Sridevi birth anniversary: The timeless diva was the ultimate master of disguise who tricked our eyes over the years – view pics

Many of her roles required Sridevi to adapt to a whole new look, and all her avatars were as iconic as they could be.

Had she been with us, Sridevi would have celebrated her 55th birthday today. In her fond memory on her birth anniversary, we are going to look back at her journey as an actress and how she kept us entertained with her many avatars. She has has stunned us with different avatars, time and again, in her career spanning close to 50 years. With Mom, which was her 300th film, she showed us yet another shade of her acting abilities. In the movie, the way a sad, angry, makeup less Sridevi threatens the villain, saying, "Kya bol rahe the tum log? Bula apni maa ko? Lo aa gayi uski maa!" And boy, the scene is enough to send shivers down your spine. She proved her mettle as an actress quite early in her career by picking as many challenging roles as she could - that of a journalist tracking down a vigilante, twin sisters separated at birth with polar opposite personalities, a mentally challenged woman, an enchantress, a fairy trapped in the mortal world, and my favourite - that of a snake woman in love with a mortal man. Many of these roles required her to adapt a whole new look, and all her avatars are as iconic as they can be.

In her superhit film Mr India, Sridevi went undercover as the goofy-yet-smart Ms Hawaa Hawaai, and was one step ahead when it came to saving the world while posing as Mogambo's pawn, and did some goodwill as Charlie Chaplin too. Phew! Check out how she has donned disguises like a pro, over the years...

Sridevi as Charlie Chaplin

C'mon! Sridevi can totally play Wonder Woman. Right?

Sridevi as Hawa Hawaii

She can give Effie Trinket a run for her money! Her looks in Puli...

Sridevi as a cop in Jawaab Hum Denge

And here she is as a traffic cop in S. P. Parasuram, with Chiranjeevi

The movie is Roop Ki Rani, Choron Ka Raja, the actress is Sridevi...yeah!

The Arab princess in Khuda Gawah!

The deadly snake woman in Nagina!

The Chaalbaaz in Chaalbaaz!

Chandramukhi! Which literally means one with the face like the moon! She played a fairy in this one!

Can you even believe she is same who played the simple woman in English Vinglish?

And last she was seen in Mom, showing us a very different shade of motherhood than English Vinglish.

Sridevi, you are the best!

Thanks Sridevi for years of entertainment!