Sridevi and Jeetendra in Justice Chaudhury (1983): 40 years of a Bollywood Blockbuster

Sridevi and Jeetendra 

Sridevi and Jeetendra in Justice Chaudhury (1983): 40 years of a Bollywood Blockbuster. 

Sridevi's head band in the 1980s

Sridevi working a fashion fad of the 1980s, the heavy headband... 

 

The fun and froth of Jeetendra and Sridevi films: Sridevi and Jeetendra in Dharm Adhikari |(1986)

There's a certain faction of film critics that loves to take potshots at the Jeetendra and Sridevi combo of films; films that made a lot of money for a lot of people as most of the 16 films they appeared in together were major successes.

Decades on, we look at them with a certain fondness, particularly for the song and dance routines, a reflection of the fashion of its times (the hair! the makeup!! the clothes!!!).

Eg above screengrabs of the dancing duo from the song Aankhen Do from the film Dharm Adhikari |(1986).  

Not all movies need to be life-changing affirmations on humanity - sometimes you just wanna have fun and not think about the toil and trouble of daily life as we lead our lives of quiet desperation. The solution, a colourful razzmatazz of a classic 80s Bollywood combo.  Enough with reality - we deal with it daily. Do we need to pay Rs750 and watch it again on repeat?! 

Sridevi on the cover of Star & Style and MOVIE magazine,

Sridevi rockin' some serious 1980s fashion for a magazine shoot. The images were repeated in several magazines over the years as Sri didn't often have time for exclusive shoots for magazines. Photographers kept a large set of pics and they were published over a wide period of time - eg below:

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Sridevi on the cover of Star & Style, August 30 - Sept 12, 1985. Rs 4
Sridevi on the cover of Movie magazine, October 1986. Rs 7

Sridevi and 80s Fashion. Plastic fantastic flora et al

Oh how Sridevi rocked the fashion of the 80s. Gorgeous Sridevi.

The 80s makeup, hair accessories (headband with fake flora!)