A hobby Sridevi shared with Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan

Like Lata Mangeshkar, Salman Khan, and Amitabh Bachchan, for a while, Sridevi picked up the hobby of taking photographs as a passion project. And she got them published! She took a series of pics of gorgeous Rekha in the mid 1980s and those were published in film magazines. 

Salman Khan famously took the initial pics of Hrithik Roshan, which were published in Stardust magazine. The great, legendary Lata Mangeshkar took innumerable pics of her family and when she went on global tours, she was often seen out and about with her latest camera. Amitabh Bachchan's hobby of collecting watches and cars have been written about, but he remains keen on gadgets galore! The Bachchan family has often stated that he's also the in-house photographer, recording their private gatherings, kids and grandkids.  

Rare pic: Sridevi in and as Banjaran

 

A rare black and white pic of Sridevi on the sets of her (surprise!) smash hit, the widly colourful, musical Banjaran. The hodge podge reincarnation revenge drama with loads of set song and dance routines was a cacophenous mess that was compeltely written off on initial release (we have the reviews in the archive - none were generous with praise!). 

However, a definition of a cult following, the film found its own footing despite the handful of all-powerful reviewers (back then!) had announced to readers that it wasn't worth the price of the ticket. Well, little did they know. Audiences lapped it up - even now. Look at the stats for the songs and dances on YouTube, while contemporary songs struggle to hit the 1 million or 2 million views mark, Banjaran songs passed 100 million views a long time ago. As we publish this, Banjaran's title song has 350 million views, the others collectively have passed even more (its been fragmented as several handles have posted the same songs).

Rare pic: Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna at the premier of Chandni back in 1989!

Rare pic: Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi and Vinod Khanna at the premier of Chandni back in 1989!

Dozens of pics in the archive here. 

Rare bw pic of Sridevi

 

That gentle smile... .

Beautiful Sridevi. 

Rare pic: Rahul Roy with Sridevi

 

 Rare pic: Rahul Roy with Sridevi 

 Pre publicity shoot for Gumrah back in 1992

Rare pic of Rishi Kapoor and gorgeous Sridevi in Chandni (1989)

Rare pic of Rishi Kapoor and gorgeous Sridevi in Chandni (1989)

TBH both deserved more awards for this blockbuster. 

Rare still of magnificent Sridevi in Sultanat

Rare still of magnificent Sridevi in Sultanat 
 

Rarest pic: Sanjay Dutt with Sridevi: Rakesh Shreshta Photography: TBT 1993

Pre-publicity shoot just before the release of Gumrah, Sanjay Dutt and Sridevi pose for Rakesh Shreshta. 

From the Stardust annual cover.

Circa August 1993.     

 

Rare family portrait: Sridevi with her entire family in Madras

This mother's day, looking at this rare family portrait of Sridevi with her entire family, extended included, at their mansion in Madras (before it was renamed Chennai). 

 

 

Playwright Achyut Vaze with Sridevi: Rare pic

Playwright Achyut Vaze with Sridevi. 

One of the rarest pics of Sridevi on stage presenting an award.