Madhuri 1990 to 1995

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May be the most successful years of actress Madhuri Dixit were between 1990 to 1995 in which she delivered six superhit films and for which she won awards too. They were Dil (1990), Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Khalnayak (1993), Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! (1994), and Raja (1995).

We begin with the movie Dil for which Madhuri Dixit got her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for her superb performance. The film was a romantic drama in which she acted alongside Aamir Khan. Then in 1991 came her movie Saajan whose songs such as ‘Dekha Hain Pehli Baar’, ‘Tu Shayar Hain ‘,’Bahut Pyaar Karte Hain’ were a big hit. Even today we listen to these lovely songs the picture of Madhuri comes in front of eyes. She was nominated the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the movie.

She got her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Beta which came in 1992. In the movie she played role of a woman who is married to an illiterate man, and then she exposes the scheming of her mother-in-law. And then came her movie Khalnayak. Her dance steps in the eight-minute song ‘Choli ke peeche’ were highly admired.

In 1994 her blockbuster hit was the movie Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! The movie collected over 650 million from India and got Madhuri her third Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 1995 she was seen in Raja and won the Star Screen Award Best Actress for it.

Madhuri’s marriage

Being a fan of hers I like to explore the various slides of her life, and one thing which I come across is that Madhuri Dixit married a man who was unaware of her celebrity status and had never seen any of her films.

The actress of hit films Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, Dil To Pagal Hai, Tezaab and Khalnayak married to Shriram Nene who is a Los Angeles-based cardiac surgeon, and a very busy person. In an interview Dixit’s sister said, “He (Nene) hadn’t heard of her because he grew up here (in the US). He watched some of Dixit’s films after the superstar told him that she was a top-ranking film actress in India.” But Madhuri’s celebrity status never changed his feelings about her.

The only bonding in their relationship was that he liked him and she liked him, and that was the only important thing. Their liking was for the individual, beyond issues like career.

Madhuri’s love for dance

Despite an adroit actress, Madhuri Dixit is remembered for her dance too. “For me it is not just about shaking my hands and feet or moving to a rhythm. It just comes from my soul. It’s a very spiritual thing for me whether it is a Western number or an Indian one”, says actress Madhuri Dixit.

Her famous dance numbers for bollywood films had been 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) etc.

For Madhuri’s dance choreographer extraordinaire Saroj Khan says, “Madhuri is a kind of dancer who looks fantastic no matter what she does and how she moves! She puts her heart and soul in her dancing. Out of the many actors who I have choreographed, she is the only one with whom I can experiment. I have given her so many weird dance steps but she still did it with ease!”

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Madhuri Dixit born as Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May 15, 1967 is a
powerhouse 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.

In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest
civilian award, by the Government of India.

Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born Madhuri
Shankar Dixit to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi Brahmin
family.She has two elder sisters, Rupa and Bharati, and an elder
brother, Ajit.

Dixit attended Divine Child High School and Mumbai University and her
ambition was to be a micro-biologist.

She is a trained Kathak dancer and has practiced the art devotedly for
some eight years. She has proved her dancing talent in his films too
with spectacular dance numbers in her films like Tezaab, Devdas,
Khalnayak, Ram Lakhan, Yaarana, Raja and so on.

Madhuri Dixit famous Dance Numbers

Among other things, Madhuri Dixit have received abundant popularity and critical acclaim for her dancing talent. All these songs and dances stand out as her all time favorite and biggest hits.

Have a look…

Ek Do Teen (from Tezaab) The song was choreographed by legendary Saroj Khan for which she won Filmfare Best Choreographer Award. The Award was given first time ever at Fimfare.The latka’s and jhtaka‘s were indeed beautifully crafted and enacted too. It was the arrival of a sensational dancing actress on Bollywood scene.

Bada Dukh Deenha (from Ram Lakhan) The classical song was enacted beautifully by Madhuri Dixit.

Dhak Dhak (from Beta) was such a sensuous song that Madhuri Dixit was tagged as Dhak Dhak girl post this song. Anil Kapoor and Madhuri portrayed sizzling chemistry in the song.

Chane Ke Khet Mein (from Anjaam) was another Saroj Khan number wherein Madhuri danced exceptionally well. The film was an average film on the box-office but the song became really popular.

Choli Ke Peechhe (from Khalnayak) The song “Choli ke peeche” met with a huge criticism from people for the meaning of is lyrics which translates to ” whats behind the blouse “.But the publicity created by the controversy went to made the 8 minute song a cult classic in the Indian film industry.Madhuri Dixit’s made swaying dance moves, thanks to Saroj Khan’s brilliant choreography.

