star in the early '80s with box-office hits such as "Mawaali" (1983), "Tohfa" (1984), "Mr India" (1987) and "Chandni" (1989) among others to her credit.
Her outings in "Sadma" (1983), "ChaalBaaz" (1989), "Lamhe" (1991), and "Gumrah" (1993) earned her critical acclaim, establishing her as one of the most sought after actors of her era.
Sridevi went on a hiatus for 15 years after starring in home production -- "Judaai" -- co-starring with her brother-in-law actor Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar.
It was director Gauri Shinde's "English Vinglish" in 2012 that marked her comeback to the silver screen.
Sridevi was last seen in revenge-drama -- "Mom" -- alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. She shot for a special appearance in superstar Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film -- "Zero" -- which releases in December.
(With inputs from IANS)