Icons Only: Sridevi, Sharmila Tagore, Tabu and Amitabh Bachchan

Icons Only: Sridevi, Sharmila Tagore, Tabu and Amitabh Bachchan 
 

Sridevi with Deepika Padukone, Shahrukh Khan, Sharmila Tagore and Madhuri Dixit on stage

Sridevi with Deepika Padukone, Shahrukh Khan, Sharmila Tagore and Madhuri Dixit on stage

For the utterly pointless but PR exercise of the Lux Golden Rose Awards. 

Sridevi - cross generational fandom

Sridevi with legendary Indian actress Sharmila Tagore, her son Saif Ali Khan and his daughter Sara Ali Khan.

All were vocal fans of Sridevi. 

Deepika Padukone, Sridevi, Shahrukh Khan, Sharmila Tagore and Madhuri Dixit

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Deepika Padukone, Sridevi, Shahrukh Khan, Sharmila Tagore and Madhuri Dixit... what a line up at Lux Golden Rose Awards. Not that Mumbai needs yet another awards ceremony...

Sharmila Tagore, Sridevi, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Madhuri Dixit Lux Golden Rose Awards

Blurred Lines: Bikini babes of Bollywood: Sharmila Tagore, Sridevi, Urmila, Anushka Sharma

For a (relatively) conservative nation that demarcates women into categories in its cinema ("suffering mother", "virginal heroine", "unmarried sister", "villain's moll", "cabaret dancer" etc!), there have been many iconic Bollywood actresses that blurred the lines.

They weren't holier-than-thou heroines, nor were they vamps who trailed the villains in skimpy sequined clothes.  Somewhere along the middle perhaps, they stood tall, embracing their sensuality, leading ladies of their decade made the heartbeat of their audience pulsate a bit stronger.

Be it Sharmila Tagore (1970s), Sridevi ('80s), Urmila ('90s) or Anushka Sharma ('00s). What sets them apart from other sex symbols of their era (Zeenat Aman to Bipasha Basu and others of that silken ilk), is that each are fine actresses in their own right who've proved their mettle, and yet remained unafraid to reveal their hedonistic sides.

Marrakech Celebrates Bollywood: Malaika Arora, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi Shamila, Tagore Tabu, Kalki Koechlin and Hrithik Roshan

The superstars of Indian cinema are about to conquer the world... Or so says Paris Match. Loving the super regal look of Sridevi in her stunning red sari. Read the entire feature here at Paris Match . com

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MARRAKECH, MOROCCO - DECEMBER 01: Actors from Bollywood, Malaika Arora Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi Shamila, Tagore Tabu, Kalki Koechlin and Hrithik Roshan are photographed during the film festival for Paris Match on December 1, 2012 in Marrakech, Morocco. (Photo by Vincent Capman/Paris Match/Contour by Getty Images)

Sridevi at Marrakech International Film Festival 2012: Decked in royal Manish Malhotra ensemble: Bollywood icons on the red carpet

Flanked by husband Boney Kapoor and writer/director Gauri Shinde, Sridevi in a resplendent Manish Malhotra outfit hit the red carpet of the Marrakech International Film Festival 2012.

While many of Indian cinema's luminaries attended (Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, the cast of Student of the Year and so on), Sridevi outshone them all. But then, colour us biased! ;0)

Hailed as a game-changer already by many for her stunning comeback film English Vinglish, she's the one to watch. As always.

With a wide array of Indian films being shown, English Vinglish is one of the modern day gems from Bollywood  being screened there to a world audience.

Cinema Royalty: Shah Rukh Khan, Sharmila Tagore, Catherine Deneuve, Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi