TBT: Amrita Singh, Anil Kapoor and Sridevi: Cover stars of Stardust, Feb 1989

TBT: Amrita Singh, Anil Kapoor and Sridevi: Cover stars of Stardust, Feb 1989

Sridevi's short-crop wig and look from a song in Gurudev. 
 

Dancing diva Sridevi on the sets of Jaag Utha Insan

Dancing diva Sridevi on the sets of Jaag Utha Insaan

Excerpt: 

The Sunday Variety Section:

Khaas Baat

The success of Kaam Chor has given Raakesh Roshan the inspiration to go ahead with his next film. He has signed the same director, K. Vishwanath (of Shankrabharanam fame) for a film which is based on Vishwanath's original hit, Saptapadi (Telugu). He has had prolonged discussion on the subject which is very controversial and very hard hitting and now all is set. Raakesh will play a brahmin, Sridevi a brahmin beauty and Mithun Chakraborty a harijan. Raakesh signed Sridevi at a time when not many Bombay producers wanted her. "She was very happy with her role and she never talked about the money. She was thrilled to know that she would be directed by K. Vishwanath," Raakesh says. Sridevi is now asking exorbitant price from other producers... and getting it. 

Sridevi and Rajesh Khanna on the cover of Showtime: Maqsad (1984)

Sridevi and Rajesh Khanna on the sets of Maqsad. The publicity stills were used on the cover of Showtime magazine, under the caption: Rajesh and Sridevi: Welcome Back, The Era of Romance!

The title seemed prescient as it was the second highest grossing film of 1984! Bollywood newcomer, the then 21-year-old Sridevi paired with 42-year-old Rajesh Khanna suddenly seemed like a good idea - the two went on to do a handful of films together.

The film was released on 4 May, 1984 - guessing this magazine was published right around that time (the dates aren't clear on the image).

Anil Kapoor and Sridevi's first ever shoot with Stardust back in March 1985

Below, rare pics from a photoshoot of Anil Kapoor and Sridevi for the film Govinda, produced by Boney Kapoor back in 1984. The movie was never made as the Kapoors went on to work on the film Mr India (that went on to become a blockbuster!) instead.

Stardust March 1985 cover below from this shoot! 

The Stardust cover tag: Anil Kapoor - Sridevi: A Hot Confrontation 

See rare images from the launch of Govinda - with Boney Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and the big wigs of the film industry right here.