TBT: January 1988: Sridevi's Cine Blitz centrefold:

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Red Hot: The Shocking Break-Up! Straight from Sridevi! 

An inevitable second marriage. A suicide bid by the wife. A cheated second wife follows it up with a painful break. And a man is caught between his duty and his love. Much has been written about the Sridevi-Mithun affair. But these are the inside facts that no ones knows... 

 

Rare pics: Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Dilip Kumar, Yash Chopra at the launch of Chandni

Above: Rajeshwari Ayappan (Sridevi's mother!) with Sridevi

Above: Dilip Kumar, T. Subbarami Reddy, Vinod Khanna, Sridevi, Yash Chopra, Rishi Kapoor and Anupam Kher at the launch/mahurat of Chandni circa January 1988. The film released later in Sept 1989. 

Finding any image of Sridevi during Chandni phase is a joyful experience for any Sridevi fan, so literally squealed when we found these sent to us thanks to Yanna (Russian fans have better images of Sridevi than we do!). 

What was it like to be at the launch? We have first-hand experience narrated to us courtesy of Anupama Chandra - read up here.

TBT: Stardust Jan 1988: Revealed: The Man Behind Sridevi's Ruin!

Sanjeev Kumar, Dimple Kapadia, Sanjay Dutt, Padmini Kolhapure and Sridevi on the cover of Stardust, Jan 1988! 

Scandals galore! Sensationalism to the max! The era of tabloid journalism at its peak.. some might say nadir.

 

Mahurat [launch] of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja: Silver Jubilee of Mr.India: January 1988

 

Above: Satish Kaushik, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Shekhar Kapur at the silver jubilee of Mr.India

The Silver Jubilee function of the Hindi blockbuster Mr. India was held in Bombay (Mumbai now!) on January 1, 1988. 

25 weeks after the release of the film, the entire industry seemed to have celebrated the success of the much-beloved movie. Simultaneously, it was the launch of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja - the stars performed a stanza of the title song on the occasion. 

This was the look the two leads had for the film. It was 80s fashion... bear with them! 

Rare Pics: Sridevi with Raj Kapoor at the Silver Jubilee function of Mr.India: Jan 1988

Sridevi with Raj Kapoor

Sridevi and the late great showman of Bollywood Raj Kapoor

A rare sight, one of the few top actresses iconic film producer/director/showman Raj Kapoor never worked with; Sridevi. 

Two giants of Indian cinema photographed at the silver jubilee celebration of the film Mr.India on Jan 1, 1988. Both were fans of each other and yet, the twain never united for a project. 

With his oeuvre encompassing grand cinema, music, visuals and more than a healthy dose of eros, perhaps the mostly conservative Sridevi (who's touch of sensuality is downright tame compared to the Kapoor stamp) wouldn't have signed the dotted line under the RK banner. The Kapoors also notoriously didn't pay stars their full asking price.... and Sridevi, well, her famed 'momager', was a stickler when it came to money. 

And yet the thought persists, what could have been...