Meet Sridevi's 'husband', whose career ruined in 10 seconds, was forced to leave the country, is now..., his name is...
Yash Chopra's Lamhe, starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, and veteran actors Waheeda Rekhman and Anupam Kher, continues to captivate audiences and maintain its status as cult classic. Despite its evergreen songs and positive word-of-mouth, the film became a box office flop in 1991, only garnering widespread appeal and cult recognition over time.
Lamhe also marked supermodel Deepak Malhotra's Bollywood debut. Before turning to glamour world, Deepak was a national-level gymnast, later becoming India's highest-paid model in late 80s.
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Not Boney Kapoor, Mithun or Jeetendra, Sridevi did not eat anything for 7 days for this man due to..., his name is...
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