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Full History of Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit:
(Born on 15 May 1967) is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Often cited by the media as one of the best actresses in Bollywood,Dixit made her film debut in Abodh (1984) and received wider public recognition with Tezaab (1988). She went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses, acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing.
Some of her proceeding films include such box-office hits as Dil (1990), Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Raja (1995). After a relatively low phase, she reinvented herself with the romance Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and subsequently received critical acclaim for her work in films like Mrityudand (1997), Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001) and Devdas (2002). In 2002, she retired from films in order to raise her children and made a comeback with the musical Aaja Nachle in 2007.
Dixit has won five Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress. She holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations at Filmfare, with 13. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.
She is married to Dr Shriram Madhav Nene, with whom she has two children

Early life:

Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born Madhuri Shankar Dixit to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi Brahmin family. Dixit attended Divine Child High School and Mumbai University and studied to be a microbiologist.She is a trained Kathak dancer and a great admirer of it.

In Dance:

Dixit is not only known for her acting skills,but for her dancing skills as well.Often referred to as the "Dhak Dhak Girl", she is famous for her dance in the song "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" from the film Beta. She is also known for her dance sequences accompanying Bollywood songs such as "Ek Do Teen""Humko Aaj Kal Hai""Bada Dukh Deenha""Chane Ke Khet Mein""Didi Tera Devar Deewana""Choli Ke Peechhe""Akhiyan Milaun""Mera Piya Ghar Aaya""Kay Sera Sera" and "Maar Daala" Pandit Birju Maharaj, a Kathak dancer, who choreographed Dixit in the film Devdas calls her as "the best Bollywood dancer due to her versatility."

Television appearances:

In 2001 on the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati's first season, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, she won 50,00,000 that she donated for people affected in natural calamities. She also made an appearance in Season 4's Grand Finale that aired in 2010.
In 2002, Madhuri Dixit hosted a TV show Kahina Kahi Koi Hai which was a match-making show that aired on Sony Entertainment.She also made appearances on Koffee with Karan in Season 2 & Season 3 that aired in 2007 & 2011. Her Season 2 appearance was a solo appearance and in Season 3 she shared the chat show with Sonakshi Sinha.
Dixit has been guest on Nach Baliye Season 1 and 3, a celebrity-couple dancing competition in 2005 & 2007.
In 2011, she appeared as a judge on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 along with other co-judges Remo D'souza and Malaika Arora Khan.

Social work:

In 2001 on the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati's first season hosted by Amitabh Bachchan she won 50,00,000 that she donated for the welfare of Gujarat's earthquake victims. The show was aired on February 10 at 8 pm on Star Plus.Madhuri Dixit requested the producers of KBC to send part of her winnings to an orphanage in Pune.
In 2009 Madhuri Dixit performed for NDTV Toyota Greenathon - an environment campaign India's first ever nationwide campaign for save the environment and creating awareness about environmental issues.NDTV organised India's first 24 hours live telethon a fund raising event that brings in people to donate money to support TERI's initiative - Lighting a billion lives which aims at providing solar power to villages without electricity. Madhuri Dixit became a part of this great social cause and she performed on her hit numbers on this live show.
Madhuri Dixit is a brand ambassador and a patron for Emeralds for Elephants - a charity project for the conservation of Asian Elephants and other endangered species.This project has been designed to create awareness and raise vital funds for the protection of the critically endangered Asian Elephant.A collaborative project between the World Land Trust and the Wildlife Trust of India that is creating protected wildlife corridors connecting National Parks and protected areas to others.Speaking about the issue she said: "Elephants are one of my favourite animals and I love them.So what we need to do today is to see how we can preserve our animals.I feel very strongly about this"

Personal life:

On 17 October 1999, Madhuri Dixit married Shriram Madhav Nene, a UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practiced in Denver. Nene is also from a Marathi Brahmin family.They have two sons, Arin (born in March 2003) and Raayan (born in March 2005). After marriage, Dixit had relocated to Denver, US for almost a decade. In October 2011, Dixit again shifted her base back to Mumbai, India, along with her family.
Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Husain. He was so fascinated by Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! that he watched the film 67 times, and in 2007 he booked an entire theatre to see her comeback movie Aaja Nachle.He made a series of paintings of her, and in 2000 made a film named Gaja Gamini starring her, which was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself.

Filmography:

Year Film Role Other notes
1984 Abodh Gauri
1985 Awara Baap Barkha
1986 Swati Anandi
1987 Mohre Maya
1987 Hifazat Janki
1987 Uttar Dakshin Chanda
1988 Khatron Ke Khiladi Kavita
1988 Dayavan Neela Velhu
1988 Tezaab Mohini Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1989 Vardi Jaya
1989 Ram Lakhan Radha
1989 Prem Pratigyaa Laxmi Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1989 Ilaaka Vidya
1989 Mujrim Sonia
1989 Tridev Divya Mathur
1989 Kanoon Apna Apna Bharathi
1989 Parinda Paro
1989 Paap Ka Ant

1990 Maha-Sangram Jhumri
1990 Kishen Kanhaiya Anju
1990 Izzatdaar Mohini
1990 Dil Madhu Mehra Filmfare Best Actress Award
1990 Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin Anita
1990 Jeevan Ek Sangharsh Madhu Sen
1990 Sailaab Dr. Sushma Malhotra
1990 Jamai Raja Rekha
1990 Thanedaar Chanda
1991 Pyar Ka Devta Devi
1991 Khilaaf Sweta
1991 100 Days Devi
1991 Pratikar Madhu
1991 Saajan Pooja Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1991 Prahaar Shirley
1992 Beta Saraswati Filmfare Best Actress Award
1992 Zindagi Ek Jua Juhi
1992 Prem Deewane Shivangi Mehra
1992 Khel Seema/Dr.Jadi Buti
1992 Sangeet Nirmala Devi & Sangeeta
1993 Dharavi Dreamgirl
1993 Sahibaan Sahibaan
1993 Khalnayak Ganga (Gangotri Devi) Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1993 Phool Guddi
1993 Dil Tera Aashiq Sonia Khanna/Savitri Devi
1993 Aasoo Bane Angaarey

1994 Anjaam Shivani Chopra Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Nisha Choudhury Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995 Raja Madhu Garewal Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995 Yaraana Lalita/Shikha Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995 Paappi Devataa Reshma
1996 Prem Granth Kajri
1996 Raj Kumar Rajkumari Vishaka
1997 Koyla Gauri
1997 Mahaanta Jenny Pinto
1997 Mrityudand Ketki
1997 Mohabbat Shweta Sharma
1997 Dil To Pagal Hai Pooja Filmfare Best Actress Award
1998 Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan Herself Special appearance
1998 Wajood Apoorva Choudhury
1999 Aarzoo Pooja
2000 Pukar Anjali Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
2000 Gaja Gamini Gaja Gamini/Sangita/Shakuntala/Monika/Mona Lisa
2001 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke Neha
2001 Lajja Janki Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2002 Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam Radha
2002 Devdas Chandramukhi Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2007 Aaja Nachle Diya Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award

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