Madhuri Dixit

=Madhuri Dixit=

Madhuri Dixit (Marathi: माधुरी दीक्षित) (born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May 15, 1967) [cite web|title=indiaFM|work=Wish Madhuri Dixit on her birthday today|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2008/05/15/11388/index.html|date=May 5, 1967|accessdte=2008-10-03 October] is an award-winning Indian Bollywood actress. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema as a leading actress and an accomplished dancer. Appearing in numerous commercial successes and delivering a myriad of critically-acclaimed performances, Dixit has established herself as one of the most respected and prominent female actors in Bollywood.cite web|title=specials.rediff.com|work=Best Bollywood Actresses Ever|url=http://specials.rediff.com/women07/2007/mar/06wslid11.htm|accessdaymonth=13 March|accessyear=2007] In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.

Infobox actor
name = Madhuri Dixit


imagesize = 150px
caption = Madhuri Dixit on "Nach Baliye" (2007).
birthdate = birth date and age|1967|5|15
location = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
birthname = Madhuri Shankar Dixit
homepage =
spouse = Shriram Nene (1999 - present)
yearsactive = 1984–2002, 2007
occupation = Actress
filmfareawards=Best Actress
1991 "Dil"
1993 "Beta"
1995 "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun"
1998 "Dil To Pagal Hai"
Best Supporting Actress
2003 "Devdas"

=Film Career=

Early career

Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut in "Abodh" (1984). After a few minor and supporting roles, she landed the lead female role in "Tezaab" (1988), which shot her to stardom, and for which she received her first Filmfare nomination. She then starred in a number of hits that included "Ram Lakhan" (1989), "Parinda" (1989), "Tridev" (1989) and "Kishen Kanhaiya" (1990).

The 90s

In 1990, Dixit starred in Indra Kumar's romantic-drama "Dil", alongside Aamir Khan. She played the role of Madhu Mehra, a rich and spoiled young girl who falls in love with Raja, played by Khan, and later leaves her house in order to marry him. The film became one of the biggest box-office hits of the year in India, and Dixit's performance earned a first Best Actress award at the Filmfare.

She followed it with another line of hits, including "Saajan" (1991), "Beta" (1992), "Khalnayak" (1993), "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!" (1994), and "Raja" (1995).

Dixit's performance in "Beta", that of a woman married to an illiterate, well-meaning man, who exposes her scheming mother-in-law whom, won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

"Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!" became one of the biggest grossers ever in the history of Hindi cinema. It went on to collect over Rs. 650 million in India and over Rs. 150 million overseas. Dixit won her third Best Actress Award at the Filmfare. In that same year, Dixit was also nominated in the same category for her performance in Anjaam, which won her critical acclaim.

Dixit appeared as Pooja in Yash Chopra's "Dil To Pagal Hai" (1997). The film was a major national success, both critically and commercially, and Dixit won her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award for her portrayal. [cite web|title=1997 awards|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/368661.cms|publisher=Indiatimes|accessdate=2006-12-12] In that same year, Dixit starred in Prakash Jha's critically acclaimed "Mrityudand". The film was known for straddling the boundary between a commercial and an art film. It won the Best Feature Film award at the Cinéma Tout Ecran in Geneva and the Bangkok Film Festival. Dixit's performance in the film landed her the Best Actress award at the annual Star Screen Awards.

Dixit is not only known for her amazing acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well. Her dance sequences, accompanying famous Bollywood songs such as "Ek Do Teen" (from "Tezaab"), "Bada Dukh Deenha" (from "Ram Lakhan"), "Dhak Dhak" (from "Beta"), "Chane Ke Khet Mein" (from "Anjaam"), "Choli Ke Peechhe" (from "Khalnayak"), "Akhiyan Milaun" (from "Raja"), "Piya Ghar Aya" (from "Yaarana"), "Key Sera" (from "Pukar"), "Maar Daala" (from "Devdas"), among others, have received abundant critical acclaim. In 2002, she starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Devdas" with 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. cite web | title=vluvshahrukh.com | work=Devdas goes to Cannes Film Festival| url=http://www.vluvshahrukh.com/films/devdas/cannes/index.htm| accessdaymonth=12 December | accessyear=2006]

The following year a film named after her, "Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon!", was releasedcite web | title=imdb.com | work=Film named after Madhuri Dixit| url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374848/| accessdaymonth=12 December | accessyear=2006] in which a woman (played by Antara Mali) aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by trying her luck in the Bollywood industry.

