Sridevi on the cover of Chitralekha: April 1994: Portraits by Gautam Rajadhyaksha

Sridevi on the cover of Chitralekha: April 1994: Portraits by Gautam Rajadhyaksha

Images below were originally published in Cine Blitz.  

Luminous Sridevi

Outtake from a MOVIE magazine cover shoot by ace photographer Rakesh Shreshta. 

Sridevi with her friends

 

A week to Christmas! Sridevi in red from the 1980s

 

Sridevi in Ghar Sansar (1986)

 Sridevi in Ghar Sansar (1986)

Sridevi

 

Guess who is holding Sridevi's face?!

Comment below - if you recognise the still - its a very popular actor, who had the guts to hold Sridevi's gorgeous face! 
 

High glamour of the 1980s: Sridevi

 

Sridevi in Ghar Sansar (1986)

Released on 11 July 1986, Sridevi in Ghar Sansar. 

Three years after her first Hindi hit, Sridevi was easily the biggest female star in Bollywood. 

The classic 'hold my lamp' pose... Look for the pattern, nearly every actress has a similar shot in their portfolio! Often used and reused during Diwali in print. 

 

Sridevi poses for MOVIE magazine and famed photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha

Sridevi poses for MOVIE magazine and famed photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha 

Sridevi in Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari: 35 Years of a Telugu blockbuster

 

Sridevi in Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari. 

35 Years of a Telugu blockbuster. 

We have so much in the archive about this super duper hit from the early 90s. 

Sridevi in the mid 1980s: The white dress and red lipstick

Sridevi in the mid 1980s: The white dress and red lipstick 

Happy Sunday with beautiful Sridevi: Sridevi's look from Pokkiri Raja (1982)

 Sridevi, 19, on Tamil film set. 

TBT: Sridevi in 1984

That red lipstick and a statement necklace for a magazine cover shoot, gorgeous 21 year old Sridevi in Bollywood.

 

Sridevi on film: Gorgeous Indian actress

 Beautiful Sridevi. 

Jeetendra and Sridevi: Gorgeous Sridevi as a new, young bride!

Jeetendra and Sridevi: Gorgeous Sridevi as a new, young bride! 

Name the film below... 

Publicity pics of Sridevi in Chaand Ka Tukdaa

 

Publicity pics of Sridevi in Chaand Ka Tukdaa

 

Sridevi

 Sridevi - possibly from the sets of Kalaakaar. 

Sridevi and Govinda in Gair Kanooni

Govinda and Sridevi in the only film they did together, the hodge-podge Gair Kanooni (1989). Released after a lot of erratic shooting schedules and delay, Sridevi appears in several sizes and fashion throughout the movie. Born the same year, the two stars could match wit, dance, pathos and drama in equal measure - but alas they deserved a better film, a better comedy in fact than this film - though it was the surprise hit of 1989. 

Gorgeous Sridevi was a bit on the chubby side in parts of the movie, but groomed herself to look like the superstar that she became. 

As Govinda turns 61 today, here's wishing the capable actor the very best. We just heard his son is about to be launched, but here's hoping Govinda makes a decent comeback. 

Sridevi in Telugu films: That Dazzling Smile, A Vision in White