DUBAI - Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who died in Dubai at the weekend aged 54, drowned in her hotel bathtub after passing out, Dubai police said Monday.

"The death of Indian actress Sridevi occurred due to drowning in her hotel apartment's bathtub following loss of consciousness," the Dubai police tweeted, citing a postmortem. Initial reports had cited a heart attack as the cause of her death.

Police have now referred the case to the public prosecutor.

Sridevi - one of the biggest names in Hindi cinema - died Saturday night in Dubai, where she had been attending her nephew's wedding.

Heartbroken fans Monday awaited the arrival of the body of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor as tributes poured in for the actress. Hundreds gathered outside her Mumbai home hoping to catch a final glimpse of the star before she is cremated at a funeral service.

"We want to see her one last time," said 48-year-old Laxmi Subbaramaiah outside Sridevi's house in the Andheri area of Mumbai - the heartland of the Bollywood film industry.

"All of my family members are big fans and we cried when we heard the news. We will wait here until her body comes back," he said.

Vishal More, 23, said he had traveled seven hours from Jalgaon district, around 400 kilometers away from Mumbai, to bid farewell to his favorite actress.

Sridevi famously took a 15-year-break from the silver screen after marrying film producer Boney Kapoor but returned in the 2012 hit comedy-drama "English Vinglish". Her most recent film was last year's "Mom".

She was set to see Jhanvi, the eldest of her two daughters, make her Bollywood debut. - AFP