Sridevi & Waheeda Rehman Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Chandni; the 1990s to Lamhe. Sridevi acted in every film; Waheeda Rehman acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Waheeda Rehman was initially hesitant to play Sridevi's mother in Lamhe (1991). Sridevi personally convinced her, saying the role was too important to pass up.
• In Himmatwala (1983), Sridevi matched Waheeda's legendary grace in the song 'Nainon Mein Sapna' — but it was Waheeda who slowed down her own delivery so the younger actress could hit the emotional beats first.
• Their pairing in Chandni (1989) directly inspired Yash Chopra to cast two leading ladies of different generations again in Darr (1993) — a template Bollywood still uses.
• On the sets of Lamhe, Waheeda would cook South Indian food for Sridevi every weekend because Sridevi missed home-cooked meals from Chennai.
• Waheeda Rehman once said: 'Sridevi was like a daughter to me on set. She would call me 'Waheeda ji' but I told her, just call me 'Bhabhi' — we were that comfortable.'
• In Chandni, Sridevi's bubbly energy made Waheeda's quiet dignity stand out more — and Waheeda's stillness in turn made Sridevi's outbursts hit harder. They played off each other's tempo like a call-and-response.