Showing posts with label Vidya Balan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vidya Balan. Show all posts

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

TBT: Sridevi's last birthday hosted by celebrity designer (and best friend) Manish Malhotra: Aishwarya Rai, Rekha, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukherjee, Tina Munim, Shabana Azmi attend

Throwback to 2017! Manish Malhotra hosted a party to celebrate Sridevi’s 54th birthday, and of course, the entire crème de la crème of Bollywood showed up; an A-list line up of iconic Indian actresses celebrating the female fraternity of film icons. It turned into this rare, magical gathering where actresses of note from different generations came together, looking absolutely stunning and owning every bit of their power. 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukerji, Rekha, Tina Ambani, and of course, the birthday girl Sridevi herself — all in one room, smiling, laughing, and clicking those gorgeous photos that just scream timeless elegance and sisterhood.

Vidya Balan looked completely starstruck, like she couldn’t believe she was sharing the same space with all her idols under one roof; Filmfare Awards nite would have died to get this lineup together for a cover, let alone their (increasingly questionable) awards ceremony. 

The energy must have been unreal. I can’t stop wondering what these fierce, legendary women were talking about. Was it scripts, life, family… or were they secretly plotting global domination with their unmatched talent and grace? Or maybe they were just laughing about how the media loves to pit strong women against each other and create unnecessary drama where none exists.

Either way, it was such a refreshing sight — real admiration, no shade, just pure celebration of each other’s journeys. 

Big shoutout and blessings to Manish Malhotra for always creating these special spaces where Bollywood’s most powerful female forces can come together, bond, and shine unapologetically. 

More of this please!

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Sridevi's last Birthday Celebrations at Manish Malhotra's home with A-list stars.


A rare clip of Sridevi surrounded by industry friends; the A-list of Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukherjee, Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Tina Munim/Ambani, at Sridevi's best friend, designer Manish Malhotra's house. And Jitesh Pillai was there for... whatever reason. 
 

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Sridevi with Vidya Balan and Manav Kaul

 

Sridevi with Vidya Balan and Manav Kaul during the promotions of Tumhari Sulu (2017). 

Tuesday, 13 August 2024

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Rekha, Tina Munim, Shabana Azmi at Sridevi's birthday

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Rekha, Tina Munim, Shabana Azmi at Sridevi's birthday party hosted by Manish Malhotra at his palatial apartment - back in 2017. 

Rekha G making Sridevi laugh... 

Ah memories. 

Happy Birthday Sridevi - wherever you are. 

PS: Also in pic Jitesh Pillai, the infamous editor of Filmfare. His written interviews are ok but his on screen video clips are cringe. 

Sunday, 1 January 2023

This apt Vidya Balan social media post about Sridevi



When Indian news channels lost their ever-loving-mind, as two-bit "reporters" went live with pure speculation in the guise of news, and created more noise than necessary, the biggest trend that came from fans, other stars, was the hashtag, let her rest in peace. 

The 'justice for Sridevi' tag should be reserved for the scumbags who leaked her hospital images (there's a special place in hell for that one), for those who created false newsbytes and misinformation - and above all, to those who didn't let Sridevi or her family heal, process nor rest in peace. 

When the news broke, something snapped in my brain and I went calm... knowing that life is short, fate is cruel, and its not always a merciful God. The sadma of this lingers... 

Even now, only one thought remains, let her finally rest in peace.... 

We are all just ashes and dust on a space rock heading to infinity slowly. Let's at least be kind.



Friday, 18 June 2021

Oh that high HIGH collar: Sridevi and Vidya Balan

Earlier today saw Vidya Balan's latest magazine cover for MW - shot by celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani - and immediately our mind reeled back to Sridevi's iconic ensemble for the title song in Naaka Bandi (1990). Awful film, great song - Sridevi is great as always. 

The outfit itself... hmm. Its Grace Jones lite. If you know, you know... 

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Vidya Balan releases Sherni First Look: A title Role Sridevi held for decades


Two days ago, Vidya Balan released her film Sherni's first look on her official Instagram account, but for Sridevi fans, it conjures up images of the late icon and no one else - its a title role Sridevi had for decades. 

The original Sherni of Bollywood  - Leonine Sridevi (August 13 - she was indeed a Leo!) - had the tile role first; Sherni was a Hindi film released 33 years ago on May 13, 1988. Produced and directed by Harmesh Malhotra who famously made the blockbuster Nagina (and five other films) with Sridevi. However, that film - very, very loosely based on Phoolan Devi's life - was a flop that took a critical drumming too.  Not a great picture, but bold and beautiful Sridevi shines in several scenes. Hope Vidya's takeover on the title measures up. 

The Vidya - Sridevi connect goes far back; a life-long Sridevi fan (scroll through the archives here or on YouTube), the film adds yet another tangent to Vidya's lofty links to Sridevi. Vidya did a remix of the song Hawa Hawaii as a gentle tribute to Sridevi, Vidya donned the Charlie Chaplin getup like Sridevi did in the past for a photoshoot, Vidya's song outfits in Dirty Picture are a nod to Sridevi's costumes from her Jeetendra films, and like Sri, Vidya's got a knack for opting for title roles that give her several opportunities to showcase her talents as a thespian. To top it all, Vidya was the first recipient of the Sridevi memorial award too. In fact, Vidya Balan received her first ever Best Actress award from Sridevi back in 2010 .

