Monday, April 11, 2011
Asia Spa India
“Jaanu, ask for a glass of carrot juice,” she says as she readies for a shot in one of her favourite Donna Karan lime green gown. She is standing in the middle of a fibre sculpture shaped like a flower as the photographer’s assistant frantically wipes the glass window behind with a crumpled newspaper, another assistant stands ready with a high voltage lit bulb behind to give the ‘glow’ you generally see in the actresses pictures.
Candid with Sridevi
“Okay ready”, says Suresh Natarajan, the photographer and she strikes a pose... so very familiar to many of her fans. This is the real Chaal Baaz Sridevi, naughty gleaming eyes with an innocence that swept cinema goers in the 80s, the Sridevi that danced seductively in a red [er blue!] chiffon saree to the invisible Mr. India! As she gives her poses for the shot, it is evident why she was at one time even branded as the male Mr Amitabh Bachchan. She flirts with the camera with such grace and calm that only comes with years of experience.
There is simplicity in her manner, and a no-attitude persona behind the aura which is instantly endearing. She looks startling beautiful!
For asiaSpa’s 7th anniversary special issue I was shooting with Sridevi at the Quan Spa, JW Marriott Pune. And I have to admit that it has been a pleasure doing this shoot with her, which is not what I can say about many shoots that I have done with other Indian film actresses. (Beat this – There was this one particular actress who demanded white flowers for a shot, then decided that she wanted a yellow one with a scowl, then changed her decision to not using the flower at all because the hotel staff was just a little bit slow in sourcing the flowers.)
Sridevi is totally a spa person – she knows her wraps and she knows her scrubs. The spa menu is as familiar to her as the back of her hand. She is familiar with all the new treatments and the innovations that the spa industry is coming up with.
She has sort of wrapped wellness around her and her family. Her two daughters Jhanavi – Jaanu as she fondly called her – and Khushi, the younger one, are both already introduced to the spa therapies.
A doting mother, patience comes to her naturally. At the height of her career she gave it all up to concentrate on her family, and says, “It came naturally to me and my children and family became my priority.”
However, now she is all set and excited about making a comeback in a movie written and directed by Gauri Shinde and produced by her husband R. Balki of ‘Paa’ fame. She says, “I am very excited about the subject. In this movie, I play a housewife, who sets out to find her own identity.”
In this candid interview with asiaSpa Sridevi revealed all about living a life marked by wellness, and even opened up about her discovery of a passion for painting, which is a facet of her personality that is not known to many. She also shared many secrets behind her beautiful skin and perfect body. Her effortless beauty and enigmatic aura was truly enchanting, and her electrifying presence and energy, infectious! This spirited interaction and the gorgeous shoot was a truly beautiful experience!
Tuesday, 30 November 2010 Green Sari
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Sridevi looking unbelievably good in a simple but stunning sari. Looking good post-marriage, two kids and at her 40-something age, she's rewritten the rules of lookin' damn fine
Sridevi at HDIL India Couture Week 2009
Heads turned and fashionistas drooled as Bollywood actress Sridevi walked the ramp as the showstopper for jewellery designer Queenie Dhody's couture line at the inaugural jewellery show of the HDIL India Couture Week here.
Wearing a black gown with a white emerald cut diamond and canary yellow round diamond set with all solitaires, Sridevi who stole hearts with her performances in hits like 'Mr India' and 'Chandni', set the runaway on fire last night.
"I truly felt fabulous on the ramp. I love Queenie's jewellery, its aesthetic appeal and style appeals to me being one of a kind handcrafted pieces," Sridevi said.
The actress got ample support from the film fraternity with stars like Dimple Kapadia, Twinkle Khanna, Raveena Tandon, Hrithik Roshan, Dia Mirza, Zayed Khan and Karan Johar cheering her from the front row.
"She is an ethereal timeless beauty, a theme that resonates with my
jewellery and is mature and graceful enough to carry off couture, hence the perfect choice as my showstopper. Sri truly epitomises 'Be Fabulous', which is my theme for every woman to look and feel fabulous," Queenie Dhody said.
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