Collage of Tamil Cinema's Leading Ladies: Sridevi, Revathi, Khushboo, Soundarya, Nagma, Simran...

Collage of Tamil Cinema's Leading Ladies: Sridevi, Revathi, Khushboo, Soundarya, Nagma, Simran...

Name all the leading ladies - comment below.  

Bollywood's leading ladies: Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Aishwarya Rai, Rani to Raveena and Manisha

Bollywood's leading ladies: Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Aishwarya Rai, Rani to Raveena and Manisha 

With great beauty, comes great power. These women held their own. 
 

Jaya Prada: Turning a Blind Eye to Sridevi's Superstardom

Found the above two pics so amusing, Jaya's eyes shut in every shot. Jaya Prada: Turning a Blind Eye to Sridevi's Superstardom! 

She can try to rewrite history as much as she likes but we recall all the things she (and her brother said) about Sridevi. Well, she finally made up with Sridevi in her later years but we never forget. 

They really were great actresses, rarely did the audience know what went on behind the scenes till years later! 

Sridevi and Jaya Prada in Tohfa

Sridevi and Jaya Prada in Tohfa. 

Released 40 years ago, the movie was a smash hit - the biggest hit of 1984 in fact. 

A tribute to the skills of the two Telugu leading ladies, not for one second on screen can you see the ambivalence they felt for the other-- when it was palpable off screen. They acted as sisters and best-friends in several movies; 8 Hindi and 4 Telegu. 

Hema Malini, Esha Deol and Sridevi

Hema Malini, Esha Deol and Sridevi. Esha posted this tweet that was so spot on during the fiasco of misreporting on Sridevi back in 2018...

Southern Sensations: Icons ONLY!

The Supremes of South Indian Cinema; Savitri, Sridevi, Soundarya and Anushka Shetty. A trending images on social media. 

Pls don't @ me if you disagree, as only reposting, am not familiar with the intricacies of Tamil cinema. 

Sridevi and Poonam Dhillon: Rare Pic; 5 films together as contemporaries and costars: The listicle

Sridevi and Poonam Dhillon were contemporaries and appeared in several films together, often as sisters. 

Poonam was a year older than Sridevi and debuted in the fantastic film Trishul (1978). In 1979 she hit Bollywood with a bang with the smash Yash Chopra hit Noorie - memorable for its scintillating music. In 1979, Sridevi appeared and disappeared from Bollywood in the rarely seen film Solva Saawan. Sri came back with a bang in 1983 with Himmatwala and never looked back. 

The 80s contemporaries, Poonam was a popular actress but never a contender for the Number One spot. As she herself said in interviews, she had no ambition to be the Numero Uno either. A pretty actress with great hair, great music in her films, amazing 80s fashion... she appeared in many family friendly movies throughout her career. 

Sridevi and Poonam appeared in five films together;

1. Karma (1986)
2. Himmat aur Mehnat (1987)
3. Sone pe Suhaaga (1988)
4. Pathar ke Insan (1990)
5. Judaai (1997)

Today, Poonam Dhillon turns 60 and we with the lovely actress many happy returns of the day. 

Sridevi and Meenakshi Sheshadiri on the sets of Joshilaay

Sridevi and Meenakshi Sheshadiri on the sets of Joshilaay 

Excerpt: Sridevi talks about other Indian actresses: Madhuri Dixit, Hema Malini, Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla...

Q: If you talk to today's actresses they say that their ideal is Sridevi. Like Babita Kapoor was telling me the day Karishma Kapoor (L) dances like Sridevi, she'll think her daughter has done herself proud. 

Sridevi: Hey God, I'm really walking on air with this compliment. It's a great thing to happen to me.

Q: Even Juhi Chawla says she finds you amazing. Everybody wants to be like you. It would be very interesting to know what you thought of them for a change. How would you assess the heroines in the industry? For instance, Madhuri Dixit?

Sridevi: She's very good. A very good dancer. When you see her films it's like watching an experienced woman. It's really great to see her.

Q: I'm allowing you to steal one role from Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla. Which role would you steal?

Sridevi: It's difficult to answer that. Because I have done something similar to what they have done, if not the same... 

Q: Okay, what about the older heroines?

Sridevi, The role Nargis did in Mother India, Hema Malini...  the film where she was negative... um...  Laal Pathar. (R)

Interview from 1994.

The ladies of the 80s: Poonam Dhillon, Sridevi and Padmini Kolhapure

 

The ladies of the 80s: Poonam Dhillon, Sridevi and Padmini Kolhapure

Poonam Dhillon 

 ੴ

@poonamdhillon

What a lovely pic. We all look relaxed & happy . Thanks for it- i had never seen it before . I always loved watching Sri on screen- tremendous actor !! Terrible loss 

Sridevi talks about other Indian actresses: Her favourites

 

Famous for not saying an unkind word about anyone, Sridevi was asked about contemporary Bollywood actresses of 2012 and she had nothing but praise for the new gen. From her favourite - Rani Mukherji - to the performance she liked the most of 2011 and 2012... 

Sridevi with Suhasini: Tamil and Telugu Leading Ladies and Icons

Above: Sridevi with Suhasini at an event. The Telugu ladies looking gorgeous in their kanjeevarams.

Below: Sridevi with Suhasini on film. One of several they did together.

Jaya Prada and Sridevi: On the sets of Maqsad

The epic dance off... 

On the sets of Maqsad, Jaya Prada and Sridevi

Vyjanthimala with Sridevi, Hema Malini: Bollywood Queens: Legends of Indian Cinema

Teen Deviyan: Vyjayanthimala, Hema Malini and Sridevi.

All South Indian Number 1 Bollywood superstars!

Did ya know Sridevi and Vyjayanthimala share the same birthday? 

Both were born on August 13. 

Such is fate - Vyjayanthimala at age 81 is alive and well (God bless her0, still dancing, still performing. Her first love is obviously classical dance and its given her strength, fame, fortune, global recognition... 

Sridevi left at age 54....  Breaking all our collective hearts. 

click to enlarge

Sridevi with Sanjay Kapoor, Hema Malini and Esha Deol

Sridevi with Sanjay Kapoor, Hema Malini and Esha Deol. The cast and crew of Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe (2002), a film produced by the Kapoors that launched Esha Deol. All at the Park Hyatt hotel in Hyderabad on Sunday, 29th April 2012.

Though the movie didn't do well, Esha Deol was nominated for every Best Newcomer award across the board. Sanjay Kapoor received the best reviews in his career for his villainous turn.