6 Films with Sridevi and Dharmendra: The listicle!

1. Jaani Dost (1983)

2. Sultanat (1986)

3. Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

4. Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988)

5. Naaka Bandi (1990)

6. Farishtay (1991)

Though they were paired together only in Naaka Bandi (Jeetendra was her love interest in Jaani Dost and Sone Pe Suhaaga, Dharmendra's son Sunny Deol was Sridevi's leading man in Sultanat, Mithun in Watan ke Rakhwale and Vinod Khanna in Farishtay), Sridevi and Dharmendra had a long association in films from Sridevi's blockbuster year in 1983 onwards. 

Sridevi was a great fan of erstwhile Number one star Hema Malini and she launched Dharmendra and Hema's daughter Eesha Deol in one of her home productions -- their family friendship remained till the end.

Dharmendra said of Sridevi that stars live in the hearts of fans forever, they never really go away. At the trailer launch of Yamla Pagla Deewana, he stated, "I worked with her in Naaka Bandi and she was a nice person, a great artist. It's sad she left so soon and couldn't be with her daughters."

Today the charming and gifted actor turns 88. We wish the Indian actor and cine-legend many more birthdays. 

Update: Suddenly this post has the maximum views this month- we understand why of course. Rest in peace Dharamji. Last of the greats. The most versatile and underrated box-office superstar of ALL time. His fluency in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi needs to be noted. He was a poet, a deep thinker, and a surprisingly great writer - if you only knew. RIP.