MF Husain's favourite muse, Madhuri Dixit mourns his death. She says, "I was shocked...it was out of the blue. It is a very, very sad day for me! ...India has lost a jewel."

Madhuri Dixit knows how to humour both – the flashbulbs and her family. Filmfare tries to crack what makes her a superstar, super wife and super mom

I grew up in a middle-class family and just the other day I was telling my son how we had just a few toys when we were growing up, as we could not afford too many toys. But we still had a good life because we had so many kids to play with. The apartment complex that I lived in had 22 kids in my age group and everyday we used to come back from school, do our homework and just run down to play. That is all we knew and that’s what kids here miss. They miss the company of other kids as everybody is working and by the time the parents pick up their kids from the daycare, the day is over. So even though we had a middle-class upbringing and didn’t have much, we still had a lot of fun. We enjoyed every moment of our lives and there was so much silliness and running around that we did.

Superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan have on record been vying to work with her. Star actresses Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan can be heard singing her praises from myriad platforms.

Rani Mukherjee even fell prostrate at her feet on a reality show in full public view to prove that she is her “biggest self-declared fan.” She is the wish list for many directors – veteran and debuting. Trade pundits celebrate her as the industry’s last diva heroine, who enjoyed an undisputed reign at the top through the 1990s concluding an illustrious line of Bollywood’s most successful box-office queens and Numero Uno actresses Sridevi (80s), Hema Malini (70s), Vyjayanthimala Bali (60s) and Nargis (50s).

Actress Madhuri Dixit sums up her eventful stay in Mumbai and promises to be back soon with a movie!

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, who is enjoying her second stint on television almost after a decade with 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa', is likely to appear in the fifth season of the dance reality show even though when she finds judging tougher than acting.