There is only one queen of indian cinema.
That is Sridevi.. The absolute queen of acting.
Everything from her hair to toe will act in character.
One who can emote just thru pouts of lips and twinkles of her eyes.
This thread is an ode to how her acting mesmerised the child me.

There is nobody else who claimed screen presence as her. You would have had to watch every frame twice, 2nd time only to see who else was there with sridevi..
What a persona. What infusion of humour in her acting. What body language. What giggles. What voice.
What attitude.

Khuda gawah. ( I was 5/6 yo. Went to some 3 theatres no tix. Then got in one. 20 kms far from home.)

Tu na ja mere baadshah....
She hails from the hill tribes. Dressed so aptly, and beautiful in a ghagra.
Eyes watering cos her beloved is leaving.

Mr. India. Her cast is the one wholesome entertainment..
The famous " yeh ball mujhe de do" song, to her gifting samosas and pastries to the kids and Calendar!
Her famous scene of reporting Mr. India to Annu kapoor...
To going to Teja's adda as ms. Hawa hawaai.
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Isnt she the only indian actress to have so beautifully role played as charlie chaplin.
Tho, her plain green saree is unforgettable,
Wat a charismatic dance is hawa hawai, with a hat full of fruits & she casually eats a grape while dancing.
Wow
Just wow.

My sister and her friends danced for this song. we had one vcr borrowed to watch her dance and learn the steps. Its not exactly a dance song, so had to borrow steps from next song

Her blue and yellow ghaghra was the style statement for several yrs.

Ofcourse then the famous mere haathon haathon mein nau nau... Which helped for the previous dance reqmt.
Another gorgeous pink ghaghra.
She would dance across a long hall in this song. Watch her mouth express along the joy!!
And spot rishi kapoor

Cant not mention Sadma.
One can keep praising her acting. When she pours ink or burns her hand... Giggling, winking, pouting and crying like a child. And her shrug in joy sitting atop a sheep!!
Special mention to Wadker for the amaze voice.

Ive watched this movie over 50 times easily. Anju and manju. Double dhamaka.
And what quirkiness. Again, a first for a heroine to be drunk and sassy and slay it!!!
Raincoats made gorgeous ! Look at her beauty man!!!
Kisi ki haath na aayegi ye ladki. APT

If you make it to the end of this thread, her bharatnatyam (also from same movie) video is also there in the playlist i will link

The onscreen presence of Sridevi was sooo good that you wont remember who the hero of the movie was.
Amitabh, rajesh khanna, shatrughan sinha, jeetendra, mithun, sunny deol, rishi kapoor, to salman khan.. They all got a chance to be her onscreen hero.
My fav was Anil kapoor tho+

Their onscreen chemistry was some killer stuff. Peak masala commercial movies in their own style.

Roop ki rani... Clad in black and all the jazz of acting. Checkout her hot pink dress and top knot. She will shake her head, only pony tail will move.

Gumrah. Sridevi and sanjay dutt will be scammed and jailed in some foreign country. They will escape through the sewage.Ive cried so much watching this movie.

Before all the tragedy happens, the happy song comes _linked
Check her waist coat style and the beautiful Bob cut.

Last song in the thread.. Rishi kapoor and she paired in few movies too. This movie Gurudev. I dont remember the story.
This song is so memorable.. They dance in a miniature town. Checkout her pink and white combo and half pony tail with scarf!!

Sridevi was a household character. For me, growing up , she was the only style icon. Someone you wud remember as different people, cos of tthe roles she played.

Her death was never reconciled with.
The queen mother of my cinema world.
Here's the playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn2rHlpOKZB524GP-tyL9lqv39HfK2yPs

Her tamil cinema footprint is bigger. . But this tweet thread is my childhood.
I watched her tamil performances only in retrospect, in my teens & after.
I'd grown up to admire her nuanced acting.
The child me, still wants to wear that transparent raincoat and dance in the rain.