Tuesday, 24 December 2024

The famed yellow sari: A Sridevi style staple



It wasn't the colour yellow per se (or blue, white or red!) but the monochrome, clean look that Sridevi loved to project on the big screen. The famed yellow sari of Chandni was a fashion moment but as we've displayed in the archive here with 80 posts, Sridevi often wore the sunshine coloured sari on screen--and off. Ever-radiant, it suited her skin tone and she shone bright. 




Happy Birthday Anil Kapoor! Sridevi's frequent co-star and eventual brother-in-law

Happy Birthday Anil Kapoor! Sridevi's frequent co-star and eventual brother-in-law turns a year younger! 

In his incredibly diverse career, he's worked with every major leading lady in Bollywood. Unlike any other actor in the history of Indian cinema, he has worked in several films where his female co-star, leading lady had a better role, more scope to perform and he didn't interfere to ensure he got a better deal. The overall movie mattered more than his own personal spotlight. Longevity, acuity, skill - Anil Kapoor is one of the finest actors who had his Icarus moment in the 80s, fell, and rose again steadily. You can't pull a good man down, especially not an actor of his caliber. We wish the actor well on his 68th birthday. 



Monday, 23 December 2024

Jeetendra, Dilip Kumar and Sridevi in Dharm Adhikari (1986)

Jeetendra, Dilip Kumar, Priti Sapru (back) and Sridevi on the sets of Dharm Adhikari (1986)

One of two films Sridevi and Dilip Kumar worked in (the other being Karma). 

When Sridevi's appearance caused the accidental death of three: Ram Gopal Varma Posts

Sigh. 

Deep breath.

Ram Gopal Varma, the enfante terrible of Indian cinema, occasionally comes out with the right comment, often at the wrong time. 

However, on the rare occasion that I agree with what he says... 

Sridevi's popularity in the 1980s in the south would be unfathomable to the current crop of wannabes.  What she achieved in her tender lifetime remains unsurmountable. 

Allu Arjun being arrested for an accident that happened elsewhere is just bizarre.  

Left: Sridevi in Kshana Kshanam (1991). 


Sridevi and Vinod Khanna strike a pose

Publicity stills for Pathar ke Insan in the early 90s. 

Sridevi looked so gorgeous in this shoot - it was on the cover of several magazines including this Hindi tabloid; Priya magazine. Love stories in movies was the cover story feature. Fresh off the success of Chandni, these two were the biggest stars of that time. 
 


Sunday, 22 December 2024