He gave Sridevi her biggest hit as a solo heroine in Hindi

The pace at which time passes by, it obliterates some of the best records. Moreover, with new ones being established everyday it becomes difficult to keep track of the earlier achievements. One such top slot is held by Hindi film producer-director Harmesh Malhotra, who gave the biggest hit of Sridevi's career in 1986 with her film ' Nagina'. It's his 84th birth anniversary today.

In a 35-year long career, Harmesh Malhotra also doubled up as a producer for many of his 30- odd films he was involved with. In the final decade of his career, his favourite hero was Govinda who gave him another blockbuster ' Dulhe Raja' in 1998. In the later phase of his life, many films of his bombed and were delayed owing to financial issues faced by the production units. His daughter Payal Malhotra is also in the film industry.