Sridevi mentioned that two of her favourite films and performances of Vidya Balan were Dirty Picture and Kahaani - Sridevi did a rare guest appearance in Vidya's film Halla Bol and she was at the launch of Vidya's film Tumhari Sulu. 

Vidya's said in several interviews that she "worships the ground Sridevi walks on." Well, on that note, she's certainly following her footsteps. 

Friday, 25 December 2020

Bollywood's leading ladies' tribute to Charlie Chaplin: 43rd Death Anniversary of cine icon





On a more somber note, on this day in 1977, film legend Charlie Chaplin died. On December 25, 1977, Chaplin died on Christmas day in Vevey, Vaud (Switzerland). According to reports, he died of a stroke in his sleep at the age of 88. He was undoubtedly the most famous man alive on the planet... Well, his iconography as the homeless tramp certainly was. 

We've seen many tributes to him over the years in different mediums around the globe - including a good take by Indian actresses Karishma Kapoor (for a magazine shoot for Filmfare in the early 90s), Dimple Kapadia (for Illustrated Weekly in the early 1980s) and Vidya Balan for a Filmfare cover shoot in June 2015. 



As fun and on point as many of the shoots were, Sridevi set the benchmark for her 15-minute-act and nod to the icon in the film Mr.India in 1987.  Everything else pales in comparison - with all due respect to all the ladies who gave it a go 

Postscript: legend has it, later in life, Charlie Chaplin himself appeared on a talent show, in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest - and lost. Now if its myth or verifiable truth is beyond our scope at the moment, but its fun to think about with a smile. 

Archive of images of Sridevi dressed as Charlie Chaplin here.

Update: Delnaaz Irani joins the list! 


Delnaazz Irani

@IamDelnazzIrani
Dec 26, 2017
Thankyou @dnaAfterHrs for this sweet piece ..my inspiration my idol @SrideviBKapoor
 ..tried to take the Charlie look for a sequence in my show  #EkDeewaanaTha #odhni in different avatars simply love it @prateek_lsd @SonyTV

Sunday, 22 March 2020

Sridevi's Celebrity Circle: Rekha, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Tina Munim - Ambani, Shabana Azmi, Manish Malhotra



Sridevi's last birthday in Mumbai was a quiet affair... well, a by-inviation-only A-list-affair at Manish Malhotra's house! Sridevi's inner circle of celebrity friends, every A-list actress in Mumbai attended the private get-together; Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Vidya Balan, Rani Mukerji, Rekha, Tina Munim-Ambani among others.

See the easy, jovial camaraderie Sri shared with the star sorority; looks like Rekha had them all in splits.

August 2017


Wednesday, 4 December 2019

Bollywood's leading ladies celebrate Sridevi: Rekha, Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Tina Munim, Shabana Azmi




TBT: Sridevi (श्रीदेवी) with her predecessors, contemporaries and successors in Bollywood! At her last birthday at the residence of Manish Malhotra...

Among others, in the picture find Sri with Rani Mukerji, Tina Munim, Rekha, Vidya Balan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shabana Azmi.

Sunday, 20 October 2019

Sridevi with Vidya Balan at Stardust Awards 2009

TBT: At the Stardust Awards night in 2009, Sridevi and Vidya Balan were snapped together. They had a major mutual admiration society thing going on. Vidya Balan has stated in several interviews that Sridevi is her all-time favourite actress. Sridevi has praised Vidya for several of her performances... 

The two sat as VIP guests at the award show. Hard to believe Sridevi was older than many of the gathered actresses; the superstar looked absolutely stunning at the event. 

Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Vidya Balan: "I worshiped Sridevi as an actress"

Vidya Balan made an appearance in her first Tamil film, a cameo in the Tamil remake of Shoojit Sircar’s Pink titled Nerkonda Paarvai. Vidya revealed that she only did the cameo for her love for the late Sridevi.

"I worshipped Sridevi as an actress and for the love I have for her and my affection for Boney Kapoor (who produced the film), I agreed to a special appearance."

Monday, 18 February 2019

Vidya Balan recieves first Sridevi Memorial Award


Over the weekend, Indian actress Vidya Balan received the first TSR National Star 'Sridevi Memorial Award' 2018. While she collected the trophy from Boney Kapoor, life-long fan Vidya burst into tears on stage remembering Sridevi. Boney Kapoor was seen wiping away his own. A tragedy all us fans will never get over...

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

Sridevi with... other actresses. Sridevi's list of famous fans

Even the biggest stars of today are fans of 'the' Sridevi. We've always collected quotes and images of stars who have professed their love for Sridevi - here are further additions to the list.

Friday, 17 November 2017

Sridevi with Vidya Balan: Sridevi super fan

Sridevi and Vidya Balan. Vidya has long professed she's a super fan of Sridevi. The legendary actress met the entire team of Tumhari Sulu, which releases the world over this weekend. With great reviews in the bank already, the film and its remixed version of Sri's iconic song Hawa Hawaii got a thumbs up from the actress too.

Sridevi tweets:

Nov 17
Wishing adorable , the entire cast and crew of Tumhari Sulu all the very best. A must watch!


Sridevi came simply dressed... and my gosh, in the pic, she looks like the super duper star that she is!  Well, legend, icon, Goddess... really, we're running out of words to describe 'the' Sridevi.




  • atulkasbekarAlways incredible to meet a proper #legend like @sridevi.kapoor
    Took the trouble to drive across town to meet and wish the #TumhariSulu team the best
    Class act this one
    That’s why we totally love the original #HawaHawai girl