A fan of Sridevi, who identifies herself as Saba Arif on social media, was in for a "rude shocked" after she saw the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards over the weekend. On Facebook, Saba Arif alleged that the IIFA organisers "ripped off" her tribute for Sridevi and "passed it off" as their own compilation during the award show, which was hosted in Bangkok in June and it aired on television on Sunday. Saba Arif shared the YouTube link of the tribute for Sridevi she made, in which she superimposed quotes describing the actress on the films stills. Saba Arif posted the video on YouTube in March, a few days after Sridevi died by accidentally drowning in the bathtub of a hotel she was staying in Dubai.

"It's so heartbreaking when something you've worked on gets ripped off and passed off as someone else's work. I just happened to turn on the TV to watch the IIFA awards last night and I got the rude shock of having MY video being played on the show without my permission! (sic)," she wrote on Facebook.

A few fan clubs shared the video tribute for Sridevi, which was broadcast by IIFA organisers: