Sridevi and Madhuri DIxit together at the premiere of Roop ki Rani...

Sridevi was 29 years old, and Madhuri Dixit was 25 years old during the premiere/release of
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja in April 1993.

Amitabh Bachchan did, what no other film magazine editor or film producer/director could do for decades, bring together Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit, the reigning screen queens of Bollywood together. At a photocall at the grand premiere of Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja back in April 1993. 

Only the Ramesh Sippy did the same years ago in 1987, but unfortunately the film Zameen was never completed so few saw the two together. 

Several magazine editors tried, but the two stars couldn't coordinate dates (a frequent excuse exercised by many stars, "date problems" is old hat), even choreographer Saroj Khan, who briefly indulged in the idea of directing a film couldn't get her two favourites together. Vogue couldn't get them together, Karan Johar couldn't get them to have "koffee" with him. The phrase iron hand behind velvet gloves comes to mind when thinking of the two most memorable Indian actresses of all-time... 

In Sridevi's second act, post marriage and motherhood, as both women dropped off the 'rat race', they were meeting more often, seen chatting together, they even did a Lux commercial together... The right project and director, and the right money of course, I'm sure it was just around the corner. Alas that fateful night on Feb 24, 2018... fate put a full stop to all our cinema dreams.