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.
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sridevi's look in red for the title song of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
Sridevi on the sets of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja.
This... well, there were so many title songs in the film!
The elaborate costumes and accessories were such a fun film fashion moment...
When other stars fan out at Sridevi: Telugu stars in Malaysia
Sridevi at SIIMA 2014, Day 2 in Malaysia! Even her co-stars fanned out at Sridevi.
Khusbhoo, Radhika, Sridevi and Chiranjeevi - with the host of SIIMA.
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Neeta Lulla with Sridevi : The Designer Dream
When talking about the architectural visionaries who permanently altered the visual language of Indian cinema, celebrity designer Neeta Lulla stands in a league of her own.
Born on March 5, 1965, the 61-year-old maestro began her career in 1985 and has spent over four decades redefining high fashion and film styling across a staggering repertoire of more than 300 movies.
Her meteoric rise was fueled in large part by her transformative partnership with screen icon Sridevi. Collaborating on roughly two dozen cinematic projects - most famously in Lamhe (1991) - Lulla crafted the delicate, dreamy chiffons and romantic silhouettes that solidified Sridevi as the ultimate Yash Chopra heroine.
Their artistic union yielded some of Indian cinema's most iconic looks across celebrated titles including Khuda Gawah (1992), Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993), Kshana Kshanam (1991), and Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), among several other films in both North and South!
Whether designing celestial ethereal attire or avant-garde modern ensembles, Lulla’s wardrobe choices for Sridevi didn't just adorn the character - they drove the narrative. Lulla’s extraordinary eye for historical texture, period opulence, and character-driven detail earned her a unmatched record as a four-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Award for Best Costume Design.
Her first National Award arrived for the intricate vintage dual-era aesthetics in Yash Chopra’s Lamhe (1991). She clinched her second for the grand, opulent silks and heavy brocades worn by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s tragic epic Devdas (2002). Her third came for the regal, meticulously researched Rajput and Mughal court attire in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar (2008). She earned her fourth National Award for the Marathi biographical drama Balgandharva (2011), capturing early 20th-century theatrical costumes with stunning authenticity.
We are so glad that Neeta Lulla is constantly updating her social media with anecdotes and images and clips about how some of the most memorable looks on film came to be. She's got a great memory, eye for details and she's a raconteur par excellence as a record keeper and cinema wardrobe historian.
Shekhar Kapur with Sridevi on the sets of Joshilaay: "Sridevi was a gift to us"
Mr India would not have been possible without the amazing collaboration between Sridevi and myself. I still remember my excitement and urge to get to the set when Sri Devi and I were doing Mr India ..
.. because you never knew how Sri Devi would surprise you that day. .. and she never failed to do so ..
when the camera was not in her .. she would be quietly sitting in her chair .. almost in denial of her stardom (unlike actors today she would not disappear into her trailer) .. but ..
When in front of the Camera it was as if magic happened .. it was a different Sridevi.. her energy not only radiated out of her for the camera .. everyone on the set felt it .. it was electric. So much that at times ( especially in a dance sequence) we would forget to switch off the camera ! For I would forget to say ‘Cut’ ..
I doubt there’ll be another Sri Devi .. she was a gift to us ..
So wherever you are Sri .. Happy Birthday ..
Fake and real: Sridevi tributes with ai generated fake pics are an abomination
AI can’t. Neither can the new generation of Sridevi fans who are wildly active online and unfamiliar with the original photographs of the actress from the 90s - let alone the 80s!
What we’re left with is a digital corrosion: clips of clips, images of images - all fakes of Sridevi. The prevailing image of her circulating on social media, especially in those endless birthday tributes, is now an alternative version of Sridevi… but not Sridevi. Funnily enough, even those who personally knew Sridevi, like legendary actress Shabana Aazmi - posted a FAKE picture of Sridevi in her birthday tribute. The sentiment was real, the jpegs were NOT!
It’s gotten so bad that an upcoming book on Sridevi features a fake portrait on the cover - one that looks more like a distant cousin than the actress herself. A shoddy picture. Talk about judging a book by its cover. We’re already unimpressed... .
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