Akhiyan Milaun (from Raja) Sanjay Kapoor and Madhuri looked as good with each other as Madhuri and Anil Kapoor. The song was spicy and sweet with beautiful dance moves and amazing expressions of Dixit.

Piya Ghar Aya (from Yaarana) It had similarities with Ek Do Teen…but it was popular and topped charts too.

Key Sera (from Pukar) This song, choreographed and partenered bu ace dancer and choreographer Prabhu Deva made place among best dances of Madhuri Dixit. She matched with elegance, the difficult and elastic dance moves of India’s Michael Jackson.

Maar Daala (from Devdas) The classical dance excellence of Madhuri was fully tapped for typical thumri’s and Mujra’s in the film.Madhuri managed to dance beaytifully in those heavy dresses and jewellary in the songs…remarkable.

Aaja Nachle (from Aaja Nachle) The comeback film of Madhuri characterized her in the role of a dancer and she sizzled in the dance numbers choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant.

Madhuri Dixit’s Filmy Feat

Madhuri Dixit has played a successful feat in her filmy career. Trace the best and the biggest hits of Madhuri Dixit’s career as an Indian bollywood actress.

Tezab (1988) Tezaab was the first commercial success Mad’s enjoyed at the box-office. The film opposite Anil Kapoor is remembered for Ek Do Teen…number of Madhuri, more than anything else.She received her first Filmfare nomination for Tezaab.

Parinda (1989) Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s movie was among the turning point in reality in Hindi cinema, as the theme of the film discusses the real life of Indian underworld gangsters and the general life of residents in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai), first time ever. Madhuri (as Paro) as the love interest of the male protagonist was superb in the romantic song Tumse Mil Kar…

Dil (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 her the first Filmfare Best Actress Award of her career.

Saajan (1991) The musical hit was incomplete without Madhuri Dixit’s songs and dances. Saajan really belonged to Madhuri.

Prahar – (1991) This film was hard-hitting and realistic mockery on corruption, extortion, apathy, greed prevalent in society. Madhuri palyed the role of Shirley, a young woman who loses her fiancee in war.

Beta – (1992) The film featured the pairing of Madhuri Dixit with Anil Kapoor, who were previously paired in Tezaab and Parinda. The film is perhaps best remembered for the hit song “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga “, which earned Madhuri Dixit her nickname as the “Dhak-Dhak Girl” (“dhak-dhak” =heartbeat) . Beta won four Filmfare Awards including Best Actress Award for Dixit.

Khalnayak – (1993) The film is remembered for Sanjay Dutt’s impressive bad boy performance, and the hit, yet controversial song “Choli ke peeche” which is deemed as the one of the Best Sensuous songs of Indian cinema. The 8 minute song was appreciated for Madhuri Dixit’s swaying dance moves.

Hum Aapke Hain Koun – (1994) 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 , and won Dixit her third Filmfare Best Actress Award.

Raja – (1995) The film marked Sanjay Kapoor’s debut in Bollywood, and was appreciated by critics as well as audiences, becoming one of the biggest hits of the year. Madhuri Dixit received a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination, and won the Star Screen Award Best Actress.

Dil To Pagal Hai – (1997) After an unsuccessful year in 1996, 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.

Devdas – (2002) “Maar Daala” song from Devdas, have received abundant critical acclaim for Madhuri’s dancing prowess.

Madhuri Dixit twirls 41

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit celebrated her 41st birthday quietly at her Mumbai home on Thursday.

There was no formal celebration to mark the day, said her secretary Rakesh Nath.

Madhuri, who now lives in Denver, came to India last week, accompanied by her husband, Sriram Nene, to receive the Padma Shri, an honour the government of India accords annually to distinguished personalities from different walks of life.

The actress, with more than a dozen hits in her kitty like Tezaab , ‘Ram Lakhan’, ‘Khalnayak’, Beta , Dil , ‘Saajan’, Dil To Pagal Hai and Devdaas , was given the honour for her contributions to Indian cinema during her two-decade-long career in movies.

Although her comeback film Aaja Nachle failed to become a commercial success, Madhuri was nominated in the best actress category for the Filmfare Awards this year for her performance in the movie.

Trained in the Indian classical dance form Kathak, Madhuri plays the role of a dance teacher in the movie.

The actress, who has two sons, Arin and Ryan, has not taken up any new Bollywood assignment at present because she wants to spend time with her family.