Rare Pics: Smita Patil with Sridevi in Nazrana (1987)

Rare Pics: Smita Patil with Sridevi in Nazrana (1987)  Released after the tragic and untimely passing of the Smita Patil at age 31, the melodrama was a hit at the box-office. Sridevi was still in her early 20s when she shot the film and Smita Patil took her under her wing, especially when Rajesh Khanna was being difficult on set. After the experience, Sridevi never worked with Khanna again. 

Sridevi has rarely spoken ill about anyone in media, with only slight hints at her displeasure given to print. She stated that she was always nervous when working with petulant Rajesh Khanna as you never knew what mood he was going to be in. Hmm. 

BTW yes, Sridevi had a darker foundation on for the scenes above - if you've seen the film you know why... Um. More on the brown face controversy can read here in CNN. com 

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Second Take: Sridevi on the sets of the Hindi film Justice Choudhury (1983)

Wow Sridevi!

Super fit Sridevi on the sets of Justice Choudhury

Sridevi on the sets of Nazrana (1987)

Sridevi with her fake tan on the sets of the film Nazrana.  (1987).

When you delve into the press around this time, Sridevi was written about for her sensuality and sexuality and her co-star, the late, great Smita Patil, was written about for her natural acting, her histrionics, her thespian on-screen persona. By the end of the film, Sridevi received a lot of praise for her performance. 

Sadly, when the film released, Smita Patil had just passed away at the tender age of 31, due to complications from a difficult child birth - among other issues. A great, great actress gone too soon. 

The film was in production for years - feature below from a magazine published in Nov 1984 - the film was released in Jan 1987!

Filmfare, November 1984