Sridevi turns 50: different strokes

Updated On Aug 14, 2013 11:58 am IST
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Innocent: Sridevi started out her career in Bollywood as a child artist with Julie in 1975. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Innocent: Sridevi started out her career in Bollywood as a child artist with Julie in 1975.

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Simpleton: Sridevi's sari-clad avatar in Judaai (1996) and later in English Vinglish (2012) was class apart. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Simpleton: Sridevi's sari-clad avatar in Judaai (1996) and later in English Vinglish (2012) was class apart.

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Romantic diva: Sridevi looks ethereal in Yash Chopra's Chandni. She was paired opposite Rishi Kapoor in this classic tale of love. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Romantic diva: Sridevi looks ethereal in Yash Chopra's Chandni. She was paired opposite Rishi Kapoor in this classic tale of love.

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Chirpy and stylish: Chaalbaaz (1989) and Mr India (1987) explored the naughty side of Sridevi. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Chirpy and stylish: Chaalbaaz (1989) and Mr India (1987) explored the naughty side of Sridevi.

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A dash of paranormal: Sridevi not only played a 'naagin' with aplomb in Nagina (1986) and Nigahein (1988), she also portrayed a fairy in Chandramukhi convincingly. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A dash of paranormal: Sridevi not only played a 'naagin' with aplomb in Nagina (1986) and Nigahein (1988), she also portrayed a fairy in Chandramukhi convincingly.

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Glam queen: She literally is 'Roop Ki Raani' in Boney Kapoor's production Roop Ki Raani Choron Ka Raja. The film failed, but Sridevi's look in the film is still remembered. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Glam queen: She literally is 'Roop Ki Raani' in Boney Kapoor's production Roop Ki Raani Choron Ka Raja. The film failed, but Sridevi's look in the film is still remembered.

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Pathbreaking: Sridevi's portrayal in Sadma (1978) is one of her best performances ever. The actress plays a woman who loses her memory and has an intelligence of a 7-year-old. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pathbreaking: Sridevi's portrayal in Sadma (1978) is one of her best performances ever. The actress plays a woman who loses her memory and has an intelligence of a 7-year-old.

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Revenge maiden: Sridevi avenges SRK's brutal murder in Army (1994) with the help of her 'army' which is basically a group of convicts. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Revenge maiden: Sridevi avenges SRK's brutal murder in Army (1994) with the help of her 'army' which is basically a group of convicts.

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Be it a romantic diva in Chandni or a chirpy girl-next-door in Chaalbaaz, Sridevi has delved into nearly all the genres in a career spanning four decades. Here's a look at her various avatars on her 50th birthday. expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 14, 2013 11:58 am IST

Be it a romantic diva in Chandni or a chirpy girl-next-door in Chaalbaaz, Sridevi has delved into nearly all the genres in a career spanning four decades. Here's a look at her various avatars on her 50th birthday.

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