Monday, 2 March 2026

Sridevi and her signature blue sari




Throwback to circa 1991-1992 when Sridevi arrived in a simple blue chiffon sari at an event--a rare occurrence--for co-star and friend Poonam Dhillon, as Poonam launched a new venture in Bollywood; the prized vanity van for stars. 

More images and feature in the archive here.

When I first saw these cleaned up pics on Instagram, thought, oh its AI images but found the original source too, here and here. It's one thing to clean up images and sharpen them, but another to 

 

Sridevi and her plats



Sridevi and her famous plats.

When the Telugu film industry first discovered Divya Bharthi, they styled her a lot like Sri intentionally, referencing her popular looks. Divya had her own style and way of being and acted in her own way, not like an imitation of an iconic star. 
 

Sridevi fan art


 

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Sridevi and her costars: Rajinikanth, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan


A fine observation by Anil Kapoor, "She [Sridevi] wanted to be the best even at the cost of sacrificing her personal life."




 ...well, all except Saif Ali Khan, who did a Filmfare cover shoot with Sridevi, but no film! 

Sridevi with Bollywood's Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, and her frequent co-star across Tamil and Hindi films, Rajinikanth. 

Saturday, 28 February 2026

Now and then: Sridevi

Sridevi in 1989, Sridevi in 2012. 

An outtake from MOVIE magazine's cover shoot from the 80s, Sridevi in Toronto during promotions and premiere of English Vinglish in 2012. 


Sridevi with Boney Kapoor


From Cine Blitz in the early 2000s, Sridevi with Boney Kapoor. 




Sridevi and headgear: Over-the-top accessories in the 1980s, 90s


 

Sridevi and headgear: Over-the-top accessories in the 1980s, 90s