It's the 40th Anniversary of Sridevi's first Hindi Blockbuster: Himmatwala (1983).
Released on 25th February, early in the year, absolutely no one expected the film to rock the box-office and ignite the career of a young superstar, Sridevi.
She resurrected the lackluster career of Jeetendra, while he gave new lease on her Hindi film career. Together they made magic in over a dozen films.
The film also had a very strong supporting cast - something many have overlooked. Sridevi also worked with those who cropped up many times in her resplendent career including the legendary Waheeda Rehman, comedian/sometime villain Shakti Kapoor, the legendary writer and character actor Kader Khan, Gabbar himself, Amjad Khan and prolific comedian Asrani.
Sridevi also worked with Arun Govil - who later found national fame in mythological shows on TV. And she worked with Ms India Swaroop Sampat (who went on to marry Paresh Rawal - who also worked often with Sri).
The swimsuit scene of Sridevi was considered downright scandalous those days and Sridevi was called, of all things, "a sex kitten". A term one can find bizarre and erroneous.
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