| Madhuri Dixit | |
|---|---|
| Madhuri Dixit at a promotional event for Aaja Nachle. | |
| Born | Madhuri Shankar Dixit 15 May 1967 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–2002 2007–present |
| Spouse | Dr Shriram Madhav Nene (1999–present) |
Madhuri Dixit (Marathi: माधुरी दीक्षित) (born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on 15 May 1967)[1] is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers.[2] She appeared in numerous commercially successful films and was recognised for several of her performances. Dixit is often cited by the media as one of the best actresses in Bollywood.[3][4]
Dixit has featured in a variety of roles in the entire course of her career. Some notable films include Dil (1990), Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! (1994) and Raja (1995). In the year 1997, she reinvented herself with Yash Chopra's romance Dil To Pagal Hai and subsequently featured in films like Mrityudand (1997), Pukar (2000) and Devdas (2002). In the year 2007, she made a comeback with Yash Chopra's drama Aaja Nachle. She has won five Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress. She holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations at the Filmfare, with 13. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.[5]
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Early life
Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born Madhuri Shankar Dixit to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi Brahmin family. Dixit attended Divine Child High School and Mumbai University and studied to be a microbiologist.[6] She is a trained Kathak dancer[7] and a great admirer of it.[8]
Film career
Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut in Rajshri Productions' movie Abodh in 1984. The film failed but minor and supporting roles continued to follow. She attained stardom after she landed the lead female role in N. Chandra's blockbuster Tezaab (1988),[9] for which she received her first Filmfare nomination. In the following year, she starred in a number of important films that included Ram Lakhan, Parinda and Tridev.
In 1990, Dixit starred in Indra Kumar's romantic-drama Dil. She played the role of a rich and arrogant girl who falls in love with a poorer boy and later leaves her house to marry him. The film became the biggest box-office hit of the year in India[10] and Dixit's performance earned her the first Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.
Post the success of Dil she starred in several successful movies like Saajan (1991), Beta (1992),[11] Khalnayak (1993), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! (1994), and Raja (1995). Dixit's performance in Beta, that of a woman married to an illiterate, well-meaning man who exposes her scheming mother-in-law, won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! (1994) became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema. Dixit's role of a modern yet family-oriented young girl fetched her the third Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.
Post Raja, Dixit's career went into a slump during 1996 and much of 1997. However, she bounced back commercially with Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) for which she won a fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award.[12] In that same year, Dixit starred in Prakash Jha's critically acclaimed Mrityudand. Dixit's performance in the film landed her the Best Actress award at the annual Star Screen Awards.
Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Husain. He was so fascinated by Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! that he watched the film 67 times and booked an entire theatre to see her comeback movie Aaja Nachle in 2007.[13] He made a film named Gaja Gamini (2000) starring her, which was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself. [14]
In 2002, she starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas. Her performance earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival. The following year a film named after her, Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, was released[15] in which a woman (played by Antara Mali) aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by trying her luck in Bollywood.[16][17]
On 7 December 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai with her husband and sons to start filming for Aaja Nachle (2007).[18] The film released in November 2007 and, despite the critics panning it, Dixit's performance was highly appreciated,[19][20][21] with the New York Times commenting about her that "she's still got it".[22][23]
On Women's International Day in 2007, Dixit topped Rediff's list of the Best Bollywood Actresses Ever.[3] In May 2008, she was given a tribute by Indian Film Festival at Los Angeles.[24] In March 2010, The Economic Times named Madhuri Dixit in the list of the "33 women who made India proud".[4] She also received a Filmfare Special Award in honor 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". [25]
Dance
Dixit is not only known for her acting skills, [3][16][17][26][26][27] but for her dancing skills as well.[28] Often referred to as the "Dhak Dhak Girl", she is famous for her dance in the song "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" from the film Beta. She is also known for her dance sequences accompanying Bollywood songs such as "Ek Do Teen" (from Tezaab), "Humko Aaj Kal Hai" (from Sailaab), "Bada Dukh Deenha" (from Ram Lakhan), "Chane Ke Khet Mein" (from Anjaam), "Didi Tera Devar Deewana" (from Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!), "Choli Ke Peechhe" (from Khalnayak), "Akhiyan Milaun" (from Raja), "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya" (from Yaraana), "Kay Sera Sera" (from Pukar), and "Maar Daala" (from Devdas).
Pandit Birju Maharaj, a Kathak dancer, who choreographed Dixit in the film Devdas calls her as "the best Bollywood dancer due to her versitality." [29]
Television appearances
In 2001 on the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati's first season, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, she won 
50,00,000 that she donated for people affected in natural calamities. She also made an appearance in Season 4's Grand Finale that aired in 2010.
50,00,000 that she donated for people affected in natural calamities. She also made an appearance in Season 4's Grand Finale that aired in 2010.In 2002, Madhuri Dixit hosted a TV show Kahina Kahi Koi Hai which was a match-making show that aired on Sony Entertainment.[30] She also made appearances on Koffee with Karan in Season 2 & Season 3 that aired in 2007 & 2011. Her Season 2 appearance was a solo appearance and in Season 3 she shared the chat show with Sonakshi Sinha.
