This was an era where a heroine had full respect. Sridevi brought back the importance of a film heroine. She was the biggest thing to happen in the 80s. The only actress who ruled Bollywood for a whole decade. all the others after her were called no.1s for a year or two maximum. What does that tell you?
And yes she was the last no.1. even a magazine like filmfare which certainly has some favorite couldn't give that title to anyone else after her. There is absolutely no other actress who got No.1 word written so boldly on her picture and that on the cover. With Sri's departure from films the no.1 story came to an end and heroine's roles went back to dances and songs only.
As you can see from above she was at the top alone from 1983 -1994.
In 1992 Filmfare magazine and Stardust magazine competed with eachother to who would better showcase Sridevi, and they both ended calling her the Last Empress. A title no actress before her or after her ever been given.
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:23 — Anonymous
At her peak she was always offered films that centred around her. Now she comes back after a decade and she still gets a film that revolves around her. Once a queen....Always a queen
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:22 — Anonymous
Sridevi is one of the few stars who had an international market. Her films like Chandni, Chaalbaaz and Lamhe are huge overseas blockbusters. That's the reason why Steven Spielberg had approached her for a role in Jurassic Park but it did not happen due to her heavy workload in India. Later many film magazines wrote that if she had accepted the offer, her stardom wold have increased tenfold.
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:19 — Anonymous
Not many know that Sridevi is listed in Limca Book of Records 1992 as the highest paid artiste of Bollywood.
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:18 — Anonymous
Her nose was so weird from side profiles and it still is...her nose job today is no improvement either. She should get a better surgeon to remove the hook from it no offence. But shes a good actress
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:17 — Anonymous
She was phenomenal. No one after her was quite the same. That's why Stardust called her The Last Empress and Filmfare hailed her as the Last of the Mohicans.
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:14 — Anonymous
I have another Filmfare with her on the cover being called 'The Greatest.'!!!
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:13 — Anonymous
Amrita Singh once said, 'Today Sridevi is the Prime Minister while we other actresses are mere cabinet.' She was a megastar. She still is. Only she can comeback after 15 years and get a film that revolves around her and manage to generate such overwhelming response. No wonder Yash Chopra said, 'Madhuri and Juhi are good but Sridevi is a legend.'
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:11 — Anonymous
They used to call Sreedevi the Female Amitabh. But interestingly, at one point in her career, she was more powerful than Big B. All his films were flopping while she was giving bumper hits.
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:09 — Anonymous
Sridevi was HUGE. They used to call her the One Woman Industry. It's quite famous that producers used to say that when Sridevi was in a film, no one asked who the hero was. That was her power. She dominated her male co-stars in every film like Mr. India, Lamhe and Khuda Gawah. Because she was seen as the solo hero of her films, she was offered central roles where the entire film revolved around her be it Nagina, Chandni and Chaalbaaz or Gumrah, Laadla and Judaai. Not like actresses of today who are sidekicks to the hero.
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:04 — Anonymous
Remember these times....Sridevi was a phenomenon.....Every month a magazine would come up with Sridevi on the cover....And they were always SOLO covers....What a star....A superstar!!!.....I have never seen such craze for any actress after her except Madhuri to some extent.
Mon, 2012-06-25 01:02 — Anonymous
Look at the Filmfare year calling her Unquestionably No. 1....1984....and she was No.1 till 1993 coz I had seen the year end countdown that year and she was on top. That's 10 years man...No.1 for a decade....That was Sridevi
Mon, 2012-06-25 00:58 — Anonymous
Sridevi was something else when she ruled the industry all through 80s and half of the 90s....The undisputed No.1 for more than a decade, she is the ONLY actress who was on top for so long....Hailed as the First Female Superstar of Hindi Cinema, Sridevi at one point in her career wielded more power than Bachchan himself and the man had to woo her to get the lady in Khuda Gawah. The first actress to cross the 10 lakh barrier and go on to command 1 crore, she had a stardom that actresses of today can only dream about. And its no wonder that when Zoom aired her biography recently, they started by calling her 'Still No.1'!!! With more than a dozen classics to her credit, the mass hysteria for her comeback film English Vinglish proves she will always be the Last Empress.
Sun, 2012-06-24 23:21 — Anonymous
what change in her nose,these pics are proof she had nose job done
Sun, 2012-06-24 23:13 — Anonymous
Vinod Khanna looks hot!
Sun, 2012-06-24 22:42 — Anonymous
Aww,how the Indian Male Fantasies have changed since then. :-/
Sun, 2012-06-24 22:19 — Anonymous
Sridevi is rokking man.
Sun, 2012-06-24 22:16 — Anonymous
SriDevi ia the only complete actress till date,she is an alrounder.
Sun, 2012-06-24 19:35 — Anonymous
SriDevi has always been a total refreshment to watch.Love her.
Sun, 2012-06-24 19:29 — Anonymous
Sridevi was a hude craze in the 80s and till the late 90s,even the politicians were pettrified of her presense.
