Monday, 14 June 2021

5 Films of Vinod Khanna and Sridevi: The Definitive Listicle

Zameen (1987)


 

Despite their age difference - Vinod Khanna was 17 years older than Sridevi  - they worked in five films together, only three released. During his prime, Vinod Khanna was a dashing looking screen icon - he started off his career as a villain but his looks were so distracting that he signed a record number of films as a leading man soon after his first few movies. Actress Tanuja described the incident where she was working on a film where Vinod was the villain, but she was reprimanded by the director as she couldn't stop looking at her handsome antagonist with affection! Too funny. 

Though the first film Sridevi and Vinod Khanna signed together as costars was Ramesh Sippy's Zameen - which never released - their second film, Chandni was a runaway blockbuster and the two signed a handful of films together. Not all made it to theatres though, and they certainly couldn't repeat the sucess of the Yash Chopra musical. 

  • Zameen (1987): Unreleased
  • Chandni (1989)
  • Pathar ke Insan (1990)
  • Garajna (1991) Unreleased 
  • Farishtay (1991)
Strangely enough, Vinod Khanna died age 70, after a long battle with cancer in April 27, 2017 - 10 months later, Sridevi passed in a tragic accident. She was only 54... 

Fate is cruel and what's destined can't be undone. Alas. 

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