The Unforgettable Tour in 2008 saw dancing diva Madhuri Dixit alongside the whole Bachchan clan. After her performance at the Unforgettable world tour in Los Angeles, Madhuri Dixit Nene’s family — her husband, two children and a few relatives — went backstage to meet her.

She got a wonderful response from them especially from her children. Her first born, the five-year old son, she recalled the other day in Atlantic City as she was getting ready to perform again, stood in a corner of the room. He had the kind of expression that asked, was it really you dancing on that stage with all those gorgeous costumes? “He would not come to me for a few moments,” she said with a chuckle. “He was very shy.” Her children hugged her, telling her that she not only loved her but also loved watching her. “I could not have asked for more,” she said.
Madhuri, whose hits include Hum Aapke Hai Koun…!, Dil Toh Pagal Hai and Devdas have been seen by her family.
It was not easy though for the promoters of the Unforgettable show to convince Madhuri, who lives in Denver with husband Dr Shriram Nene, to perform in a number of venues including Atlantic City and New York.
But when she heard that Amitabh Bachchan — who describes her as an icon of Indian cinema — was very keen on having her in the show, she began to giving it a serious thought.
Madhuri made it clear to the show’s organisers that she will only do the American leg — the show has already been to Trinidad and Toronto and will be showing up in London and Rotterdam.
The cast of the Unforgetatble Tour also included Preity Zinta and Riteish Deshmukh.
In American cities, one of the highlights of the evening comes towards the end of the three hour long show when Aishwarya and Madhuri dance to Dola Re Dola from their big hit Devdas.
Before that penultimate number, Madhuri held her ground as she lip-synched to several of her hit songs and danced vigorously — whether it was the Ek Do Teen number from Teezab, or the Que Sera Sera hit from Pukar.
There were no acts involving Amitabh and Madhuri but at the finale when the entire cast danced to the Jhoom Bharbhar Jhoom theme song, she finally shared the stage with the Big B.