Sridevi and Jeetendra in Himmatwala (1983): 42 Years of Sridevi and Jeetendra's first hit!

 

Released on February 25, 1983, no one expected Sridevi's second Hindi film as a leading lady, Himmatwala, to be the blockbuster that it was. The surprise hit catapulted Sridevi to superstardom when she was all of 20! 

42 years ago, Sridevi's, indeed Hindi cinema's, the leading lady's, the concept of the heroine's trajectory changed. 

RELATED FEATURES

-------------------------------

• Himmatwala archive of images and features here. 
• Jeetendra and Sridevi together over the years here. 
• Sridevi's 1983 releases here.