Sridevi and Rishi Kapoor in Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha (1997)

Directed by Partho Ghosh, the movie was a modest but true success. Made under a budget of less than 4 crore, it made more than 10 crore - more than double its investment. 

But the low-key, slow growth in the box-office meant that people initially wrote it off as a flop initially - and the stigma stuck. It wasn't in fact a flop - the film recovered costs and then some for producer Rakesh Roshan. 

Hrithik Roshan's father employed Sridevi as an actress in several films as he famously said, unlike her contemporaries, Sridevi was a "thorough professional, always on time, always ready to shoot on the dot."  Which could not be said of the other actresses he hired who were either her contemporaries or successors. 

Roshan senior has famously taken shots at Rekha and Madhuri Dixit - for those who have the explosive Showtime cover story when the journalist found Rakesh Roshan in a mood and the director let the industry have it! He took names, listed who had been unprofessional and difficult to work with and he called a spade a spade! Sridevi was spared! He had nothing bad to say about her.  

Above: Rare pic, ? Director Partho Ghosh and Sridevi on the sets of the film Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha in 1997

Above: Sridevi's power suit look. Going through a lean phase at the box-office, Sridevi was zen then, the pull quote stands out, "I'm not devastated. This is not hte first time I'm going through a lean phase..." 

Below: Sridevi at the launch - mahurat - of Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha. 

Sridevi and Rishi Kapoor in the murder mystery film posters of Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha (1997)