Like Mother, Like Daughter: Sridevi and Janhvi Kapoor: The Kanjeevaram diaries

Sridevi at an event back in 2000. 

Toddler Janhvi Kapoor. 

Same same, but different! 

 

Sridevi in Sultanat as Shehzadi Yasmeen: One of Ten Films in Bollywood in 1986

Released on 11 Mar 1986, Sultanat was a massive costume drama that... tanked. 

Not to worry, the hardest working Indian actress Sridevi had a whopping 14 releases that year; ten Hindi films, three Telugu and one Tamil! 

Namely; 

1. Aag Aur Shola — Released February 21,  1986 [Guest appearance].
2. Sultanat — Released March 11, 1986.
3. Suhaagan — Released March 14, 1986
4. Dharam Adhikari, Released April 11, 1986.
5. Bhagwaan Dada, April 25, 1986 
6. Aakhree Raasta — Released June 6, 1986.
7. Janbaaz — Released June 20, 1986. 
8. Ghar Sansar — Released July 11, 1986. 
9. Karma — Released August 8, 1986. 
10. Nagina — Released November 28, 1986. 

Furthermore, Sridevi appeared in Telugu Films Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnulu, Jayam Manade and Khaidi Rudraiah. 

And finally, she was seen on the big screen with Rajinikanth in the Tamil Film Naan Adimai Illai!

Tragically, that was the year Sridevi worked for the last time with Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Both were... rather ordinary films one must confess. 

As contemporary stars and filmmakers look for pan-Indian audiences, Sridevi was gracefully swaning across the nation with ease and elegance, catering to her rabid audiences without fuss nor fanfare. Wroking the network as the hardest working and highest paid actress of her time. 

The Sridevian Era.  

Sridevi

Beautiful Sridevi on film. When she first appears on screen, you need to witness an Indian audience reaction; its surreal. 

Moony over Sridevi: Luminous Sridevi has always been compared to the moon

Moony over Sridevi: Luminous Sridevi has always been compared to the moon. She's been Chandni, Chandra Mukhi, Chaand ka Tukdaa... 

Moondram Pirai - ie The Crescent Moon.

 

Sridevi in 1986: The makeup colour scheme

Sridevi, 22, at the mahurat/launch of Bhagwaan Daada back in 1986. 

More images of this look in the archive here.

 

The Stylist Edit: Pretty in Pink: Rekha in the 1980s, Sridevi in the 1990s!

Above: Filmfare cover shoot with Sridevi in the 1990s. 

Below: Filmfare cover shoot with Rekha in the 1980s. 

The stylist edit; same same, but different. Casual pink t-shirt, simple background, nominal accessories, open hair, a welcoming smile... Styling before stylists, they had to all do it on their own and refer to each other as mood boards and sound board. 

There are innumerable images that are cropping up on Pinterest, Instagram and other visual based social media, that are digging out archival images that show...Rekha really was the blueprint! 

Sridevi in Lamhe: Perfection