The real picture versus the fake trending on Social Media: Sridevi, Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna get AI'd

 The real picture vs the fake picture trending of Sridevi, Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna 

 Can you tell which is real - and which is AI generated?? 

 

 What I can't tell is the point of the picture - when the real ones are online, several of them clear and large... 

Sridevi with MGR and her parents Ayappan and Rajeshwari: Birth Anniversary of MGR!

Sridevi with MGR and her parents Ayappan and Rajeshwari 

Today, 17 January, is the birth anniversary of MGR. For new gen, westerners, you have nooooo idea how huge an icon MGR was back in the day...

Let's remind people again that Sridevi was born Ayappan Sreedevi, that's her only given name. In films, it morphed into her famed mononym; Sridevi. I've done the deep dive several times, but a reminder in the archive here.

 

Roopesh Kumar with Sridevi

Roopesh Kumar with Sridevi. It is surprising to note that the popular character actor died at the young age of 49 due to a cardiac arrest. Perhaps most memorably known for his villainous turn in Seetha aur Geetha, which created the blueprint for Sridevi's Chaalbaaz back in 1972!), if not The Great Gambler, he can be seen here at an event with Sridevi (in costume for a scene in Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja). Today is Roopeshji's birth anniversary. 

Mithun with Sridevi vs Sridevi with Boney Kapoor: The Tabloid Daze and Knights

Mithun with Sridevi vs Sridevi with Boney Kapoor: The Tabloid Daze and Knights! Of scandal, rumour and headlines. 

Sridevi with Jeetendra

Though he had nothing to do with the film Naaka Bandi, Sridevi's frequent co-star, Jeetendra, appeared to support his leading lady at the launch of the film. 

More in the archive here.

Sridevi with Amitabh Bachchan in KBC: India's Who Wants to be a Millionaire was a ratings smash!

Watching Sridevi reminisce about her early days in the film industry... She was a treasure trove of experiences and information. A rich chapter of Indian cinema closed with her sudden and tragic passing. 

As Indian film journalism remains a nebulous fog of information and misinformation, these rare clips straight from the mouths of celebrities themselves is the closest we have to a factual account of what happened in the glory and early days of Indian cinema. 

 

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Boney Kapoor's post with Sridevi: Jab They Met

 

First picture with my wife ,September 1984 at Natraj studios Edited · 209w

Boney Kapoor posted a throwback picture with Sridevi - and the repercussions followed almost immediately, as the Indian Troll Army, a force like no other, went after him, hammer and tongs. 

Meanwhile, context for Sridevi fans; the image is from the mahurat/launch of a Hindi film Govinda back in 1984 - a film that was eventually shelved and instead, the Kapoors ended up making the phenomenal Mr.India.
 

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