And Sridevi is back with 'MOM'

Bollywood actor Sridevi Boney Kapoor unveiled the first look of her upcoming film MOM on Twitter on Tuesday morning. She shared the poster with a caption that read, "When a woman is challenged... Here's presenting the first look of MOM."

The dark and intense looking poster features a side profile of the 53-year-old actor, wrapped in what looks like a black shawl, with a stern and determined look on her face. The poster has the word 'mother' written in many scripts, splashed all over. It also revealed the release date as July 14, 2017.

The last time we saw Sridevi in a similar, de-glam avatar was in 2012 in Gauri Shinde's critically acclaimed film English Vinglish, in which the actor played the role of a traditional housewife who is demeaned by her husband and children for not knowing English. 

While Shashi's (Sridevi's character in English Vinglish) journey to fit in the “English-speaking modern world” was a light, breezy ride for the audience, MOM's mysterious poster, along with Sridevi's caption, hints at it being an intense film. The filmmakers have kept the storyline and the plot tightly under wraps. Directed by Ravi Udyawar and produced by Boney Kapoor, MOM will have Akshaye Khanna and Abhimanyu Singh in important roles. Nawazuddin Siddiqui will make a guest appearance in the film. Pakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui is likely to play her husband, while Sajal Ali is expected to play her daughter in the film.

Within minutes of Sridevi's post, the poster took Twitter by storm with Twitterati going gaga over the poster and the actor's look. Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar shared the poster, with a tweet revealing that MOM is supposedly Sridevi's 300th film as an actor and is being released in the 50th year of her career. His tweet said: “Her 300th film....50 year career....my favourite actor....SRIDEVI.....in and as..... pic.twitter.com/22MmyJ3qig”

Meanwhile, the actor's fans are extending her a warm welcome in her new role with special messages.