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Sridevi Birthday Special - Iconic Moments of the Superstar
First Female Superstar of Indian Cinema, India's Charlie Chaplin, Female Amitabh, The Last Empress, Meryl Streep of India: Superlatives aplenty have been heaped upon the legendary Sridevi and rightly so. The superstar still remains the only actress to have remained No.1 for the longest period in Bollywood. And when she came back after 15 years, she created history once more by becoming yet again the only actress to make a triumphant comeback in Bollywood proving that in this fickle industry some stars remain truly timeless. As Sridevi turns 50 today, we take a look at some of her screen moments that are right up there in the Bollywood Hall of Fame as some of the most iconic moments on celluloid, Tell us which one's your favourite Sridevi moment.
HIMMATWALA - When Sridevi burst on screen grooving to the iconic 'Naino mein Sapna', she instantly became the national craze and every guy's poster girl.
NAGINA - As the shape shifting snake, Sridevi's eyes poured pure venom in the legendary climactic dance making this the most iconic moment in the history of snake films in India.
MR. INDIA - This 1987 cult classic is stuffed with iconic moments and Sridevi had most of them. The iconic Hawa Hawai chartbuster that became synonymous with the diva. The Charlie Chaplin act that instantly entered Bollywood's Hall of Fame. And the super seusuous Kaate Nahin Katte in that famous blue saree which till date remains the sexiest rain number on Indian celluloid.
CHAALBAAZ - Rains beckoned Sridevi again and this time the diva turned into an impish kitten dancing to zesty beats in a transparent rain coat and umbrella over blue dungarees. Iconic with a capital I that's still copied in countless dance shows.
CHANDNI - This love classic made Sridevi the quintessential Yash Chopra heroine as the actress set a benchmark that no other YRF heroine has been able to attain. Mere hathon mein nau nau choodiyan and her Tandav in white remain forever legendary but the most iconic image is Sridevi clad in pure white sitting under the moon as Chandni. No wonder Yash Chopra remained forever besotted.
LAMHE - Pallavi's Morni desert dance in that legendary yellow and blue continues to inspire every folk performance in dance reality shows today. And the iconic moment when Pooja transforms into a woman demanding her love defines new age romance in Bollywood.
KHUDA GAWAH - Sridevi's transformation as the Afghan princess Benazir is the stuff of legends. Our favourite iconic moment is when she sits clad as a bride waiting for her 'Badshah'.
JUDAAI - The deal is struck. The husband is sold for 2 crores! Never in the history of Indian cinema has such a bargain been made. Sridevi's salivating face as she seals the deal remains iconic simply due to the sheer defiance and bizarre sacrilege she commits that no Indian actress ever dared on celluloid.
ENGLISH VINGLISH - When Sashi Godbole walks down New York streets, in that trench-coat over her floral saree, holding a Starbucks in her hand, you know she has walked straight into the Bollywood Hall of Fame as another iconic moment.
