Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit (माधुरी दिक्षित) (born May 15, 1967) is a famous Indian Bollywood actress. She is a native of Mumbai, India. Throughout the late 1980s and the 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema, appearing in many hit films. She is a 5 time Filmfare Award winner.

Film Career

She is trained as a Kathak dancer, in the Indian classical tradition. Her first major role was in Tezaab (1988). She starred in the popular films Dil (1990), Beta (1992), Khalnayak (1993), and Anjaam (1994). Her best known role may be as Nisha in the super-hit Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! (1994). She also appeared in the successful Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). For several years, she was the most popular and powerful actress in Bollywood, known for her beauty and acting abilities, as well as her accomplished, sensuous dancing.

In 2002, she starred in Devdas, with actor Shahrukh Khan and Miss World 1994 Aishwarya Rai. Madhuri Dixit was applauded for her superb acting in the film. The film attracted worldwide attention and was featured at the Cannes Film Festival.

On February 25, 2006 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards. Her performance was choreographed by Saroj Khan and was very well received.

Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Hussain who considers her the epitome of the Indian woman. She also appeared in his film Gaja Gamini (2000). Gaja Gamini was intended as a tribute to Dixit's talent and beauty.

Family life

Madhuri married an Indian American physician from Denver, Dr. Sriram Nene, in 1999. She has two sons, Areen (born in March 2003 in Florida) and Rayan (born on March 8, 2005 in Colorado). Madhuri now splits her time between Mumbai and Denver, Colorado.