Double Role: Sridevi in Chaalbaaz (1989)

Double Role: Sridevi in Chaalbaaz (1989). One of her many award-winning performances. 

Filmfare ranked Sridevi's performance in Chaalbaaz fourth in its list of "80 Iconic Performances of Hindi Cinema" stating that "Sridevi´s penchant for giggles and her ability to look distinctly tearful when required polishes these performances to perfection. Hell, she made Sunny Deol and Rajnikant look like sidekicks in the film".  

The Times of India, In an article "Bollywood's Hit Double Roles" stated: "Sridevi's performance rocked the box office". Her slapstick rain dance Na jaane kahan se aayi hai became a big hit with Times of India describing it as a "Sridevi classic where she simply looked wow with her chirpy expressions and rain drops kissing her cheeks". The song ultimately led to choreographer Saroj Khan's winning the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography. 

Rediff featured the film in its countdown of "25 Best Double Roles in Bollywood" saying: "What you don't realize until you have seen ChaalBaaz is just how incredible Sridevi is at depicting both ends of the spectrum" and that the film "cemented her position as an actress with a killer comic timing". 

Speaking to Indian Express about Sridevi's act in ChaalBaaz, the director Pankaj Parashar said "She proved her range with the movie and after that she got lots of offers which saw her in a double role".