Earlier Life
Madhuri Dixit is a trained Kathak Dancer
Madhuri Shankar Dixit was born on 15 May 1967 into a Marathi Brahmin
family in Mumbai, India. Her parents are Shankar and Snehalata Dixit.
She is the youngest of four children. She has two older sisters Rupa and
Bharati, and an older brother Ajit.
Madhuri studied at the Parle College and considered a future in micro-biology. She also trained in Kathak for over eight years.
Madhuri studied at the Parle College and considered a future in micro-biology. She also trained in Kathak for over eight years.
Queen of Hearts
It took Madhuri Dixit a little over three years to make a name for herself in Bollywood.
1984 to 1989
Madhuri Dixit's debut movie Abodh
Madhuri’s first movie was Abodh in 1986 and after a few minor and supporting roles in movies like Dayavan and Vardi, she landed the lead female role in Tezaab (1988). Tezaab with Anil Kapoor
became a box office hit and she received her first Filmfare nomination. She followed this with performances in Ram
Lakhan, Prem Prathiyaga, Tridev and Parinda which became India’s
official entry to the Oscars. Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor enjoyed a
successful chemistry on screen and worked together in many movies.
1990 to 1995
Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!
In 1990, Dixit starred in Indra Kumar's romantic-drama Dil.
She played the role of Madhu Mehra, a rich and arrogant girl who falls
in love and later leaves her house to marry. The film became one of the
biggest box-office hits of the year in India, and Dixit's performance earned her the first Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.
Post the success of Dil she starred Saajan , a love triangle, along Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt which did good business in 1991. She starred with Anil Kapoor in 1992 in movies like Khel, Zindagi Ek Jua and Beta. One of Madhuri’s most famous dance sequences ‘Dhak Dhak Karne Laga’ was from Beta. 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.
In 1993, Khalnayak with Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff was a blockbuster while her dance sequence ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’ created ripples as she sets off to trap the criminal Ballu. If Anjaam with Shah Rukh Khan in 1994 failed to do well, Hum Aapke Hai Kaun with Salman Khan broke records and became one of the biggest grossers in the history of Hindi cinema till that time. This added another feather, a rather bright one, in her cap. She won her third Filmfare Best Actress Award. n that same year, Dixit was also nominated in the same category for her performance in Anjaam. She had two releases in 1995, Raja and Yaarana.
Post the success of Dil she starred Saajan , a love triangle, along Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt which did good business in 1991. She starred with Anil Kapoor in 1992 in movies like Khel, Zindagi Ek Jua and Beta. One of Madhuri’s most famous dance sequences ‘Dhak Dhak Karne Laga’ was from Beta. 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.
In 1993, Khalnayak with Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff was a blockbuster while her dance sequence ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’ created ripples as she sets off to trap the criminal Ballu. If Anjaam with Shah Rukh Khan in 1994 failed to do well, Hum Aapke Hai Kaun with Salman Khan broke records and became one of the biggest grossers in the history of Hindi cinema till that time. This added another feather, a rather bright one, in her cap. She won her third Filmfare Best Actress Award. n that same year, Dixit was also nominated in the same category for her performance in Anjaam. She had two releases in 1995, Raja and Yaarana.
1996 to 2002
Madhuri Dixit as Chandramukhi
After facing an unsuccessful year in 1996, the very graceful Bollywood diva appeared in the 1997 release Yash Chopra’s Dil
to Paagal Hai in which she was seen as Pooja, a dancer, for which she won a fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award. In that same year, Dixit starred in Prakash Jha's Mrityudand. Dixit's performance in the film earned her the Best Actress award at the annual Star Screen Awards. It won the Best Feature Film Award at the Cinema Tout Ecran in Geneva and the Bangkok Film Festival.
In 2000, she faced Anil Kapoor once again in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Pukar as Anjali who wreaks havoc in the life of Major Jaidev Rajvansh. Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Husain. He made a film in 2000 named Gaja Gamini, in which Madhuri acted. The film was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself, explores the different facets of a woman.
In 2002, she starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, a much anticipated release that year. Madhuri donned the role of a courtesan Chandramukhi whose love for Devdas doesn’t save him. 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 in which a woman (played by Antara Mali) aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by trying her luck in the Bollywood industry.
In 2000, she faced Anil Kapoor once again in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Pukar as Anjali who wreaks havoc in the life of Major Jaidev Rajvansh. Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Husain. He made a film in 2000 named Gaja Gamini, in which Madhuri acted. The film was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself, explores the different facets of a woman.
In 2002, she starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, a much anticipated release that year. Madhuri donned the role of a courtesan Chandramukhi whose love for Devdas doesn’t save him. 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 in which a woman (played by Antara Mali) aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by trying her luck in the Bollywood industry.
2006 to 2010
Madhuri Dixit judges the 4th season of JDJ
On 25 February 2006 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards to music from her last movie Devdas. On 7 December 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai with her husband and sons to start filming for Aaja Nachle . 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"
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 Madhuri Dixit in the list of the "33 women who made India proud". On 16 November 2010, after a gap of three years Madhuri arrives in Mumbai to Judge a dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa fourth season. The show premiered on December 12, 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television. The show opened to a rating of 5.6, the highest among its four seasons and catapulted Sony to the No.3 position.
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 Madhuri Dixit in the list of the "33 women who made India proud". On 16 November 2010, after a gap of three years Madhuri arrives in Mumbai to Judge a dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa fourth season. The show premiered on December 12, 2010 on Sony Entertainment Television. The show opened to a rating of 5.6, the highest among its four seasons and catapulted Sony to the No.3 position.
The Dancing Queen
Madhuri perform at greenathon
Dixit is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well. She is notable 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), "Dhak Dhak" (from Beta), "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). Her dancing skills earned her titles like "The Dhak Dhak girl", "The Dancing Queen", "Dance ki Maha Devi" etc
Personal Life
The Nene Family
In 1999, Madhuri Dixit married Shriram Madhav Nene, a UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver. Nene is also from a Marathi Brahmin family. She has two sons, Arin (born in March 2003 in Colorado) and Raayan (born in March 2005 in Colorado).