Dixit has been guest on Nach Baliye Season 1 and 3, a celebrity-couple dancing competition in 2005 (aired on Star One) & 2007 (aired on Star Plus).
In 2011, she appeared as a judge on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 along with other co-judges Remo D'souza and Malaika Arora Khan.[31]
Personal life
On 17th October 1999, Madhuri Dixit married Shriram Madhav Nene, a UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practiced in Denver.[32][33][34] Nene is also from a Marathi Brahmin family.[35] They have two sons, Arin (born in March 2003 in Colorado) and Raayan (born in March 2005 in Colorado). 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.[36]
Awards and nominations
Filmfare Awards
Won
| Nominated
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Star Screen Awards
Won
| Nominated
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Zee Cine Awards
| Won | Nominated
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IIFA Awards
Nominated
- 2001: IIFA Best Actress Award for Pukar
- 2003: IIFA Best Actress Award for Devdas
Stardust Awards
Nominated
Honours and recognitions
- 1997: "Kalabhinetri" award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh[37]
- 2001: National Citizen's Award
- 2001: Forbes named Dixit among the Top Five Most Powerful Indian Movie Stars.[38]
- 2008: Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India[5]
- 2008: Honored at IFFLA Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles[39]
- 2011: Pearls Wave Awards - "Wave Silver Screen Queen Honour"
- 2011: Madhuri Dixit was voted as the most desirable Bollywood actress of 2011 in a poll conducted by HindiFilmNews.Com[40]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Abodh | Gauri | |
| 1985 | Awara Baap | Barkha | |
| 1986 | Swati | Anandi | |
| 1987 | Mohre | Maya | |
| 1987 | Hifazat | Janki | |
| 1987 | Uttar Dakshin | Chanda | |
| 1988 | Khatron Ke Khiladi | Kavita | |
| 1988 | Dayavan | Neela Velhu | |
| 1988 | Tezaab | Mohini | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1989 | Vardi | Jaya | |
| 1989 | Ram Lakhan | Radha | |
| 1989 | Prem Pratigyaa | Laxmi | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1989 | Ilaaka | Vidya | |
| 1989 | Mujrim | Sonia | |
| 1989 | Tridev | Divya Mathur | |
| 1989 | Kanoon Apna Apna | Bharathi | |
| 1989 | Parinda | Paro | India's official entry to the Oscars |
| 1989 | Paap Ka Anth | ||
| 1990 | Maha-Sangram | Jhumri | |
| 1990 | Kishen Kanhaiya | Anju | |
| 1990 | Izzatdaar | Mohini | |
| 1990 | Dil | Madhu Mehra | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1990 | Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin | Anita | |
| 1990 | Jeevan Ek Sangharsh | Madhu Sen | |
| 1990 | Sailaab | Dr. Sushma Malhotra | |
| 1990 | Jamai Raja | Rekha | |
| 1990 | Thanedaar | Chanda | |
| 1991 | Pyar Ka Devta | Devi | |
| 1991 | Khilaaf | Sweta | |
| 1991 | 100 Days | Devi | |
| 1991 | Pratikaar | Madhu | |
| 1991 | Saajan | Pooja | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1991 | Prahaar | Shirley | |
| 1992 | Beta | Saraswati | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1992 | Zindagi Ek Jua | Juhi | |
| 1992 | Prem Deewane | Shivangi Mehra | |
| 1992 | Khel | Seema/Dr.Jadi Buti | |
| 1992 | Sangeet | Nirmala Devi & Sangeeta | |
| 1993 | Dharavi | Dreamgirl | |
| 1993 | Sahibaan | Sahibaan | |
| 1993 | Khalnayak | Ganga (Gangotri Devi) | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1993 | Phool | Guddi | |
| 1993 | Dil Tera Aashiq | Sonia Khanna/Savitri Devi | |
| 1993 | Aansoo Bane Angaray | ||
| 1994 | Anjaam | Shivani Chopra | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1994 | Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...! | Nisha Choudhury | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1995 | Raja | Madhu Garewal | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1995 | Yaraana | Lalita/Shikha | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1996 | Prem Granth | Kajri | |
| 1996 | Paapi Devta | ||
| 1996 | Raj Kumar | Rajkumari Vishaka | |
| 1997 | Koyla | Gauri | |
| 1997 | Mahaanta | Jenny Pinto | |
| 1997 | Mrityudand | Ketki | |
| 1997 | Mohabbat | Shweta Sharma | |
| 1997 | Dil To Pagal Hai | Pooja | Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 1998 | Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan | Herself | Special appearance |
| 1998 | Wajood | Apoorva Choudhury | |
| 1999 | Aarzoo | Pooja | |
| 2000 | Pukar | Anjali | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
| 2000 | Gaja Gamini | Gaja Gamini/Sangita/Shakuntala/Monika/Mona Lisa | |
| 2001 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | Neha | |
| 2001 | Lajja | Janki | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award |
| 2002 | Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam | Radha | |
| 2002 | Devdas | Chandramukhi | Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award India's official entry to the Oscars |
| 2007 | Aaja Nachle | Diya | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |
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