MADHURI DIXIT

''Madhuri Dixit' (Marathi: माधुरी दीक्षित) (born as 'Madhuri Shankar Dixit' to a Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family on May 15, 1967) is an award winning Indian Bollywood actress and one of the biggest stars of the Indian film industry. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema as a leading actress, appearing in many hit films. She is considered to be an icon of the Bollywood film industry.^[1] Dixit has been praised for her beauty, acting talent and dancing skills.

Contents

Film career

Personal life

Awards and nominations

Awards nominated

Honours and recognitions

Filmography

References

See also

External links

Film career

Maduri Dixit made her acting debut in ''Abodh'' (1984). After a few minor and supporting roles her first major role was in ''Tezaab'' (1988) which launched her career. She then went on to star in the hit films ''Ram Lakhan'' (1989), ''Parinda'' (1989), ''Tridev'' (1989), ''Dil'' (1990), ''Kishan Kaniyan'' (1990), ''Saajan'' (1991), ''Beta'' (1992), ''Khalnayak'' (1993), the Bollywood blockbuster ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!'' (1994) and ''Raja'' (1995).
After two years of little success, she appeared as Pooja in the blockbuster ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (1997), for which she won her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award.^[2] In the same year, Dixit starred in Prakash Jha's critically acclaimed ''Mrityudand''. A powerful commentary on social and gender injustice, the film straddled the boundary between an art and a commercial film. It won the ''Best Feature Film'' at the Cinéma Tout Ecran in Geneva, the Bangkok Film Festival and the Sansui Awards (Critics' Choice). Her performance in the film also landed her ''Best Actress'' awards at the Star Screen Awards and Sansui Awards.
Her dance sequences accompanying many famous Bollywood songs such as ''Ek Do Teen'' (from ''Tezaab''), ''Bada Dukh Dina'' (from ''Ram Lakhan''), ''Dhak Dhak'' (from ''Beta''), ''Chane Ke Kheth Mein'' (from ''Anjaam''), ''Choli Ke Peechche'' (from ''Khalnayak''), ''Akhiyan Milau'' (from ''Raja''), ''Piya Ghar Aya'' (from ''Yaarana''), ''Key Sera'' (from ''Pukar''), ''Mardala'' (from ''Devdas''), and many others have received abundant critical acclaim.
In 2002, she starred in ''Devdas'', with actor Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Her performance was applauded and earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. The film attracted worldwide attention and was featured at the Cannes Film Festival.^[3] Since then she has not appeared in any films.
The following year a film named after her, ''Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon!'', was released.^[4]
On February 25, 2006 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards to music from her last movie ''Devdas''.^[5] 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). The film was intended as a tribute to Dixit's talent and beauty.^[6]
On December 7, 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai along with her husband and sons to start filming for her new film, ''Aaja Nachle'' (2007).^[7]
Recently, on Women's International Day, a special article was released to pay tribute to Bollywood Heroines. Dixit topped the list of the Best Bollywood Actresses Ever.^[8]

Personal life

Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born 'Madhuri Shankar Dixit' to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family. Dixit attended Parle College and wanted to be a micro-biologist.^[9] She is trained as a Kathak dancer, in the Indian classical tradition.
She married an Indian-American, Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, in 1999. A UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver, Nene is also from a Marathi Koknastha Brahmin family. She has two sons, Arin (born in March 2003 in Colorado) and Ryan (born on March 8, 2005 in Colorado).
She has two elder sisters, Rupa and Bharati, and an elder brother, Ajit. Madhuri now lives with Dr. Nene and her two children in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Awards and nominations

===Filmfare Awards===

★ 1990: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Dil''.

★ 1992: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Beta''

★ 1994: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun''

★ 1997: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Dil To Pagal Hai''

★ 2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Devdas''
===Star Screen Awards===

★ 1994: Star Screen Award Best Actress for ''Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!''

