Sridevi on the sets of Heer Ranjha (1992)

Sridevi on the sets of Heer Ranjha (1992)

Till date the star-crossed love story has been made on film 11 times! To be honest, and we've said this before, this version of Heer Ranjha is not our fav film, especially as it came in the wake of Lamhe (which was magnificent and had, pretty much the same cast; Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Anupam Kher).

The flawed execution and lackluster script, the movie was doomed at the box-office from the get-go as it opened to poor reviews and a shockingly abysmal turnout at the turnstiles.

However, the film has its own cult following, especially in Russia and in the North of India. We find posts on Heer Ranjha do well all the time on this site, especially images of Sri in her traditional costumes - which she made with designer Neeta Lulla*.

* In print in the early 90s, there was must hype and hooplah that Sridevi designed the clothes herself but in the movie, ace designer Neeta Lulla is credited for Sri's costumes, presumably the two worked and collaborated together. Sridevi mentioned that she looked at old paintings to ensure she had the right look in the film... and she did look exquisite.