Sridevi and Mithun in Watan Ke Rakhwale

Sridevi looked so pretty in the song Patthar Ke Sanam Kuchh Bol Zara, Jab Pyar Kiya from the hit film Watan Ke Rakhwale. Sung by Anuradha Paudwal and Mohammed Aziz, the voices suited the stars of the 80s. 

Released on 14 August 1987, it was the 7th highest-grossing film of 1987! 38 years ago! wow time flies... 

Sridevi in the Hindi film Watan ke Rakhwale (1987)

 Sridevi on set, Sridevi on film. Gorgeous. 

 Sridevi in the Hindi film Watan ke Rakhwale (1987)

Above: Mithun Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar and Sridevi in Watan ke Rakhwale

Sridevi and Mithun in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987): Sridevi's memorable salwars

The seventh biggest hit of 1987, stills from the song Tere Mere Beech Mein Kaun from the 80s smash hit Watan Ke Rakhwale. Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborty were ruling the box-office in Bollywood in the mid-80s as the ultimate power couple on screen. 

TBH, Watan Ke Rakhwale wasn't that great - saw it recently and the disjointed edits and shrill movie hasn't aged well. As we've said several times before, the 80s was a weird time in Bollywood. Its a miracle how anything was made - and completed - when scripts were written on set and scenes made up as they went along. Several stars have spoken about that decade and the lack of efficiency, discipline and structure in notoriously disorganised Hindi film industry. The funny thing is, now stars complain that things have gone too corporate and there's no room for spontaneity as too many decisions are made in strategy rooms and boardrooms vs sets. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.  

Sridevi's designer salwaars were a rage back then - note the zari of a traditional sari ripped out to make her dazzling chunri. Sridevi mixed and match colours, fabric and styles to create her own looks for several films. 

Mithun, Sridevi

Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987) 

Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987). 

The film was a major success, the seventh highest-grossing movie of 1987 in India. 

Sridevi's bridal look in Watan ke Rakhwale:

Released a day after Sridevi's birthday on 14 August, 1987, Watan Ke Rakhwale was a runaway success at the box-office, the seventh highest-grossing movie of 1987.

It had the most talked about Bollywood pair in the 1980s, Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborthy. Of the four films they did together, three were blockbusters. 

Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

 Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987).

Sridevi as a cop in three films, Watan Ke Rakhwale, Jawab Hum Denge and the Telugu film Aakhari Poratam

Remembering Sunil Dutt on his birth anniversary

Remembering Sunil Dutt on his birth anniversary.

Sridevi acted with Sunil Dutt in just one film Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987). 

Dharmendra with Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

Dharmendra with Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987). 

Rare pic.

Sridevi, Divya Rana, Sunil Dutt and Mithun Chakraborthy

Above: Sridevi, Divya Rana, Sunil Dutt and Mithun Chakraborthy

Below: Mithun with Sridevi 

Sridevi, Divya Rana, Sunil Dutt and Mithun Chakraborthy on the sets of Watan ke Rakhwale (1987)

Mithun Chakraborthy and Sridevi in Watan Ke Rakhwale

Mithun Chakraborthy with Sridevi on the sets of Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987).

The original film was called 'Jailor' and it was changed at the last minute. The movie was a huge action blockbuster back in the 87.