★ 1995: Star Screen Award Best Actress for ''Raja''

★ 1997: Star Screen Award Best Actress for ''Mrityudand''

★ 2002: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for ''Devdas''
===Zee Cine Awards===

★ 1998: Best Actress for ''Dil To Pagal Hai''

★ 2002: Best Supporting Actress for ''Lajja''

Awards nominated

★ 1988: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Tezaab''

★ 1989: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Prem Pratigya

★ 1991: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Saajan''

★ 1993: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Khalnayak''

★ 1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raja

★ 1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Yaraana''

★ 1997: Filmfare Best Actress Award for ''Mrityudand''

★ 2000: Star Screen Award Best Actress for ''Pukar''

★ 2000: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for ''Pukar''

★ 2000: IIFA Best Actress Award for ''Pukar''

★ 2001: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for ''Lajja''

★ 2003: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for ''Devdas''

★ 2003: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for ''Devdas''

Honours and recognitions

★ 2001 - National Award^[10]

★ 2007 - "Bollywood's Best Actress Ever" [1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1984	''Abodh''
1985	''Awara Baap''
1986	''Swati''
1987	''Hifazat''	Janki
	''Uttar Dakshin''
1988	''Mohre''
	''Khatron Ke Khiladi''	Kavita
	''Dayavan''	Neela Velhu
	''Tezaab''	Mohini	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1989	''Vardi''	Jaya
	''Ram Lakhan''	Radha
	''Prem Pratigyaa''	Laxmi	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Ilaaka''	Vidya
	''Mujrim''	Sonia
	''Tridev''	Divya Mathur
	''Kanoon Apna Apna''	Bharathi
	''Parinda''	Paro	India's official entry to the Oscars
	''Paap Ka Anth''
1990	''Maha Sangram''
	''Kishen Kanhaiya''	Anju
	''Izzatdaar''
	''Dil''	Madhu Mehra	'Winner', Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin''	Anita
	''Jeevan Ek Sangharsh''	Madhu Sen
	''Sailaab''	Dr. Sushma
	''Jamai Raja''	Rekha
	''Thanedaar''	Chanda
1991	''Pyaar Ka Devata''	Devi
	''Khilaaf''	Sweta
	''100 Days''	Devi
	''Pratikaar''	Madhu
	''Saajan''	Pooja	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Prahaar''	Shirley
1992	''Beta''	Saraswati	'Winner', Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Zindagi Ek Juaa''	Juhi
	''Prem Deewane''	Shivangi Mehra
	''Khel''	Seema/Dr.Jadi Buti
	''Sangeet''
1993	''Dharavi''	Dreamgirl
	''Sahibaan''	Sahibaan
	''Khalnayak''	Ganga (Gangotri Devi)	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Phool''
	''Dil Tera Aashiq''	Sonia Khanna/Savitri Devi
	''Aansoo Bane Angaray''
1994	''Anjaam''	Shivani Chopra	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!''	Nisha Choudhury	'Winner', Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995	''Raja''	Madhu Garewal	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Yaraana''	Lalita/Shikha	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1996	''Prem Granth''	Kajri
	''Paapi Devta''
1997	''Koyla''	Gauri
	''Mahaanta''	Jenny Pinto
	''Mrityudand''	Phoolva	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Mohabbat''	Shweta Sharma
	''Dil To Pagal Hai''	Pooja	'Winner', Filmfare Best Actress Award
1998	''Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan''	Madhuri Dixit	Special appearance
	''Wajood''	Apoorva Choudhury
1999	''Aarzoo''	Pooja
2000	''Pukar''	Anjali	Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
	''Gaja Gamini''	Gaja Gamini/Sangita/ Shakuntala/Monika/Mona Lisa
2001	''Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke''	Neha
	''Lajja''	Janki	Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2002	''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam''	Radha
	''Devdas''	Chandramukhi	'Winner', Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award India's official entry to the Oscars
2007	''Aaja Nachle''		Releasing on November 30, 2007

References

1. geocities.com
2. filmfareawards.indiatimes.com
3. vluvshahrukh.com
4. imdb.com
5. expressindia.com
6. santabanta.com
7. rediff.com
8. specials.rediff.com
9. geocities.com
10. bollywoodzone.wetpaint.com

See also

★ List of Indian movie actresses
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