Impact still intact: When Vidya, Anushka, Alia, Tamannaah reprised Sridevi's songs

Sridevi, who was seen last in Ravi Udayawar’s Mom and gave her parting shot in Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero, has been paid rich tributes in the recent past by five other actresses. Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Vidya Balan, Anushka Sharma and Tamannaah Bhatia are names that have reprised her acts from her dance numbers in recent films.

Tamannah Bhatia
When Sajid Khan made Himmatwala in 2013, the film sank. But then something that worked in the film was the pots and wheels song Nainon Mein Sapna, where Sridevi had gyrated with Jeetendra. The song was recreated by Ajay Devgn, with Tamannah Bhatia doing the honours and trying to match Sridevi’s dance steps from the 1983 film.

Anushka Sharma
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi actress Anushka Sharma got a chance to essay the iconic number Mitwa from Chandni, when she was cast in the Karan Johar directed film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Anushka was seen sashaying in yellow and red coloured chiffon sarees in Europe that was reminiscent of Sridevi’s performance in the Yash Chopra cult movie.

Sonakshi Sinha
Force 2 had a promotional track picturised on Sonakshi Sinha. The song called O Janiya incorporated Sridevi’s popular track Kate Nahi Kat Te.

Alia Bhatt
Sadma (1983) which was a remake of Sridevi’s film Moondram Pirai (1982) had a song called Ae Zindagi Gale Laga Le sung by Yesudas. The song was used the 2016 film Dear Zindagi. Alia Bhatt featured in the song which was recreated and sung by Arijit Singh.

Vidya Balan
Last year’s successful film Tumhari Sulu starring Vidya Balan saw the actress performing the Hawa Hawaai number from the film Mr India. Vidya admitted that her dance for the film was clearly inspired by Sridevi’s multiple dance numbers across her career. Tumhari Sulu now is one of Vidya’s best performances on screen, thanks to Sridevi.

— Sanskriti Media