TBT: Rare Pic: Amitabh Bachchan rehearses with Sridevi for the Jooma Jooma show in the early 90s

 

TBT: Amitabh Bachchan rehearses with Sridevi for the Jooma Jooma show in the early 90s!

See earlier post of Jooma Jooma Night in London

Archive of images of Sridevi on stage here.

Jooma Jooma Night in London: Salman Khan, Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Neelam and Aamir Khan together

The first of its kind, the biggest Bollywood extravaganza...EVER, Jooma Jooma Night in London is possibly the greatest Bollywood show that was staged outside India. Ever. 

The music and dance bonanza at Wembley Stadium featured only the A-list superstars of the Indian film industry, a dazzling, dizzying lineup that included; Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Neelam. With a host of singers led by legendary music directors Kalyanji & Anandji, the show was... to quote Amitji's oft used expression... "mind-blowing".

One of the most amazing nights in London, back in 1990, there was nothing of its kind seen or heard till date.

We still have the VHS Videocassette (remember those?! - that's a prehistoric version of a DVD kidz!) in our archives. Pure magic. 

Sridevi Performs to "Chandni" in London

Salman Khan, Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Neelam & Aamir Khan

Amitabh Bachchan tweets: Poster of my Concert at Wembley Stadium, 70,000, year 1990

Amitabh Bachchan, "Sridevi is incredible!"

Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi Together: 7 Superstar Projects, Films, TV and Stage Shows

 

Amitabh Bachchan presents Sridevi her Best Actress Filmfare trophy for Chaalbaaz

"Amitabh sings Jooma Chumma to Sridevi in The Show of all Shows!" 

As the headline reads, this was 'the' greatest show of shows held on stage in London with an ALL STAR cast led by Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Neelam, Anupam Kher... 

While compiling the list of projects that 'The last emperor' and 'The last empress' worked on together, ie Amitabh and Sridevi, here's something to note; they had a 100% success rate!!! 

Sridevi did ONE interview in 1987, where she briefly mentioned that she preferred not to do films where she had little to do and as an aside said, like her films with Amitabh Bachchan, where she was mostly there for the song and dance routines but didn't have a meaty role. For those who know cinema history, Sridevi was not the first actress to point this out. Hema Malini famously said the same in the early 1980s that, though she worked in several films with Amitabh Bachchan, it was no career-defining title role. Sridevi's quote did the circuit for years before she acted with Big B in Khuda Gawah, where she, not B, had a double role. 

Their films were blockbusters; their stage shows were smash hits and even Big B's guest appearance was talked about all year. Sridevi's adorable appearance on Bachchan-led Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ie Kaun Banega Crorpati, was a TRP hit too.

Name	Year of Release	Status
Inquilaab	25 January 1984	Hit
Khabardaar	1984	Shelved
Aakhree Raasta	6 June 1986	Hit
Jooma Jooma Night in London	1991	Hit
Khuda Gawah	8 May 1992	Hit
Ram ki Sita, Shyam ki Gita	1992	Launched but never made
English Vinglish	14 September 2012	Hit
Kaun Banega Crorepati [TV]	7 October 2012	Hit

RELATED FEATURES

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• Amitabh Bachchan with Sridevi over the years here. 
• Rare images from the sets of Khabardaar--with Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Prada, Kamal Haasan--here. 
• Rare photos from the launch of Ram ki Sita, Shyam ki Gita here. 
• Sridevi on TV over the years here. 

The cast and crew of Inquilaab back in 1984!

Cine Blitz 1986, Sridevi, "When I first started shooting with him, I used to keep my distance. Just give my shot and keep away, but Amitji made me feel very comfortable. I was touched because he didn't behave like a superstar with me, or have any nakhras [tantrums]. He was very simple and very normal. He said he had seen Sadma and praised my acting a lot." 

Jooma Jooma Night, London (1991): Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan rock the stage

Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan hit the stage in London. WHAT a night it was! For an entire generation, this was THE greatest live show featuring ALL the top stars of their time. 

More pics from this event posted in earlier post here.

Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan on stage: Jooma Jooma Nite: Bollywood's Biggest Stars hit the Stage

Watching the biggest stars of Bollywood on stage... epic throwback picture of Sridevi and Amitabh Bachchan. 

Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi rock the stage: Jooma Chumma on Tour in the 90s was EVERYTHING!

Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi rock the stage: Jooma Chumma on Tour in the 90s was EVERYTHING! 

Salman Khan, Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Neelam, Aamir Khan - early 1990s, there was no Bollywood show bigger on earth! 

 

Happy Birthday Ramesh Sippy: Rare Pic: Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Ramesh Sippy

Happy Birthday Ramesh Sippy! 

A rare picture of Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi and producer and director Ramesh Sippy at the mahurat / launch of  Ram ki Sita Shyam ki Geeta. 

It was a comic caper with a double role for both Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi - allegedly, this was the film that had the original song of Jooma Chooma De De - which was later used in Amitabh Bachchan's film Hum (with Kimi Kattkar, not Sri!). 

The film was never made - and it is the audience's loss that such extreme talents couldn't see the film come into fruition after a grand, much-talked about launch. 

Sridevi: Standing out in a Crowd: Standing Tall

Sridevi with other Bollywood stars over the years.

Below: Rajinikanth, Neelam, Salman Khan, ? and Sridevi during Jooma Chooma rehearsals in the early 1990s in London.     

Below: Amitabh Bachchan, the Toranis of Tips and Sridevi at the audio launch of Khuda Gawah.

Above: Sanjay Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Sridevi, Lata Mangeshkar, Anil Kapoor at a party thrown by HMV at The Leela, at the launch of HMV's Great Gharanas - Patiala and Great Memories, Gauhar Jan, Malka Jan!  

-- Dec 1994. More in the archive here.

Above: On the sets of Chandni; Rishi Kapoor, Sridevi, Yash Chopra and Pamela Chopra.