Princess Sridevi? In a vintage 80s gown, tiara and makeup, Sridevi on the sets of the film Guru back in 1988

The crown and glory of Sridevi.

Sridevi on the sets of a film Guru (from the comical song Aye aye oh!) The tiara suits her. She's always been regal! 

Released early on 24 February 1989, the film had been in production on and off since 1987 - hence Sridevi is in all shapes and sizes throughout the film! It was the last film she did with actor Mithun Chakraborthy - and the movie was a box-office hit. 

With major releases in 1989 (the definitive Sridevi year) where she often carried the film, she let go of a lot of the '80s superstars to shoulder her own films.

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Young Sridevi on On the sets of Guru 

The 1980s wardrobe, the frills, the lace gloves, the makeup, the tiara (!), the fake flora... oyve. But she still looks sweet!!

Guru was launched much before Waqt ki Awaaz (1988) - around 1985/86 in fact. Both films had similar star-cast and music by Bappi Lahiri - and the audios were released in April 1988. The packed schedules of the big stars and the general disorganisation of Bollywood meant there was tremendous delay from inception to release. Still, the movie was a hit so all was forgiven... well, except for that incident.