Sridevi's alterego according to MOVIE magazine: Chandni

SRIDEVI 

"....She herself disavows the Hindi version of Sadma "because I was more spontaneous the first time round in the Tamil version." Besides, her voice was dubbed in Hindi. Else Sadma could've been the Tamil tigress' best performance. 

The eerie echoes of a six year old's re-emergence from within the winding tunnels of memory were all the more achingly vivid for their naturalism. Later on, as it often happens when a performer seeks assurance of perfection from applause to previous work, Sridevi happily evolved from playing 16 going on six to forever going on 16. 

The act worked in Mr India like a charm. It also worked for her in Chandni, her highest commercial success. But by Lamhe, the facial aerobics and shrill, jagged voice had begun to scrape nerves. It was like ruining a Balenciaga gown by enthusiastically wearing it once too often. 

She should've had it attended to right after Chandni, her biggest and most brilliant triumph. Chandni happened at the right time to Sridevi. She had the confidence of one who has nothing left to prove. She was the unchallenged No.1, youthful, beautiful, zestful, enormously versatile, ecstatic and she wasn't just playing cute, she was as cute as a cuddly Cheshire kitten, Sri as Chandni was inspired casting. 

Chandni was her alter ego (I wonder if Sri has ever realised that). A girl with a gift for bringing joy to the lives she touched, a girl born for loving and living to the full, a girl with a lot of pride and courage and such a wide streak of obstinacy, she'd never say die. 

CHANDNI SHE WASN'T JUST PLAYING CUTE, SHE WAS AS CUTE AS A CUDDLY CHESHIRE KITTEN. SRIDEVI AS CHANDNI WAS INSPIRED CASTING. CHANDNI WAS HER ALTER EGO

 

NOTE: Well, obviously I don't agree with all the above - I didn't find Sridevi shrill in Lamhe - in fact, it is the favourite performance of many - perhaps even more than Chandni. But then, an editorial opinion is just that, an opinion. You can't get it right all the time - I mean, they spelt Chandni wrong in the entire copy! To err is human... 

For the uninitiated, 

An alter ego - Latin for "other I" - refers to a secondary identity, distinct persona, or alternate self that exists alongside a person's primary personality. It can manifest in various ways: as a deliberately created performer persona used to explore uninhibited aspects of oneself, a secret identity in fiction, or a psychological manifestation of suppressed desires and traits. Whether adopted consciously for artistic expression or existing as a conceptual mirror, an alter ego allows an individual to channel impulses, emotions, or capabilities that their everyday persona might otherwise constrain.