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Mr India 1987
The first real big hit for Anil Kapoor, but more than his acting it was the element of sci-fi in the story which was the hero, as Anil himself was invisible in half the movie. The big hit that it was, Mr India was also one of the few directorial ventures of Shekhar Kapoor which he actually completed. A subsequent sequel for this movie was also planned with the same actors but was shelved after the death of Sridevi, its heroine. Recently again this movie was in the news as a trilogy was planned which Shekhar has opposed vehemently, even threatening to go to court against the makers. Sridevi an established heroine was paid the highest ever price for any heroine at the time. Actually Mr India could easily be called Miss India for the way Sridev played the character, with the hero being invisible in better part of the movie. Her ‘Hawa Hawaii’ song and the Charlie Chaplin act are a ....
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Sridevi honoured at iffi2018

Legendary actress and India’s first female superstar Sridevi to be honoured at IFFI 2018 IFFI 2018 will also pay homage to veteran actors and filmmakers such as Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, M.Karunanidhi and Kalpana Lajmi GOA, 17th NOVEMBER 2018: After ruling the hearts of millions of Indians over her fifty-year career, the late superstar of the Hindi and the South film industry, Sridevi bid adieu to…

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Sridevi at IFFI 2017

21st November 2017 IFFI 2017 Actress Sridevi inaugurates Indian Panorama Section at the 48th International Film Festival of India! Sridevi, who celebrates 50 years in the Indian film industry this year, inaugurated the Indian Panorama Section of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2017). Sridevi, who made her presence felt at the opening ceremony of the festival, felicitated the…

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English Vinglish, a Bollywood film which marks Sridevi’s return to the silver screen, is directed by debutant director Gauri Shinde and produced by R. Balki. Money, Fame and the ability to talk and write English. InIndia, these 3 factors play a huge role in how society judges an individual. English Vinglish is the story of Shashi Godbole (Sridevi), a woman who doesn't know English and is made to feel insecure about this by her family and society at large. The film though light-hearted is about the touching and transformational journey of Shashi. Shashi is a loving wife, caring mother and a nice daughter-in-law. She has brought up her daughter and son and now that they are school going, she manages to find time to make ladoos for private events and marriages. Though it doesn’t seem like it was needed to run the family, she manages to make a bit of extra money, which she saves ....
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