Sridevi, Moushumi Chatterjee, Sunil Dutt and Mithun Chakraborty in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)

Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987) had such an incredible cast, with legends like Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra,  Sunil Dutt, Prem Chopra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Kader Khan with the top stars of the 1980s like Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborty. 

Was a huge hit despite lukewarm reviews. 

TBT: On the sets of Heer Ranjha: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Sunil Dutt and Amrish Puri

 

TBT: On the sets of Heer Ranjha: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Sunil Dutt and Amrish Puri 

Remembering Sunil Dutt on his birth anniversary

Remembering Sunil Dutt on his birth anniversary.

Sridevi acted with Sunil Dutt in just one film Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987). 

Sridevi, Divya Rana, Sunil Dutt and Mithun Chakraborthy

Above: Sridevi, Divya Rana, Sunil Dutt and Mithun Chakraborthy

Below: Mithun with Sridevi 

Sridevi, Divya Rana, Sunil Dutt and Mithun Chakraborthy on the sets of Watan ke Rakhwale (1987)

TBT: Launch of Heer Ranjha: Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Sunil Dutt, Amrish Puri and Harmesh Malhotra

The mahurat [launch] of Heer Ranjha was a star-studded affair. Though the film was a colossal flop, Sridevi acted and danced well, as always, looked stunning throughout. Though we remember falling asleep when the movie was originally released (and we remember the scathing reviews and dry run at the box-office), there are several fans of the film who were fond of the classic much re-told tale of the two star-crossed lovers.

In the above pic, along with the cast of the film (Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor and Sridevi) are Sunil Dutt, Amrish Puri and the film's producer and director, Harmesh Malhotra.

Malhotra was so fond of Sridevi that he repeated her in several films after the massive success of their original collaboration together, Nagina.

Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborty in Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987): Bollywood Blockbuster

Sridevi and Mithun Chakraborthy in Watan Ke Rakhwale. A typical 1980s masala movie. Er. It was awful. But forget our opinion, the movie was a bona fide blockbuster! Go figure... 

The Sridevi - Mithun chemistry was palpable. Sridevi looked mesmerising, rocking the fashion of the era. Her Indian attire is always on point. Sridevi employed novel sartorial tactics for a specific look in the film; using the embroidered borders of a traditional sari as pleats for her salwaar kameez.  

Sridevi worked with a trio of Bollywood legends in this film; Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Dharmendra. In fact, it was one of the biggest movies of the year; there were three generations of actors and actresses in this film; Ashok Kumar and Lalita Power, Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Prem Chopra, Kader Khan and Moushumi Chaterjee and then, Mithun Chakravorty, Shakti Kapoor and Sridevi.

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Below: Sunil Dutt with Sridevi, ? and Mithun Chakraborhy

Left: The Silver Jubilee success of the Sridevi - Mithun smash hit Watan ke Rakhwale.