Sridevi and Dimple Kapadia share tabloid cover of Film Rekha

Dimple Kapadia turns 69 today. The gorgeous grandmother always had the greatest head of hair on film, a decent actress, always elegant, very stylish, a child bride and movie star... has had one of the most interesting lives off screen! On screen her successes have been intermittent, great highs and quite a few duds... but ravishing Dimple Kapadia always gave spicy copy. Uncensored, unbothered, she played the fame game well. 

We couldn't find ONE picture of Dimple Kapadia with Sridevi - even though they both appeared in the film Jaanbaaz back in 1986... and had parallel lives and careers in Bollywood in that infamous decade.   

But they shared many tabloid magazine covers over the years. Sridevi seen here on the sets of... Nagina or Nigahein? Comment below to let us know! 

 

Sridevi costume on Indian Reality TV: The knock off versus the OG!

I don't understand why reality TV in India is so bad - and this is next level. And to do it in the guise of Sridevi's Hawa Hawaii costume! The nerve! 

 

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Sunny Deol with Sridevi: Champagne chemistry on screen: Cold water off

I'll give due credit to both stars on this; though they famously didn't get along, you could never tell on the big screen, on camera, in stills... 

Sridevi in the 1980s in Tollywood and Bollywood

 

When society and media fans out at Sridevi

 

Rare photo with Sridevi with her only sister on set: Sreelatha with Sreedevi

On the sets of the sadly shelved and unreleased film Garajna (rumour has it, the entire thing is complete and in a vault somewhere lost in legal battles galore), Sridevi with her younger sister Sreelatha [now Sreelatha Sanjay]. 

There are inaccurate YouTube clips and Instagram posts stating that Sreelatha tried to do films - this is wildly untrue and speculative. Sreelatha married young and early and while she accompanied Sridevi on sets innumerable time (which we've often archived here), at no point has she ever expressed interest or enthusiasm for appearing in films. The very vocal sister of the superstar was opposite of Sridevi, who was press shy. Sreelatha has often shown in the past, she has no qualms about talking to the press. She was/is no wallflower. 

You can follow her on Instagram. She, on occasion, posts rare pics of Sridevi on her account. 

Sridevi portrait on exhibition

The Hindi film industry completed 113 years and @ngma.mumbai has turned their art gallery into a photography exhibition. 

NGMA, Mumbai, Churchgate
Only till 30th June
🎫 ₹20
⏰ Monday closed
11 am - 6 pm on Weekends |
11 am - 8 pm on Weekdays

Even now, Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi find themselves next to each other.