Lamhe begged a blockbuster

The film that canonized her again as one of the greatest female talents on Indian celluloid was Yash Chopra's masterpiece, Lamhe (1991). A daring saga of intergenerational love, the idea had germinated in Chopra's mind way before Silsila. However, aware of the risk attatched to a film about age-defying romance, he had decided to make it only after delivering a blockbuster. It was on the sets of Chandni that Chopra had casually narrated the outline of Lamhe to Sri. The actress had instantly grasped the potential of its double role and had committed to the film whenever it would be made.