Sridevi in white

A white top, a pair of jeans... Sridevi was rockin' in her 50s. 

Sridevi in Sabyasachi: Throwback to 2012

 

The Sridevi centrefold: Cine Blitz: Jan 2013

 

The Sridevi centrefold in a black gown; glorious Indian icon.

Shot by Dabboo Ratnani. 

Sigh: Sridevi looking stunning in her Sabyasachi sari with photographer Dabboo Ratnani

Sigh: Sridevi looking stunning in her Sabyasachi sari with photographer Dabboo Ratnani 

"Sabya, she's looking too stunning..." to quote Gauri Shinde! 

Dabs has taken a lot of portraits of Sridevi since her comeback. Even in this behind the scenes shot, she looks so staggeringly beautiful. 

During the lead up to English Vinglish's release.  

Sridevi on the cover of Good Food: Stunning in white

Dabboo Ratnani captures Indian icon Sridevi. 

I must reluctantly file a minor grievance; creatively, its a boring shot.

In the early 1990s, Dabboo Ratnani was one of the first few creative geniuses who changed the game when it came to film photography. He experimented with light, texture, brought a Western aesthetic to Indian stars, the images he created of Pooja Bhatt, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, - eventually Madhuri Dixit and other celebs, they were staggeringly beautiful and creative. 

While his portfolio was being built as his star continued to rise,  Sridevi was slowly inching away from the industry and he never captured her until she came back to the industry after her hiatus. 

By then, Dabbs was part of the establishment. Many of the shots quite frankly phoned in. Its always good, pleasant, nice... but the wow factor has been missing for a while. 

On occasion you finds bright sparks, especially when he makes the iconic calendar (another whine--he never featured Sridevi or Rekha), It became such a touchstone, you weren't really a pan Indian celebrity unless or until you were featured in his coveted annual calendar. Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, his two favourites, were featured regularly, the Bachchans more often than not, and a handful of young stars who shed their inhibitions and clothes for the cam. 

Samson lost his powers when his hair was cut, Dabs when he lost his tubs, the more weight he lost, the less powerful his portraits became! You can't unsee it now can you?! ;0)

Well, currently only one person has a collection of rare pictures of Sridevi that we covet more than anyone else; Rakesh Shreshta. We've been begging him to do a book for 8 years now. A light at the end of the tunnel...  More on that later. 

TBT: Sridevi: 50+ and fabulous! Dabboo Ratnani captures National Indian Treasure

 TBT: Sridevi: 50+ and fabulous! Dabboo Ratnani captures National Indian Treasure 

Sridevi stuns in a sari: Dabboo Ratnani captures the elegant superstar

Sridevi stuns in a sari: Dabboo Ratnani captures the elegant superstar 

Happy Valentine's Day: Our eternal Love: Sridevi

Happy Valentine's Day: Our eternal Love: Sridevi 

Sridevi holding a heart shape card for her fans a few years ago. 

Photography by, I believe, Dabboo Ratnani. 

• Sridevi in red here.
• Sridevi in pink here. 
• Sridevi on Valentine's Day in the past here. 

Sridevi in white: Sri discusses Good Food

Sridevi in white: Sri discusses Good Food 

Sridevi with Janhvi Kapoor

 Sridevi with Janhvi Kapoor. 

 Pic by Dabboo Ratnani. 

Sridevi in 2012

 Sridevi's shoot for Cine Blitz magazine back in 2012.   Photo by Dabboo Ratnani. 

Sridevi's advert for stores: Gorgeous Indian Actress models

Sridevi's advert for stores: Gorgeous Indian Actress models.. .

Images by Dabboo Ratnani. 

Sridevi in white: Dabboo Ratnani captures the Queen of Bollywood

 

Sridevi in white. 

Photography by Dabboo Ratnani

Namaste Sridevi

"She left before I said pack up" Gauri Shinde.

Sigh. 

Gorgeous Sridevi

Portrait by Dabboo Ratnani 
 

Sridevi

 Sridevi by Dabboo Ratnani. 

Now and Then: Sridevi in 2012, Sridevi in 1991!

Incredible. 21 years separate these two pictures; Sridevi outtake from a cover shoot she did for Cine Blitz back in October 2012 (left) and on the right, Sridevi on the cover of Aura magazine (now defunct) back in October 1991. 

Left picture shot by Dabboo Ratnani and on the right, Rakesh Shreshta. 

TBT: Sridevi on the sets of an advert back in 2014

Sridevi poses for an advert on the sets of Dabboo Ratnani. How gorgeous she looks. Looked.

2014

 

Sridevi on the sets of Dabboo Ratnani's studio: 2011

Sridevi on the sets of Dabboo Ratnani's studio: 2011

Sridevi portrait by photographer Dabboo Ratnani

Sridevi portrait by photographer Dabboo Ratnani. The blue is the original picture taken, the green, a fan edit on social media. Something we sort of like... at least its not some hideous over processed fan fiction via pixels, just a little fine tuning. 

East or West? Sridevi was the best

Sridevi photographed by Dabboo Ratnani.