Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Sridevi with Sunny Deol on the sets of Chaalbaaz

Yet another rain song for Sridevi. The much talked about Kisike haath na aayegi from Chaalbaaz

With the wet Sunny Deol, who somehow managed to keep up with Sridevi, despite being one of the worst dancers in the history of Indian cinema. Saw Jeet in the cinema back in the day and when Sunny paji was dancing to Yaara oh Yaara, the audience burst out laughing - Kiku Sharma still uses that as reference in the comedy show when he mimics Sunny. Well, they were laughing all the way to the bank as Jeet was a superhit and Chaalbaaz was a success as well. 

Only in India do we need action stars to be great dancers as well! I mean, you can't imagine Sylvester Stallone or Jean Claude Van Damme cutting a rug can you?! Well, there is that lol-meme of JCVD dancing in the 80s... cringe. 




Sridevi on the sets of Chandni (1989)

Sridevi on the sets of Chandni (1989)
 

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

TBT: Throwback Tuesday: Gown and glory: Sridevi, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor

Sridevi wore a sparkling off-should gown while attending IIFA back in 2013. As a tribute to her mother, young Khushi Kapoor repeated the full look at the premiere of her (abysmal) film The Archies.  


Sridevi with Jaya Prada



Sridevi was shooting in a film studio for the Tamil film Naan Adimai Illai (1986). Jaya Prada was nearby and she came by to say hello to Sridevi's co-star, Rajinikanth. When the photographers got wind, they begged the two reigning superstars to click a few photos together. And they begrudgingly obliged. More of this shoot is in the archives here and Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Jaya Prada together here.

The first pic is an ai colour correction (and enhancement!) of a Hindi tabloid scan. Both the original and enhanced pic posted together. 

TBT: Star & Style: April 1991: Sridevi Breaks Boney's Hold Over Her


Gossip about Boney Kapoor and Sridevi was circulating in the press in the early 90s, long before their marriage in 1996. Star & Style published this feature in April 1991!

 

Monday, 20 April 2026

Sridevi on CNN: TBT to 2012

Rajeev Masand's interview with Sridevi and Gauri Shinde was great fun - sadly, we can no longer find it on YouTube. Did anyone save the clip?! 

We need it for posterity! The most relaxed Sridevi looked and the most fun she seemed to have, aided by her companion, dreictor/writer Gauri Shinde. 

When Rajeev asked Gauri if she was a Sridevi was a fun, Sri cut in and said, "I don't think so!"

They all laughed. 

Sri was too cute for words. 

BTW here's Sridevi looking 22 - when she was 49 when she did the interview!! 



Chaalbaaz: Rare poster of Sridevi on the sets of her iconic film from 1989