Sridevi in the early 1990s: Sri's dance outfit

 Sridevi on the sets of Lamhe.

Sridevi and Jeetendra

 

Sridevi and Jeetendra in Sarfarosh - back in 1985!

More in the archive here.

Sridevi in Gurudev

Sridevi's look for a song and dance routine in Gurudev. 

The ear clip and short wig, leather jacket and makeup... well... It's a look. I'll say that... 

And that's all I'll say.... 

I mean, Sri's still cute. 

Released on September 3, 1993, the movie with Sridevi, Anil Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor opened huge, but the film directed by Vinod Mehra [who tragically passed away mid-production and the film was completed by his friend].... was no great shakes. 

RD Burman's songs were fun. Aasha Bhosle sang all the songs for Sridevi. 

 

Sridevi: 90s glam

The glam squad trying something different with Sridevi - there's a behind the scenes story about this shoot in the archive here. 

Sridevi : The Ultimate Diva

Sridevi in Filmfare. 
February 2015

Sridevi in a black gown: 90s high glamour photoshoot

Gown and glory of... the great Sridevi. 

Rakesh Shreshta photography as usual - we have the outtakes and behind the scenes shots of this studio shoot with Sridevi in the archive. 

Big hair don't care: Sridevi in the 90s in Bollywood,

Sridevi strikes a pose. 

Early 90s MOVIE magazine shoot. 

Sridevi on the sets of Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja

 Sridevi on the sets of Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja 

All in the family: Janvhi Kapoor, Boney Kapoor, Sridevi and Khushi Kapoor

All in the family: Janvhi Kapoor, Boney Kapoor, Sridevi and Khushi Kapoor back in 2010. 

Dabboo Ratnani, who never featured Sridevi in his calendar, despite the Fanclub's requests over years, did get to photograph the Queen of Indian cinema a handful of times. 

This family portrait was for the cover shoot of Good Housekeeping. Sridevi appeared on the cover twice, first in 2007, then with her daughters in 2010. 

The best shoot he did was with Sabyasachi and Sridevi - during the promos for English Vinglish back in 2012. 

Sridevi in Filmcity: On the sets of Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja in the early 90s in Bollywood

 

The Devi wears Prada: Sridevi's cover shoot for Filmfare: 2012

 Outfit by Shahab Durazi, also a favourite of Aishwarya Rai's....

 Shoed by Prada 

Sridevi: Behind the Glamour of Bollywood

Mamta Kulkarni, one of my least favourite actresses (I mean she was a celebrity and mediocre dancer who got lucky), had the gall to take shots at Sridevi calling her nothing but a cosmetic beauty, unlike her! Well. Sridevi looked perfectly fine without her makeup on, she was blessed with great skin, South Indian Goddess features, large eyes, a toothy smile and a cherub, ageless face. 

Filmfare: How Amitabh wooed Sridevi

 Excerpt from Filmfare from the early 1990s. 

Sridevi and Nagarjuna: On film: On set with a fan

 Sridevi and Nagarjuna: On film: On set with a fan

Yash Chopra directs Sridevi and Vinod Khanna in Chandni (1989)

 

Rare still of Sridevi in Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha: Dancing icon of Indian cinema

Released on 11 Apr 1997, Sridevi is perfectly lovely in the thriller and murder mystery Kaun Sachcha Kaun Jhootha. 

People mostly remember Judaai which released months before (February 1, 1997), but this was Sridevi's last film before she took a sabbatical for nearly 14 years! 

 

Rare pic: Sridevi on the sets of a Telegu film

Rare, rare pic of Sridevi on the sets of a Telugu film. 

Anyone recognise her full look? 

Sridevi

Sridevi in the Telugu film... anyone recognise the look? Which movie? Which year? Kindly comment below. 

 

Sridevi at the Oscars?

Let's be very clear from the get-go, the background of this Sridevi pic is fake. Sridevi in Oscar de la Renta at IIFA was real. 

As the Academy Awards air this morning (we're in Asia!), I'm reflecting on the number of actors and directors who have stated on record that Sridevi, as an actor, was comparable to anyone in the West. Her vast, oceanic talents and infinite gifts meant she could have adapted to any role or any field. She acted in films when she didn't even know the language (Malayalam, Kannada—and even Hindi in the early 1980s!), yet she learned and adapted quickly. 
Instead of Sridevi going to Hollywood to work in an English-language film, her radiance was such that she could have brought the Oscar to India through her performances alone.
Sridevi 2.0—in her second act after marriage, kids, and hiatus—was just gearing up, delivering one flawless performance after another... and then fate intervened so cruelly.
While contemporary stars walk the red carpet or get the privilege of presenting an award, had we bided our time, Sridevi would have, could have brought home an Oscar like no other star. Alas...
Of her 54 years, she gave 50 to the film industry, appearing in 266 films (definitely not 300 if we count strictly released theatrical films). There is no one who gave so much to the craft, the industry, and cared so deeply about every performance from start to finish. 
She sacrificed her health, personal life, and family for her work. These posthumous felicitations have yet to meaningfully honor her worth.
Sridevi was honored in the In Memoriam section at the 2018 Academy Awards (along with Shashi Kapoor and others), which is not the same as winning an Oscar (a couple of people wrote and published this incorrectly), and yet it still seemed... not enough. 
Just as we still remember Meena Kumari, Nargis, Nutan, and Madhubala for generations, Sridevi will be remembered forever. 
BTW, here's the real pic of Sridevi in Oscar de la Renta at IIFA below:

 
 

Waiting on set: Sridevi in Roop ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

Waiting on set: Sridevi in Roop ki Rani Choron Ka Raja