The most comprehensive fan blog dedicated to India's most beautiful and greatest actress of all-time (in our humble opine!), Sridevi. Sridevi aka Sreedevi, ruled Indian cinema (with awesome performances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films) in a career spanning 50 incredible years featuring 266 films. Born in Sivakasi on August 13 1963, her untimely and tragic death on February 24, 2018 left a nation in mourning. In our hearts, she'll forever be, the eternal Queen of Bollywood.
The range, the colours, the outfits, the music, the costumes, the poses... glorious 80s in Bollywood. And early 90s!
Comedy: Sridevi and Govinda in Gair Kanooni (1989)
Released on 24 March 1989, this was a surprise hit as the film was in production for a while.
Sridevi and Govinda on the sets of the only Hindi film they did together, Gair Kanooni, which released in early 1989,
We heard Govinda has been unwell and is in hospital. We wish the actor a speedy recovery.
UPDATE: What a strange week its been for Bollywood. Not one but three iconic Indian actors were hospitalised, Dharmendra, 89, Prem Chopra, 90, and Govinda, 61. Happy to hear Dharmji and Govinda are home. We wish a speedy recovery to Chopra too.
Sridevi with Govinda on the sets of Gair Kanooni (1989). Born the same year, the only Hindi film the two stars worked in was a hit... but Sridevi never worked with Govinda again after this film.
Govinda went on to work with Karishma Kapoor often, and Raveena Tandon or--insert any much younger heroine name here! Karishma was 11 years younger than him, but didn't bat a blue-eye at the age disparity - as long as the movies were huge hits!
Sridevi was used to the shenanigans of the Indian film industry - after all, she's worked with co-stars 20-30-40 years older than her for years!
Rare pic: Nafisa Ali, Govinda with Sridevi
How tall Sridevi was...
Sridevi's costumes and looks from Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja.
Throwback to 1991!
Govinda and Sridevi acted in just one film together, the hit caper Gair Kanooni, but did a few stage shows during the 80s together. Govinda mentioned in paast interviews how hard Sridevi worked - and how her epic work ethic made her the Number One star of her time.
They were both fans of each other - and the same age- but somehow the pair never took off.
A lol still from Gair Kanooni - the only film starring Sridevi and Govinda. A 80s hit film, it was shot so far back, Govinda was thin and Sri wasn't!
Not a fav movie, but it has its moment... Wish the two had done a kick ass comedy - both were so good at it (and in equal ease in histrionics).
Govinda is the paradigm model for making poor choices in the later stage of his career. Losing great films, not accepting his age gracefully, losing the battle of the bulge, a complete lack of self awareness, saying no to projects where he could have excelled and opting for lower-hanging fruit... more is the pity as he's such a gifted actor, none of which has been fully exploited. Alas...
TBT: Govinda, Sridevi and character actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar in the film Gair Kanooni (1989).
The surprise hit of the late 80s in Bollywood.
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Co-star of Gair Kanooni, Sridevi and Govinda were so brilliant in the song and dance routines and the intermittent comedy in the film. A surprise hit back in 1989, the much delayed film was released in March '89 and ran to packed houses. Owing to its success and Sridevi's unmatched popularity down south, it was later dubbed in Tamil as Rakkamma Kaiyathattu.
Govinda and Sridevi rock out in Gair Kanooni (1989)
32 years ago today, Gair Kanooni - the only film with Sridevi and Govinda - was released and was declared a hit. It was the 12th biggest hit of the year - and considering about 131* Hindi films were released that year, that's quite an achievement!
However, the producer wasn't too thrilled as the film was mostly shot in 1986 and there was endless delay before its release eventually in early 1989. But then, nothing succeeds like success - and a hit, is a hit, is a hit.
(* yeah I counted on imdb and wiki!).
Huge archive of images of Sridevi with Govinda here.
TBT: Rare pic: Sridevi with Boney Kapoor, Govinda and Subash Ghai. What an odd mix...
The film started production in early 1986 - and completed after much delay.
The comedic scenes, song and dance routines by these two superstars of the 1980s is fun to watch - but the movie overall isn't much.
