TBT: Throwback Tuesday: Gown and glory: Sridevi, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor

Sridevi wore a sparkling off-should gown while attending IIFA back in 2013. As a tribute to her mother, young Khushi Kapoor repeated the full look at the premiere of her (abysmal) film The Archies.  

Sridevi repeats looks: Recycle, re-wear, repurpose, redo!

 

Sridevi repeats looks: Recycle, re-wear, repurpose, redo!

And look gorgeous while doing it!

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Repeat outfit: Sridevi's gorgeous ghaghra makes a second appearance

Sridevi with Chiranjeevi above.

Srievi with Akshay Kumar below. 

Repeat outfit: Sridevi's gorgeous ghaghra makes a second appearance, first in the Telugu song, "Arintidaka atta kodaka", from the film SP Parasuram (1994), then again in the title song, "O meri biwi ka" in the Hindi film Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin (Shot in 1994, released in 2004!)

Golden gal Sridevi in Vajrayudham (1985): Krishna and Sridevi's Telugu film

Sridevi with her hairdresser and then later on set with co-star Krishna in the Telugu film Vajrayudham (1985). For mega fans of Sridevi, you'll note she repeated the outfit in Masterji that same year, but with a different hairstyle.

The Bollywood hit Masterji released on May 31, 1985. 

The Telugu hit film Vajrayudham released on July 5, 1985. 

Sridevi and Rajesh Khanna in Masterji (1985) 

Though the popularity of video-cassettes hit India in 1983, unlike today, the Hindi film viewing audience and the Telugu film viewing audiences didn't mix as much, and Sridevi repeated popular looks or styles she personally liked. We have a bit of an archive of her 'repeat outfits' here. 

When we first started posting pics of Sridevi, we had a Telugu faction pelt us on Yahoo Groups (remember those?!), saying that we can written a wrong caption (below R pic) as her iconic look from Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) was repeated in Gurudev (1993). 

Khushi Kapoor wearing Sridevi's look

Khushi Kapoor wearing Sridevi's airport look! Well, part of it. 

Sridevi's youngest turns 25 today. 

Sridevi

Sridevi. 

Outtakes from a G magazine shoot from the 80s in Bollywood. 

A look Sridevi liked so much; she repeated it twice on film. In the Telugu smash Aakhari Poratam (1988) and then in Waqt Ki Awaz (1988). 

Repeat the look! Sridevi's iconic pink sari

Sridevi as Pallavi in the film Lamhe... 

Sridevi on stage, picking up one of her many Best Actress awards - this time for Chaalbaaz. 

Sridevi repeating her favourite outfits is nothing new, but I wonder if Sri went from set to Filmfare nite... 

Wish we had access to Sridevi's work diary. Treasure trove of information on 'the great Sridevi'. 

Seen that sari before on Sridevi?!

In images; Sridevi in Naya Kadam (1984) and further below, Sridevi in Vaazhvey Maayam (1982)

Sridevi appeared in soooo many films in so many languages, pre internet, pre VCR, when working in different film industries, she often repeated looks and outfits. We've archived a few in the past - here's a recent discovery. 

 

Sridevi: Repeating Looks

Sridevi, repeating looks, left: Sridevi in Lamhe (1991) Right: Telugu song "Andanantha etta", Film: Kshana Kshanam (1991).

The hoop earrings for Lamhe, the studs for Kshana Kshanam! 

Once and again: Sridevi

Above: Sridevi in 2014, Sridevi in 2017. Sridevi repeating her gorgeous sari - but with different styling. Gorgeous.

Same same, but different! Stylin' Sridevi in movies: Looks so similar that even WE get confused

Sridevi

Above: (L) Sridevi in Nigahein (R) Sridevi in Main Tera Dushman 



Even we get confused while we go about tagging and labeling images of Sridevi and putting them in the right film category. We've made mistakes - and lordy-lord we be self-professed hardcore mega fans of the Goddess Sri! - so obviously others do too. A lot!

So here's our thumbnail of corrective measures.

Sridevi may not have repeated looks often (well, she did occasionally) but she did repeat styles and here is a confounding array of myriad images of the movie star in similar but different outfits over the years.

Below: (L) Sridevi's dancing diva look for Pathar Ke Insaan. (R) Sridevi's dancing diva look in Naaka Bandi! Sooooo alike... but different amrapali outfits.

Above: Sridevi in Naya Kadam and Sridevi in...?

Below: (L) Sridevi's engagement look in Chandni. (R) Possibly Sridevi on the sets of... Nagina?

Above: (L) Sridevi in Gurudev, (R) Sridevi in Chandni.

The above created such online ruckus + the usual trolling when we posted on the Sridevi fan page on Facebook - we've now come to expect such lunacy from hardcore fanatics who increase their volume but not their reasoning! The outfits are very similar but obviously different (look at the shoulder length). The picture on the right was posted by YRF with the caption Sridevi in Chandni and a handful went ballistic stating it wasn't - amusing when you think the company had the original pictures, copyright and ownership of it! Now side-by-side, you can see Sri repeated styles, if not outfits.

Above: (L) Sridevi on the sets of Chand Ka Tukda, (R) Sridevi on the sets of Khuda Gawah

Below: (L) Sridevi on the sets of Chandramukhi and (R) Sridevi on the sets of Kshana Kshanam and Sridevi in Lamhe

Above: (L) Sridevi on the sets of Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) and (R) Sridevi and Anil Kapoor on the sets of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993).

Below: (L) Sridevi on the sets of Ghar Sansaar and (R) Sridevi in Waqt Ki Awaaz. Sridevi on the sets of This is a tough one - the only difference is she's wearing a red shirt in one and a red T-shirt in the other!!

Below: Sridevi in Balidaan (with cap), Sridevi in Jawab Hum Denege. Similar sari, colour etc - look at the blouse sleeve difference to note, they are similar looks but from two different movies. 

Similar styles but different films (not the hair and print). 

Below: (L) Sridevi in a white and gold dancer's amrapali costume in the Telugu film Burripalem Bullodu (1979) and (R) Sridevi in the Tamil film Guru (1980). The jewellery and accessories are the same, even the gold spaghetti strap is the same but the pattern on the blouse is different. Eagle eyed fans pointed it out!  

Above: Sridevi in a print sari in two different films. One look from Akalmand (R), the other from Maqsad (L). 

Below: Sridevi in Farishtay (L) Sridevi in Gair Kanooni (R)
 

Major throwback to the black and white era of the 1970s in South Indian cinema; Sridevi as a child-bride in many a movie. These two looks so similar but... different. (Note the similar sari but different head accessories, hair style). 

(L) Sridevi in the in the Kannada film Hennu Samsarada Kannu (1975) and (R) Sridevi in the Tamil film Taxi Driver (1978). 

(L) Sridevi in the Telugu film Makutamleni Maharaju (1987)

(R) Sridevi in the Tamil film Naan Adimai Illai (1986)

Below: So similar but different films. Sridevi in Sherni (1988) and Sridevi in Aulad (1987)

Below: Sridevi in Karma (1986) and Sridevi in Pachani Kapuram (1985) 

Above: Sridevi at the launch of the shelved film Govinda (1984) and Nazrana (1984). 

Below: Sridevi on the sets of Khuda Gawah (1992) and Gumrah (1993) 

Below: Sridevi's village belle look in two films, 16 Vayathinile (1977) and Kalyanaraman (1979)

Above: Sridevi in Laadla (1994), Sridevi in Kaun Sachcha, Kaun Jhootha (1997).