Fake image of Sridevi trending on Social Media versus The Real one!

The first picture is the current trending image of Sridevi on social media, the other two - what she actually wore back in 1989 for a magazine cover shoot!

A Yen for Sridevi: Kimono clad

Sridevi famously wore a kimono for an ad in the late 1980s, and also in the Telugu film Maharajasri Mayagadu (images and screengrabs in the archive here). Five years later, she took it to the next level as a Princess in the ill-fated Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja (1993), of which we have a massive archive of pics here.

When Sridevi did something well, producers and directors asked her to repeat it, trying to imbibe the winning formula. Sridevi famously did a Charlie Chaplin routine in Mr.India (which everyone saw) and then years later, yet again in Naaka Bandi (which no one saw!). 

And let's not forget her innumerable rain songs, her dancing around the villain in his den - be it Mr.India, Nagina, Naaka Bandi... all with Amrish Puri! When you appear in 266 films over 50 years, eventually, you'll be asked to repeat a scene, song, movement until it become a trope.

Moon over Sridevi: Chandra Mukhi, Chaand Kaa Tukdaa, Chandni and Moondram Pirai

  We aren't the only ones looney over Sridevi, so were filmmakers, who brought the moon reference to a handful of Sridevi films. 

The Stylist Edit: Sridevi in Judaai, Sridevi in Malini Iyer

Seven years separate these two images; Sridevi in Judaai, Sridevi in her only television sitcom Malini Iyer. 

Sridevi at Rakesh Roshan and Hrithik Roshan's party in black

 

Excerpt: Mr.India Silver Jubilee Party: Did you know pre-fame pre-films Salman Khan attended?

 

Excerpt from Cine Blitz back in 1988, long before Salman Khan made an entry into films, he entered the Mr.India silver jubilee party on behalf of his father, writer Salim Khan. The soon to be superstar was such an unknown back then, the magazine spelt his name wrong; as "Salmaan"! 

"I expected Salmaan [sic], Salim's son to bash up Anil Kapoor at the party, because a few days back, Anil had made a pass at his girlfriend. But Salmaan disappointed me. He had not come to pick a fight, only the trophy. He was representing father Salim, who has co-scripted Mr.India with Javed. But on stage, Anupam the compere, gave the complete credit of Mr.India to Javed. Now Salmaan, has not one, but two scores to settle with Anil Kapoor. En route to their honeymoon, I saw the Reddy's - beanpole Sanjay and bashful Aparna, who are currently the guests of Yash Chopra, with Pam Chopra at the Mr India party...."

Sridevi and Boney Kapoor at Tirupati