Rare stills: Sridevi with Rahul Roy in Gumrah (1993). We've archived nearly every image from the film here, but these are new even to us. Published in Hindi tabloids in the early 90s. The song, Yeh Zindagi ka Safar, was a lovely ghazal that was, I'm guessing picturised on Sridevi and Rahul Roy - but in the final edit of the lengthy film, the song got culled. Would love to see it now - wouldn't you?!
Released 31 years ago today on 3 August 1993, the movie was a commercial success and Sridevi got praise accross the board for her stellar performance. Oh yes, another year when she didn't get an award despite deserving one. Juhi Chawla - also a personal favourite - won it for the gentle comedy Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke,... Umm. ok. Personally, thought Meenakshi deserved more recognition for Damini too... But then, Filmfare stopped being a meritocracy a long time ago, catering to TRPs and star value over raw talent. The fact that every celebrity worth their salt has already said this (Salman Khan taking shots at a Filmfare event itself was gold!) makes us repeating an accepted truth over anything revolutionary here obv. When will the award revolution hit Mumbai?
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