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all the south indian actresses have beautiful eyes.sri has almond eyes and a very pretty face.
During the 80's Bollywood on Sridevi's shoulders!!! One Woman Industry!!!
omg in 1984 magzine was only Rs 3.i must say the prices are soring all over the world these days.
SriDevi truely has an aura around her,she is just magical.
She's my favourite
I truely adore Sreedevi,she is such a great actress and dancer.
She is a one-woman show all the way!!
BTW, the first magazine cover has the caption "Girls For Sale!!!" I wonder if that's supposed to be funny...
SHE WILL RULE 2012 with ENGLISH VINGLISH.....Just wait and watch....she is a complete and natural actress.
LOVE YOU SRIDIVA
hot n cute
This was an era where a heroine had full respect. Sridevi brought back the importance of a film heroine. She was the biggest thing to happen in the 80s. The only actress who ruled Bollywood for a whole decade. all the others after her were called no.1s for a year or two maximum. What does that tell you?
And yes she was the last no.1. even a magazine like filmfare which certainly has some favorite couldn't give that title to anyone else after her. There is absolutely no other actress who got No.1 word written so boldly on her picture and that on the cover. With Sri's departure from films the no.1 story came to an end and heroine's roles went back to dances and songs only.
As you can see from above she was at the top alone from 1983 -1994.
In 1992 Filmfare magazine and Stardust magazine competed with eachother to who would better showcase Sridevi, and they both ended calling her the Last Empress. A title no actress before her or after her ever been given.
At her peak she was always offered films that centred around her. Now she comes back after a decade and she still gets a film that revolves around her. Once a queen....Always a queen
Sridevi is one of the few stars who had an international market. Her films like Chandni, Chaalbaaz and Lamhe are huge overseas blockbusters. That's the reason why Steven Spielberg had approached her for a role in Jurassic Park but it did not happen due to her heavy workload in India. Later many film magazines wrote that if she had accepted the offer, her stardom wold have increased tenfold.
Not many know that Sridevi is listed in Limca Book of Records 1992 as the highest paid artiste of Bollywood.
Her nose was so weird from side profiles and it still is...her nose job today is no improvement either. She should get a better surgeon to remove the hook from it no offence. But shes a good actress
She was phenomenal. No one after her was quite the same. That's why Stardust called her The Last Empress and Filmfare hailed her as the Last of the Mohicans.
I have another Filmfare with her on the cover being called 'The Greatest.'!!!
Amrita Singh once said, 'Today Sridevi is the Prime Minister while we other actresses are mere cabinet.' She was a megastar. She still is. Only she can comeback after 15 years and get a film that revolves around her and manage to generate such overwhelming response. No wonder Yash Chopra said, 'Madhuri and Juhi are good but Sridevi is a legend.'
They used to call Sreedevi the Female Amitabh. But interestingly, at one point in her career, she was more powerful than Big B. All his films were flopping while she was giving bumper hits.
Sridevi was HUGE. They used to call her the One Woman Industry. It's quite famous that producers used to say that when Sridevi was in a film, no one asked who the hero was. That was her power. She dominated her male co-stars in every film like Mr. India, Lamhe and Khuda Gawah. Because she was seen as the solo hero of her films, she was offered central roles where the entire film revolved around her be it Nagina, Chandni and Chaalbaaz or Gumrah, Laadla and Judaai. Not like actresses of today who are sidekicks to the hero.
Remember these times....Sridevi was a phenomenon.....Every month a magazine would come up with Sridevi on the cover....And they were always SOLO covers....What a star....A superstar!!!.....I have never seen such craze for any actress after her except Madhuri to some extent.
Look at the Filmfare year calling her Unquestionably No. 1....1984....and she was No.1 till 1993 coz I had seen the year end countdown that year and she was on top. That's 10 years man...No.1 for a decade....That was Sridevi
Sridevi was something else when she ruled the industry all through 80s and half of the 90s....The undisputed No.1 for more than a decade, she is the ONLY actress who was on top for so long....Hailed as the First Female Superstar of Hindi Cinema, Sridevi at one point in her career wielded more power than Bachchan himself and the man had to woo her to get the lady in Khuda Gawah. The first actress to cross the 10 lakh barrier and go on to command 1 crore, she had a stardom that actresses of today can only dream about. And its no wonder that when Zoom aired her biography recently, they started by calling her 'Still No.1'!!! With more than a dozen classics to her credit, the mass hysteria for her comeback film English Vinglish proves she will always be the Last Empress.
what change in her nose,these pics are proof she had nose job done
Vinod Khanna looks hot!
Aww,how the Indian Male Fantasies have changed since then. :-/
Sridevi is rokking man.
SriDevi ia the only complete actress till date,she is an alrounder.
SriDevi has always been a total refreshment to watch.Love her.
Sridevi was a hude craze in the 80s and till the late 90s,even the politicians were pettrified of her presense.
Sreeji is a true beauty.