Sunday 8 September 2024

Sridevi and Jaya Prada in Tohfa


Sridevi and Jaya Prada in Tohfa. Released 40 years ago, the movie was a smash hit. A tribute to the skills of the two Telugu leading ladies, not for one second on screen can you see the ambivalence they felt for the other-- when it was palpable off screen. They acted as sisters and best-friends in several movies; 8 Hindi and 4 Telegu. 


Fierce Sridevi as Sheetal in Laadla


 Fierce Sridevi as Sheetal in Laadla 

Films, Flops and Supestars: Sridevi in 1987 in Bollywood

 

Films, Flops and Supestars: Sridevi in 1987 in Bollywood

Saturday 7 September 2024

Sridevi with Chiranjeevi: Telegu icons

 Sridevi with Chiranjeevi: Telegu icons 

Sridevi, Radhika Apte at the opening ceremony of IFFI 2017


Sridevi and Radhika Apte crossed paths at IFFI back in 2017. Sridevi, queen of commercial cinema and Radhika, the actress of note in alternative cinema (for lack of better term...) met on stage. Wonder if Radhika was a fan of Sri... or just read the copy on the teleprompter... hmm. We'll ask her one day... 

Today, we honour and celebrate Radhika Apte's birthday with these pics and this short clip. Happy days Radhika.


Radhika Apte, "Please welcome the Queen of Indian cinema, someone who is loved by each and every Indian, hum sab ki Chandni [our very own Chandni], Sridevi."  

Sridevi in Aakhari Poratam (1988)

 

Sridevi in Aakhari Poratam (1988). 

This was originally posted back in August 13 in honour of Sridevi's birth anniversary.