Anupama Chopra reveals behind-the-scenes anecdotes on Chandni: Sridevi's epic Blockbuster

The stellar cast of Chandni, Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna 

.....Speaking about Chandni, Anupama Chopra said, "In my mother's original story, Chandni marries Rishi Kapoor's character Rohit. They have a son. But post-crash Rohit becomes insecure. His family becomes abusive and finally Chandni walks out on her husband and young son.

She finds a career and love again with Lalit, played by Vinod Khanna. The last scene had her son, now a teenager, coming with a bouquet of flowers to his mother's wedding because he understands her reasons for leaving and supports her quest for happiness.

Yashiji loved the story but perhaps he felt it was too ahead of its times. And so after many discussions, the narrative became tamer - Chandni and Rohit are engaged, not married - and eventually they are reunited at the end. The film also became impossibly glossy and beautiful.

It had a few loopholes in logic - especially that bit where Rohit and Lalit meet abroad and sing a song about the woman each loves, not knowing that they are both singing about the same woman."

Sridevi in her famous white salwaar kameez-es...