Showing posts with label Gopi Krishna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gopi Krishna. Show all posts

Monday, 6 April 2026

Sridevi with choreographer and dancer


I think the phrase of the year is going to be "AI Slop". We seem to be encountering fakes daily - like a bad penny that keeps cropping up. 

The two black and white images here are the original photographs of Sridevi and choreograph/dancer extraordinaire, Gopi Krishna. The legend directed Sridevi in only one film; Jaag Utha Insan. The AI slop is the coloured picture - an AI hallucination. Sridevi's costume was blue and white (as shown in past pics here) and the dancing legend was barefoot - not wearing patent black leather shoes while dancing. You can't see on the pic on the left as his kurta-pajama is long... 

Gopi Krishna (the legendary Kathak dancer and choreographer, 1935–1994) choreographed for Sridevi in only one film: Jaag Utha Insan (1984). In that movie (directed by K. Viswanath), he handled her three notable semi-classical/Bharatanatyam-inspired numbers, including “Tarapat Beete” , a Durga Suktam/Tandav sequence, and related dances. These are frequently praised as some of Sridevi’s early standout classical performances in Hindi cinema. 

Sunday, 12 August 2012

Gopi Krishna choreographs Sridevi in Jaag Utha Insaan: Dance director with a dancing diva



Rare gem of a pic series; Sridevi with the legendary dance master Gopi Krishna on the sets of Jaag Utha Insan (1984).

Plus other rare pictures of Sridevi on set with her dance master, getting ready and taking a break with her co-star Mithun Chakraborty.

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Below; Rare pic of the film's producer and star Rakesh Roshan with Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborthy