Madhuri Dixit
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| 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,Madhuri 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, Madhuri took a sabbatical from films to raise her children and made a comeback with the musical Aaja Nachle in 2007. she also judged two 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. Madhuri holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations (13) at Filmfare. In 2008, Dixit was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.
-:Early life:-
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Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India.Madhuri was born to Shankar and Snehlata she in a Marathi-speaking Chitpavan family. she attended Divine Child High School and Mumbai University and studied to be a microbiologist. Dixit is a trained Kathak dancer and a great admirer of the art.
-:: Film career::-
-:1984–87: Early roles:-
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Dixit made her acting debut in Rajshri Productions' movie Abodh in 1984 opposite the Bengali actor, Tapas Paul. The film failed but she earned positive reviews from critics. Aakash Barvalia on Gomolo praised her as she 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 she.
In 1986, she starred in two movies, Swati and Manav Hatya but both films flopped at the box office. she had three releases in 1987 with Mohre, Hifazat and Uttar Dakshin but her films continued to flop at the box office.
-:1988–89: Breakthrough:-
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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 she for her dancing skills and her acting was also noticed. He wrote "Mahduri she 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. Dixit looks and dances like a dream."she received her first nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her work in Tezaab.
In 1989, her first release was Subhash Ghai's movie Ram Lakhan, in which she was paired once again with Anil Kapoor. The film became a super-hit and went on to become the second highest grossing film of the year. Dixit's next release Prem Pratigyaa, in which she starred opposite Mithun Chakraborty, earned her second nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Thereafter she got success in Rajiv Rai's multi-starrer Tridev, in which she starred opposite Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Sunny Deol, Sangeeta Bijlani, Sonam and Amrish Puri. she was paired with Deol. The movie became the year's third highest grossing film but she did not get much acting. Dixit continued her success with her third pairing with Anil Kapoor in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda. Although Dixit's work was limited, Dixit earned critical acclaim. Aniket Joshi has praised her as he wrote "Madhuri , the only female character in the film, has a small role as Paro (Karan´s love interest and Prakash´s sister) yet still does well in the few scenes Madhuri has."
-:1990–99: Superstardom:-
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In 1990, Madhuri Dixit starred in the super-hit Dil opposite Aamir Khan. Dixit 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 Indiaand Dixit's performance earned her the first Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.
After the success of Dil, she became one of the top actresses of Bollywood. The following year Dixit starred in the super-hit movie Saajan opposite Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. The movie became the year's highest-grossing movie. Dixit's performance earned her the fourth nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award.
In 1992, she featured in the blockbuster Beta opposite Anil Kapoor. Dixit's performance of Saraswati, a woman married to an illiterate, well-meaning man who exposes her scheming mother-in-law earned her critical acclaim. Upperstall.com praised Dixit's work "Madhuri made Beta her own film totally stealing a march over the film's hero, Anil Kapoor. While the highlight of the film was undoubtedly Dhak Dhak Karne Laga – probably the sexiest and most popular dance of Madhuri's career, her blazing performance – that of a woman married to an illiterate, well-meaning man and who exposes her scheming mother-in-law whom her husband dotes on – had film reviewers gushing with several people jokingly saying the film should have been called Beti instead!" Dixit's performance in Beta won her a second Filmfare Best Actress Award. Following the film's success, she became famously known as the "Dhak Dhak Girl" for her performance in the famous song "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga".
In 1993, she starred in the controversial super-hit Khalnayak opposite Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff. Her portrayal of the police officer Ganga earned her critical acclaim. Shahid Khan of Planet Bollywood praised Dixit's dancing and acting skills in the movie "In any other film, the heroine would not have much to do with a plot like this. So immense is the star-power of Madhuri she that Subhash Ghai actually carved out a solid role for her in this macho tale of a bad boy and his shenanigans. Madhuri gives real competition to Sanjay Dutt. The audiences ran in their droves to witness the Madhuri magic. In every scene, Dixit holds you captive with her stunning beauty, demanding screen presence, expressive acting and excellent dancing skills. Saroj Khan’s dance choreography is entertaining to watch, particularly in "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai". Madhuri’s entrance is a riot with a prison inmate asking her, "Kaisi aurat hai tu? (What kind of a woman are you?)” and she responds by slapping her and saying, "Aisi aurat hoon main! (This is the kind of woman I am!)”." Dixit's performance in Khalnayak earned her a sixth nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award and became the year's second highest grossing film.
In 1994, Dixit starred in Anjaam, being paired with Shahrukh Khan for the first time. Dixit's performance of a revenge-seeking wife and mother earned her a seventh nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Dixit was praised for her performance, though the film was a below average performer at the box office. Her next starring role was in the all-time blockbuster Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! opposite Salman Khan. The film became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema and made
1.35 billion worldwide, breaking the record of the film Sholay (1975). It became the highest grossing Bollywood film in Hindi cinema history after its theatrical run and held the record for 7 years till the release of Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
(2001). Dixit's role of a modern yet family-oriented young girl fetched
her the third Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career. Critics
believed the film to be "too sweet" but appreciated Dixit's performance
as she mesmerised on the screen. In the Millennium Edition of the "Guinness Book of World Records", Hum Aapke Hain Kaun became the Bollywood's highest grossing film.
Upperstall.com wrote "Madhuri Dixit, reunited with the banner that
launched her, stands out and is undoubtedly the life of the film as
Nisha. Be it the mischievous but strong-minded, independent girl who
gives it to Prem as good as Madhuri gets or the woman willing to sacrifice
her love believing she is doing the right thing, Madhuri is absolutely
spot on creating one of the more memorable female characters of Hindi
Cinema."1995 saw she star in the hit Raja opposite Sanjay Kapoor. The film became the fourth highest grosser of the year and the success of the film was attributed to her immense popularity. Her next release was David Dhawan's Yaraana opposite Rishi Kapoor, in which Dixit played a dancer on the run from her abusive lover. This film was a below average performer at the box office. Both films earned her nominations for the Filmfare Best Actress Award.
Dixit's career went into a slump during 1996 as many of her films like Prem Granth and Rajkumar flopped at the box office. In 1997, she bounced back with Prakash Jha's Mrityudand, in which she performed opposite Shabana Azmi and Shilpa Shirodkar. she played the role of Ketki, one of the three troubled women and earned immense critical acclaim for her performance. Upperstall.com wrote "she gives a wonderful, insightful performance as the self-respecting educated woman married into a family of male chauvinistic upper class landlords and who is humiliated by her husband when she objects to his misdeeds, never hitting a false note. Madhuri more than matches up to seasoned artists like Shabana and Om Puri in their scenes together. In a word, she is mesmerizing."
Dixit earned commercial success with Yash Raj Films' super-hit musical-romance Dil To Pagal Hai starring opposite Shahrukh Khan and Karisma Kapoor. Her portrayal of a young woman faced with a moral dilemma fetched her a fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award. The movie became the second highest grosser of the year.
In 1998, she had only one release Wajood opposite Nana Patekar and Mukul Dev. The film did below average business. In the following year, Dixit had again only one release Aarzoo opposite Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. Anjali Abrol of Planet Bollywood praised Dixit's performance and wrote "Madhuri, despite any role given, carries it off with ease and grace... even despite the mismatch of age, Dixit does justice to her role, and is the best actress in Bollywood today, comparatively. Madhuri also is what I consider a classic Indian beauty.... her natural, distinctive Indian looks set her apart from many other heroines (I say heroines because many have yet to learn to act, and cannot justfully be called actresses yet),Madhuri proves that Dixitdoes not need blatant blond/red highlights, tons of body paint and makeup, blue contacts, and scraps of clothes to look beautiful...and that the complete following of Western trends isn´t worth sacrificing traditional Indian beauty, grace, and respect for popularity...a mixture of both that remains respectable...it´s quality rather than quantity (or lackthereof, in the clothes department)."Aarzoo was a failure in India but was a modest success overseas.
-:2000–06: Continuing in other roles and hiatus:-
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In 2000,Madhuri Dixit earned critical acclaim and commercial success with Rajkumar Santoshi's Pukar opposite Anil Kapoor and Namrata Shirodkar. Pukar was a moderate success at the box office. Dixit's performance of Anjali, a jealous lover was praised by critics. Anish Khanna of Planet Bollywood wrote "Her character has a gamut of emotions to run through – childish immaturity, obsession, evil, anger, anguish – and Madhuri really sinks her teeth into each one. Madhuri is magical in the dance sequences but even more amazing in the dialogue sequences. Dixit's performance in Pukar earned her twelfth nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Dixit's next release of the year was Gaja Gamini, which was a failure at the box office.
In 2001, Dixit starred in Deepak Shivdasani's love triangle Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke opposite Ajay Devgan and Preity Zinta. The film was a flop but shewas praised for her performance. Dixit followed up by reuniting with Rajkumar Santoshi in the multi-starrer Lajja. Madhuri was featured in a supporting role opposite Samir Soni. Despite being a multi-starrer movie, the film failed in India but it was an overseas success. she again earned critical acclaim for her performance and Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised her saying that " Dixit is simply fantastic. The ease with which she emotes this complex character deserves full marks. Her expressions when her lover dumps her during the course of the play, proves what a magnificent actress Madhuri is." Dixit's performance earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2002, she starred in a lead role in the much-delayed love triangle Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam opposite Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan. The film received mainly negative reviews but did above average business at the box-office, becoming the fifth highest grossing movie of the year. Dixit's next release was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's hit film Devdas, co-starring Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Dixit portrayed the role of Chandramukhi, a courtesan in love with Devdas. Madhuri was praised by Sita Menon of Rediff "The most understated role and perhaps the one that is most lingering, in terms of virtuosity, is that played by Madhuri . As Chandramukhi, she is simply stunning, lending passion, fire and gentleness with such consummate ease that watching her perform is sheer delight. The film was the highest grossing movie of 2002 and Dixit's performance earned her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. It was also featured at the Cannes Film Festival. It turned out to be Dixit's last movie a Madhuri took a sabbatical from films to raise her children.
The following year a film named after her, Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, was releasedin which a woman (played by Antara Mali) aspires to become the new Dixit by trying her luck in Bollywood.
she, also made her first appearance on Television as a host for the India's first reality show "Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai" on Sony TV.
-:2007, Return with Aaja Nachle:-
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In 2006,Madhuri 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". 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, Dixit was given a tribute by Indian Film Festival at Los Angeles. In March 2010, The Economic Times named she in the list of the "33 women who made India proud".Madhuri 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".
RecentlyMadhuri has launched an application, Dixit HD on the iPad to connect with her fans.
-:2013–present: Second return:-
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Currently, Madhuri Dixit is 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, Madhuri Dixit will start shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj's Dedh Ishqiya, a sequel to critically acclaimed Ishqiya. Dedh Ishqiya will be directed by Abhishek Choubey.
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is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well.Often referred to as the "Dhak Dhak Girl",Dixit is famous for her dance in the song "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" from the film Beta. Madhuri 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 Koun..!), "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 for the song "Kaahe Chhed" calls her as "the best Bollywood dancer due to her versatility." Film critic Raja Sen describes Dixit as "the industry's numero uno in every sense." Further he elaborates, "Madhuri is an exemplary dancer. From Kathak to Dhak Dhak, she's done it all and wowed us every step of the way." Saroj Khan, who choreographer most of Dixit's early hits, after working with her again in the upcoming Gulaab Gang called her, "choreographer's delight".
-:Television appearances:-
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In the year 1985, she appeared in the Rajshri Production's TV show 'Paying Guest'. Madhuri Dixit came in the first episode of the show as Neena.she on the sets of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 along with her co-judges Remo D'souza (left) and Karan Johar (right)
In 2001 on the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati's first season, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri won
5,000,000 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, she hosted a TV show Kahina Kahi Koi Hai which was a match-making show that aired on Sony Entertainment. Madhuri Dixit 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 3Madhuri 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, Dixit 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.
In 2012 and 2013, she rejoined for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 along with her co-judges Remo D'souza and Karan Johar.
-:Social work:-
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In 2001 Dixit won
5,000,000 on Kaun Banega Crorepati, a game show then in its first season on the air.Madhuri Dixit directed that her winnings be donated for the welfare of victims of an earthquake in Gujarat and to an orphanage in Pune.In 2009 Dixit performed for NDTV Toyota Greenathon – India's first-ever nationwide campaign for save the environment and creating awareness about environmental issues. NDTV organised India's first 24-hour live telethon – a fund-raising event that brings in people to donate money to support TERI's initiative – Lighting a Billion Lives which aims at providing solar power to villages without electricity. she became a part of this great social cause, and she performed her hit numbers on the live show.
On 3 February 2011 she spent an evening with 75 orphanage kids of farmers at an ashram in Trimbakeshwar and participated in the birthday of two children: Hrishikesh and Rani. "We artists are ready to help such children. People from the higher society should come forward and stand firmly behind them," said on the occasion.
she is a Goodwill Ambassador and a patron for "Emeralds for Elephants" — a charity project for the conservation of Asian Elephants and other endangered species. This project has been designed to create awareness and raise vital funds for the protection of the critically endangered Asian Elephant. A collaborative project between the World Land Trust (a UK based nonprofit environmental organisation) and the Wildlife Trust of India that is creating protected wildlife corridors connecting National Parks and protected areas to others. Speaking about the issue Madhuri said: "Elephants are one of my favourite animals and I love them. So what we need to do today is to see how we can preserve our animals. I feel very strongly about this."
On 4 February 2012 Madhuri interacted with Cancer affected children on World Cancer Day organised by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd at Juhu, Mumbai.On World Cancer Day Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited offered a Free Joy Ride to Cancer affected children with the support of Cancer Patients Aid Association.
-:Personal life:-
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On 17 October 1999, Dixit married Shriram Madhav Nene, a UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practised in Denver.Nene is also from a Marathi Brahmin family. They have two sons, Arin (b. March 2003) and Raayan (b. March 2005). After marriage, she had relocated to Denver, US for almost a decade. In October 2011, she again shifted her base back to Mumbai, India, along with her family.
she has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Husain. He was so fascinated by she in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! that she watched the film 67 times, and in 2007 he booked an entire theatre to see her comeback movie Aaja Nachle she 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.
she is a passionate dancer, and to do her due for the society and her fans,Madhuri opened her online dance academy.
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