Rakesh Roshan and Sridevi in Bhagwaan Daada

Rakesh Roshan and Sridevi in Bhagwaan Daada 
 

Rare still: Sridevi and Rakesh Roshan on the sets of Bhagwaan Daada

 

Rare still: Sridevi and Rakesh Roshan on the sets of Bhagwaan Daada

Rakesh Roshan with Sridevi in Bhagwaan Daada

Rare still: Rakesh Roshan with Sridevi in Bhagwaan Daada. The film's producer, director and actor was born on September 6, 1949. He turns 75 today and we wish the fine filmmaker well. 

He was 14 years older than Sridevi and the two got along famously as he was amazed by Sridevi's famed professionalism and staggering work ethic. 

We have a huge archive of the two together over the years here. 

 

 

Rakesh Roshan with Sridevi in Bhagwaan Daada

Rakesh Roshan with Sridevi in Bhagwaan Daada 
 

Sridevi, Mithun, Rakesh Roshan in K Vishwanath's classic Jaag Utha Insan

Easily one of Sridevi's most underrated films, performances and dances in Jaag Utha Insan was released on 6 July 1984, ie 39 years ago today. 

If you haven't seen it yet - pls do. And be amazed at young Sri, all of 21, stuns in the movie - a true blue screen Goddess. 

Happy Birthday Rakesh Roshan: Sridevi's co-star, producer and director turns 73

Happy Birthday Rakesh Roshan: Sridevi's co-star, producer and director turns 73. A decent actor who met middling success at the movies, when he turned producer and director, the fates at long-last favoured a good man in the Hindi film industry. 

Rakesh Roshan has worked in or made some of my all-time favourite Hindi movies. His early days as an actor when he appeared in comedies like Khoobsurat, or his pure escapism and magical box-office of Khoon Bhari Maang, Kishen Kanhayiaa, Kaho Na Pyar Hai and so on. Though Khel wasn't a huge hit, it's one of my all-time favourite comedies with Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher and the underrated legend Mala Singha. 

Sridevi and Rakesh Roshan worked together and were friends from Sri's early days in Bollywood - much of which we've archived here. 

Kader Khan with Sridevi in Ghar Sansaar (1986): Rakesh Roshan, Jeetendra and Sridevi on set

Sridevi at the launch of Ghar Sansar (1986) with the cast and crew - which intially included Kader Khan, Jeetendra, Rakesh Roshan and others.

Did you know? The story going around was that the producer wanted to sign Sridevi for the film but the inaccessible superstar was hard to reach. He asked his good friend, producer and actor Rakesh Roshan (who had already worked with Sridevi), to ask the leading lady to do the film. Sridevi agreed and Rakesh Roshan was also signed for the film. 

However, when he finally got the script and the character he was supposed to essay, Rakesh Roshan realised, the role with the negative shade wouldn't suit him. The role required him to be a young peeping tom - Roshan told the producer it would be better to sign another actor instead. Gulshan Grover was eventually signed for the film.

Below: Rakesh Roshan over the years with Sridevi - at a party hosted by him in 2013 and on the set here in 1986!

Sridevi on the sets of Bhagwaan Daada with Rakesh Roshan

Sridevi on the sets of Bhagwaan Daada with the film's producer, director and co-star Rakesh Roshan. They had the cutest comedic scenes together in the film. 

Rakesh Roshan had triple duty in the film, as producer, actor and director. Originally, the film was directed by Rakesh Roshan's father-in-law J. Om Prakash, but soon after the film started production, J. Om Prakash fell ill and Rakesh Roshan had to direct portions to complete the film on time. It ended up being a trial by fire as Rakesh learned hard and fast on the job - and went on to become a wildly successful director and film producer. In fact, his success as producer and director far exceeds his career as a leading man in the 70s and 80s. 

Released 25 April 1986. 

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Above: Rare stills of actor, producer, director Rakesh Roshan with Sridevi