Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

She was born 15 May 1967 and also known as Madhuri Dixit-Nene, is an Indian film actress who is known for her work in Hindi cinema. Often cited as one of the best actresses in Bollywood, who ruled the box office for over a decade. She is renowned as the original diva of the Hindi cinema.Dixit made her film debut in Abodh (1984) and received wider public recognition with Tezaab (1988). She went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses, acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, her smile, and her accomplished dancing.

Madhuri Dixit

Some of her proceeding films include such box-office hits as Ram Lakhan (1989),Tridev (1989), Parinda (1989), Dil (1990), Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Khalnayak (1993), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Raja (1995). After a relatively low phase, she reinvented herself with the romance Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and subsequently received critical acclaim for her work in films like Mrityudand (1997), Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001) and Devdas (2002). In 2002, she took a sabbatical from films to raise her children and made a comeback with the musical Aaja Nachle in 2007. Dixit also judged four seasons of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress, one for Best Supporting Actress and one special Filmfare award for completing 25 years in Bollywood. She holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations at Filmfare. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.



Early life
Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born on 15 May 1967 to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit in a Marathi-speaking Chitpavan family. Dixit attended Divine Child High School and Mumbai University and studied to be a microbiologist. She always desired dance since the age of 3 and went on to practice the art of kathak and later on to become a trained profesional Kathak dancer.



Film career

Dixit made her acting debut in Rajshri Productions' movie Abodh in 1984 opposite the Bengali actor, Tapas Paul. The film failed but Dixit earned positive reviews from critics. Aakash Barvalia on Gomolo praised her as he wrote "Madhuri excels in her role as a young naive bride who acquits herself well as the naive village girl and does not realize what marriage actually entails." Her only release of 1985 was Awara Baap that turned out to be another failure for Dixit.In 1986, Dixit starred in two movies, Swati and Manav Hatya but both films flopped at the box office. Dixit had three releases in 1987 with Mohre, Hifazat and Uttar Dakshin but her films continued to flop at the box office.

Madhuri Dixit

Dixit finally attained stardom after a series of consecutive flops when she landed the lead female role of Mohini in N. Chandra's blockbuster Tezaab opposite Anil Kapoor. The film went on to become that year's highest grossing movie. It was Dixit's first hit at the box office. Akshay Shah of Planet Bollywood praised Dixit for her dancing skills and her acting was also noticed. He wrote "Mahduri Dixit gives a fine tuned performance. Though she is more remembered for her crowd pleasing dance act Ek Do Teen, her acting needs to be noted, specially in the scenes where she is pitted against Anupam Kher. She looks and dances like a dream."Dixit received her first nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her work in Tezaab.


Return to films

In 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai with her husband and sons to start filming for Aaja Nachle.[39] The film released in November 2007 and, despite the critics panning it, Dixit's performance was highly appreciated,with the New York Times commenting about her that "she's still got it".Her performance in Aaja Nachle earned her the record-setting thirteenth nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

On Women's International Day in 2007, Dixit topped Rediff's list of the Best Bollywood Actresses Ever. In May 2008, she was given a tribute by Indian Film Festival at Los Angeles. In March 2010, The Economic Times named Dixit in the list of the "33 women who made India proud". She also received a Filmfare Special Award in honour of her 25 years in the Bollywood industry. In 2011, Rediff.com listed her in top 10 "Readers Choice: The Greatest Actresses of all time".
In 2012, Madhuri Dixit unveiled her saute at Madame Tussauds London and became the 7th Bollywood celebrity to from India to have the honor in london. Recently she has launched an application, Madhuri Dixit HD on the iPad to connect with her fans.
Recently in 2013, she has been working on Gulaab Gang, a film based on the life of social-activist Sampat Pal and her group Gulabi Gang. Gulaab Gang has been written and directed by Soumik Sen and also stars Juhi Chawla and Tannishtha Chatterjee.In February 2013, she will start shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj's Dedh Ishqiya, a sequel to critically acclaimed Ishqiya.Dedh Ishqiya directed by Abhishek Choubey and released on January 10, 2014.



Personal life

On 17 October 1999, Dixit married Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, a Cardiovascular Surgeon from Los Angeles, California. Nene is also from a Marathi Brahmin family. They have two sons, Arin (b. March 2003) and Ryan (b. March 2005). After marriage, Dixit had relocated to Denver, US for almost a decade. In October 2011, Dixit again shifted her base back to Mumbai, India, along with her family.
Dixit has been the muse for the Indian painter M.F. Husain. He was so fascinated by Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! that he watched the film 67 times, and in 2007 he booked an entire theatre to see her comeback movie Aaja Nachle He made a series of paintings of her, and in 2000 made a film named Gaja Gamini starring her, which was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself.
Dixit is a passionate dancer, and to do her due for the society and her fans, she opened her online dance academy.
On October 13, 2013 Madhuri lost her father, whom was 91 years of age to a prolonged disease. A small gathering was held in Mumbai.
Awards and Nominations