Sridevi on the cover of Aar Paar: TBT to 1988

 Sridevi on the cover of Hindi tabloid Aar Paar back in 1988. 

Sridevi and Anil Kapoor on the cover of Aar Paar: TBT to 1988

Sridevi and Anil Kapoor on the cover of Aar Paar: TBT to 1988.

The Sridevi the centrefold... 

Left: Gossip excerpt about Sridevi's FIRST film production:

"Sridevi is not one of those upstarts who forgets regional cinema as soon as they hit the bigtime on the Hindi screen. The minute she realised that she had become a very wealthy woman, she went into film production and launched a film in her mother tongue, Telugu. Being a star out here in Bombay, she has picked up big names from the Hindi film world for her Telugu venture. Besides Bappi Lahiri, who is scoring the music (since all his tunes sound the same it doesn't matter if he doesn't know the lingo). Sridevi has hired the services of dance director Saroj [Khan], also from Bombay. And guess who she wanted as the villain in this Telugu production? None other than our own Doctor Dang alias Anupam Kher, who opted out due to a problem over dates and price. Being a very discreet girl, Sridevi has no guest appearance in her film for secret lover, Mithun Chakraborty..."

Sridevi on the sets of Chandra Mukhi (1993): A colour and costume extravaganza

Sridevi on the sets of Chandra Mukhi (1993): A colour and costume extravaganza. Released 30 years ago today, the children's fantasy film written by (or should we say adapted by!) Salman Khan opened with a bang, left with a whimper. 

Certainly counted among the worst films both the leading stars appeared in, both movies have a young fanbase that went along with the madcap antics of the film. 

Sridevi on the sets of Gumrah

Sridevi on the sets of Gumrah 

TBT: Sridevi on the cover of Aar Paar, Hindi Tabloid

TBT: Sridevi on the cover of Aar Paar, Hindi Tabloid. 

Fans will recognise her looks from the films Chandra Mukhi and Gumrah. Not sure about the one in white...