As news of Bollywood icon Sridevi's sudden demise broke online, celebrities and fans throughout the globe took to social media to condole her death, including in Pakistan. Famous artistes - across the border - such as Mahira Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ahmed Ali Butt and Saba Qamar Zaman posted condolence messages on Twitter and Instagram. Sridevi passed away in UAE late Saturday night. She was in the country for a family wedding in Ras Al Khaimah, with her husband Boney Kapoor and daughter Khushi Kapoor. Paying her respects, Mahira thanked the actress for her 'movies and magic':
So grateful to have grown up and lived in the times of #sridevi . Thank you for the movies, thank you for the magic. You shall live on forever.. pic.twitter.com/jS2YJU1zoq - Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) February 25, 2018
Rahat Fateh Ali sent his condolences to her husband and the Kapoor family: Paying tribute to 'Chandni', Ahmed Ali Butt posted a collage of her film posters on Instagram:
My condolences to @BoneyKapoor Ji and the Kapoor family. Deeply saddened to loose an icon like #Sridevi Ji. - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (@RFAKWorld) February 24, 2018
Saba, who earned critical acclaim and commercial success with her Bollywood debut movie, 'Hindi Medium', posted this picture of her meeting with the legend in Dubai:
Young star, Sajal Aly - who had co-starred with Sridevi in her Bollywood debut film, 'Mom' - shared this emotional picture of her with the actress, saying that she had lost a mother again (Aly's mother passed away in 2017).
When Sridevi shed tears for her Pakistani co-stars:
Pakistani TV superstar, Adnan Siddiqui, took to Instagram to condole the actress' death, reminiscing about shooting 'Mom' with her and meeting her for the last time at the wedding in UAE: