Sridevi art in Khuda Gawah

 

Nagina, Banjaran, Lamhe, Khuda Gawah... think of a handful of films where the hero moons over the portrait of Sridevi (to a certain extent even Chandni, except its photographs, instead of a painting or sketch!). 

Sridevi's features, her classic South Indian beauty just lends itself to art so easily - we have innumerable (over 100 posts at last count - then we gave up!) posts of fan art either sent to us, or what we've found online. Some good, some great, some... not as much... which we've not included! 

Not a huge fan of digital art of Sridevi or the AI falsehoods mimicking the real, but it's like shouting into the void, so have given up. 

The director and his leads: Shekhar Kapur, Anil Kapoor and Sridevi. Propelling Mr India to box office glory

"I make my movies from my heart. Storytelling is an emotional idea. As long as that emotion is relevant, the movie is relevant. I was making Mr India for children. I used to have an 11-year-old boy, an imaginary mini-Shekhar, sitting next to me. Every time I shot; I would ask him ‘what do you think?' I was constantly having a conversation with my 11-year-old self when I was making Mr India and it was fun. So, I think the innocence and the joy of making that film can be seen." Shekhar Kapur, Deccan Herald. 

Dilip Kumar with Sridevi on stage

At the epic mahurat of Lamhe, Dilip Kumar with Sridevi. 

Remembering the late great Dilip sahab on his birth anniversary. 

The great one lived till the age of 98 and though he had stopped working decades ago, the entire nation stood still when he passed; his legacy entrenched with Indian cinema forever. 

Sridevi worked with the legend in two films, Karma and Dharm Adhikari, both released in 1986. Rumour has it Saira Banu was a fan of Sridevi, Dilip Kumar rarely spoke of other actresses... 

Cover shoot outtakes: Sridevi's styling, makeup and hair for 'the look'!

Cover shoot outtakes: Sridevi's styling, makeup and hair for 'the look'! Sridevi's cover shoot for MOVIE magazine, Cine Blitz and G magazine over the years. These are the outtakes from some of her more memorable photoshoots in India during the late 1980s and early 1990s. 

 

Sridevi as a Goddess on screen 6 times!

 Can you list them all? I think we can eventually - Sridevi appeared as a Goddess, celestial being in nearly half a dozen films. 

Her talent and beauty was just other-worldly... and her face, features, posture, height, limbs, curves, power and ethereal aura was so Goddessian, filmmakers just automatically cast her as the screen Goddess that she was - no casting or auditions needed... 

Above, Sridevi in 1984 in Jaag Utha Insaan and then in 1989, in Gair Kanooni! 

Ageless icons: Sridevi with Shahrukh Khan over the years

Sridevi with Shahrukh Khan in Army, and decades later, on the sets of Khan's film Zero. 

Icons only. 

Dharmendra with Sridevi over the years: Happy 90th Birth Anniversary Dharmji

 Dharmendra with Sridevi over the years: Happy 90th Birth Anniversary Dharmji! 

 Dharmendra passed away just two weeks ago - and Bollywood is still reeling with that news. Truly one of the greats. Remembering him fondly today - what an actor he was. True legend.