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". cite web | title=expressindia.com | work=Six years after, Madhuri Dixit to sizzle again| url=http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=63173| accessdaymonth=20 February | accessyear=2006] Her performance was choreographed by Saroj Khan.

Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Husain who considers her the epitome of womanhood. Hence he made a film named "Gaja Gamini" (2000) in which Madhuri acted. The film was intended as a tribute to Ms. Dixit herself. cite web|title=santabanta.com|work=The work of the muse|url=http://www.santabanta.com/wallpapers/biographyasp?catid=404|accessdaymonth=12 December|accessyear=2006] In this film she can be seen portraying various forms and manifestations of womanhood including the muse of Kalidasa, Leonardo's Mona Lisa, a rebel, and an incarnation of musical euphoria etc.

On Women's International Day in 2007, Dixit topped Rediff's list of the Best Bollywood Actresses Ever.

Madhuri's comeback

On December 7, 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai along with her husband and sons to start filming for her comeback movie, "Aaja Nachle" (2007). [cite web | title=rediff.com|work=Madhuri Dixit arrives for new film| url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/dec/07madhuri.htm| accessdaymonth=10 December|accessyear=2006] The film released in November 2007 and despite the critics panning it, Dixit's performance was well received, with the "New York Times" commenting about her that "she's still got it". [cite web|url=http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5258/53/|title="Aaja Nachle" - Asia entertainment news from Variety - varietyasiaonline.com ] [cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/01/movies/01nach.html|title=Aaja Nachle - Movie - Review - New York Times ]

=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.cite web | title=geocities.com | work=Madhuri's early career| url=http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/3506/madbio.html| accessdaymonth=12 December | accessyear=2006] She is trained as a Kathak dancer, in the Indian classical tradition.

In 1999, she married Sriram Madhav Nene, an Indian doctor who resides in USA. A UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver, Nene is also from a Marathi Konkanastha 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 and her family resides in Denver, Colorado, USA.

= Awards and nominations =

Filmfare Awards

Won
* 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"

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"
* 1994: Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Anjaam"
* 1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Raja"
* 1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Yaraana"
* 1997: Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Mrityudand"
* 2000: Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Pukar"
* 2001: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for "Lajja"
* 2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award for "Aaja Nachle"

Star Screen Awards

Won
* 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"

Nominated
* 2000: Star Screen Award Best Actress for "Pukar"

Zee Cine Awards

Won
* 1998: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for "Dil To Pagal Hai"
* 2002: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female for "Lajja"

Nominated
* 2000: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for "Pukar"
* 2003: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor - Female for "Devdas"

IIFA Awards

Nominated
* 2000: IIFA Best Actress Award for "Pukar"

Stardust Awards

Nominated
* 2008: Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female for "Aaja Nachle"

Honours and recognitions

* 1997: "Kalabhinetri" award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh [http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19971124/32850403.html]
* 2001: National Citizen's Award [http://www.apunkachoice.com/happenings/20080126-0.html]
* 2007: "Bollywood's Best Actress Ever" [http://specials.rediff.com/women07/2007/mar/06wslid11.htm]
* 2008: Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India [http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/main/madhuri_dixit_nene_receives_the_padma_shri_from_indian_president_pratibha_patil_1859937]
* 2008: Honored and Tributed at IFFLA Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles [http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/movies08/tribute2008-madhuridixit.html]

=Filmography=

References

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