From Himmatwala and Chandni to Nagina, revisiting the finest works of Sridevi

Sridevi left a blazing trail in Bollywood where she wowed audiences and critics with excellent performances in several films that made her a legend On Sridevis death anniversary February 24 a look back at some of her finest workSadmaUndoubtedly her best performance ever the film has Sridevi playing a young woman who becomes autistic after an accident With Kamal Haasan also in his perfect form this film is a mustwatch for true lovers of cinema Delightfully childlike as someone suffering from retrograde amnesia in Sadma Sridevi made us want to join Kamal Haasan in singing her lullabiesHimmatwalaThe highest grosser of 1983 this flick which also starred Jeetendra was an actiondrama and brought Sridevi superstardom The Nainon Mein Sapna song is popular even today The film was later remade by Sajid Khan with Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah BhatiaTohfaA love triangle also featuring Jeetendra and Jaya Prada this was yet another in the series of South Indian remakes featuring Sridevi Both Jaya and Sridevi play sisters who fall in love with Jeetendra Tohfa too was a boxoffice hit The Ek Aankh Marun Toh song from the film is still a favorite with todays remix genreNaginaSridevi plays the snake woman and does so without looking over the top The film with Rishi Kapoor as the hero was the highest grosser of 1986 and elevated the actress status even further Main Teri Dushman Dushman Tu Mera is among the most famous snake songs in BollywoodMr IndiaAlthough Anil Kapoor was the star of this Shekhar Kapur film Sridevis performance as a journalist made the film even more memorable Be it the Hawa Hawai song her hilarious runins with her editor Annu Kapoor or her bittersweet chemistry with the little kids in the film Mr India is incomplete without Sridevi And we havent even mentioned the I Love You songChandniThis love triangle had Sridevi romancing two heroes Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna The songs of the film were a massive hit and her white costume became a craze The film managed to prolong the careers of Kapoor and Khanna as lead heroes and a lot of credit for the same goes to Sridevis wonderful performance Dancing sensuously in chiffon saris in the Swiss mountains to romantic songs she made the perfect Yash Chopra heroine in ChandniChaalBaazThe versatility of Sridevi came to the fore in this hilarious comedy that had her playing a double role Sridevi played Anju mdash who can be harassed without resistance mdash and Manju mdash a fearless girl mdash with the same amount of convictionLamheAlthough the film tanked at the box office this Yash Chopra film is regarded as one of Sridevis finest performances In another double role she plays both mother and daughter and Anil Kapoor falls in love with both characters over the course of the film The rustic Rajasthani mother and the young vivacious daughter both in love with the same man Her double act in Lamhe was nearly perfectKhuda GawahOne of Amitabhs few memorable performances in the 90s the lavishly shot film had a royal feel with Sridevi playing the suffering wife of Big B who is jailed At the box office the film got average returnsArmySridevi proved her mettle in the action genre in the 1996 film Army in which she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan Her character as a woman who avenges the murder of her husband played by Khan was praised by fans and critics alikeJudaaiIn this film before her hiatus she plays the greedy wife who sells her husband Anil Kapoor to Urmila Matondkar in return for money only to regret it Following the film Sridevi disappeared from the scene to take care of her familyEnglish VinglishAfter a sabbatical of 15 years she won hands down again with her portrayal of a woman set on learning the Queens language in English Vinglish 2012MomSridevis 300th and final film appearance Mom which was released in 2017 saw her share the screen with Akshaye Khanna and Nawazuddin Siddiqui She essays a vigilante who seeks revenge against the men who raped her daughter Her performance was lauded by fans and critics and the film went on to become a critical and commercial success