When Anupam Kher Posed As Sridevi’s Long-Lost Sister Prabhadevi!

With make-up courtesy Mickey Contractor, and a clever photography job by ace lensman Gautam Rajadhyaksha, Anupam Kher looked stunning passing off as Sridevi’s sister Prabhadevi on April cover of a popular film magazine...

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When Anupam Kher Posed As Sridevi’s Long-Lost Sister Prabhadevi!

It was an April Fool’s joke by Cineblitz magazine that was lapped up by the readers. The cover headline screamed for attention, “EXPLOSIVE: Prabhadevi’s Shattering Confession, “Yes I Am Sridevi’s Unknown Sister.”

anupamkher on the magzine cover
Anupam Kher On The Magzine Cover


With lips painted metallic brown and heavy make-up on the eyes, the magazine cover claimed that they had found Sridevi’s ravishing long-lost sister Prabhadevi.

The issue sold out because of the sensational headline as no one knew that the talented Sridevi had a sister.


Ace make-up artiste and stylist Mickey Contractor worked on the cover shot and ace photographer Gautam Rajadhyaksha, shot the cover. And the result was outstanding!

Speaking to the magazine later on, Sridevi said, “Anupamji didn't tell me what exactly he was going to do. One day, while we were shooting he told me, 'Ma'am main aap ko ek surprise dene wala hoon' [Ma'm I'm going to give you a huge surprise]. The whole day he kept telling me the same thing. So I asked him what the surprise was. And all he said was, 'Nahin, I don't want to tell you, magar aap bahut hassenge'. The whole day Anupamji kept building up the suspense. I had absolutely no idea what he was going to do. I could not even imagine what the surprise was.”


Did the cover leave Sridevi amused, or angry? “Ya, I found it really very funny. It was a really good April Fool joke for everybody. Anupamji's make-up was really mind blowing. How nicely it was done. The credit for it goes to Gautam and Mickey. Of course the credit also goes to Anupamji. The way he has given his expressions was really great!” signed off the late actress.  


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