Madhuri Dixit Nene (Indian Actor) Biography

Madhuri Dixit is a legendary Indian performer who is mostly famous for her fabulous work in Indian films. She made trillions of people go crazy over her dancing talent and acting. This popularity Bollywood performer was born in Mumbai, India on 15th May 1967. Madhuri Dixit has appeared as one of the most reigning superstar of Bollywood from 1980s, 1990s & 2000s.

Madhuri Dixit Biography

Name	Madhuri Shankar Dixit
Nick Name	Bubbly, Dhak- Dhak Girl
Date of Birth	15 May 1967
Age	56 years old
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac Sign	Taurus
Religion	Hinduism
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian

Madhuri Dixit Childhood

Madhuri Dixit was born on 15 May 1967. Madhuri Dixit’s age is 55 years as of 2022. Madhuri Dixit’s zodiac sign is Taurus. ‘I was a shy but playful child. I wouldn’t say much which led many to believe I was snobby although I wasn’t. Simply said when I was on stage I’d forget about the outside world and something would shift inside of me. I believed I would perform at my best because I owned it. But I enjoy having a good time and making jokes. Sometimes I might be silent but not in the sense of Don’t speak to me. I’m pretty frank’. This was stated by Madhuri Dixit in one of her interviews remembering her childhood.

Madhuri Dixit Education

Qualification	Degree in Micro-Biology
School	Divine Child High School, Mumbai
College	Parle College Mumbai

Madhuri Dixit Physical Statistics & More

Weight (in Pound)	127 lbs
Weight (in KG)	57 kg
Height (in Meter)	1.63 m
Height (in Feet)	5 feet 4 Inches
Waist Size	27 Inches
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Black

Madhuri Dixit Career

• Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut with a role in the film ‘Abodh’. Though the film didn’t perform well, she was praised for her performance. She appeared in many other unsuccessful films over the next few years, such as ‘Swati’, ‘Hifazat’ ‘Uttar Dakshin’ and ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’.
• She started drawing attention after she played the female lead in the 1988 action romantic film ‘Tezaab’ in which she starred alongside Anil Kapoor. The film earned critical acclaim and won multiple awards. It also earned Dixit her first nomination for the ‘Filmfare Award’ in the category of ‘Best Actress’.
• In 1989, Dixit appeared in the film ‘Ram Lakhan’ which was directed by Subhash Ghai. It starred well-known actors, such as Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Raakhee and Amrish Puri. The same year, she starred alongside Mithun Chakravorty in the film ‘Prem Pratigya’ which was a commercial failure. However, her performance was appreciated and earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award. She appeared in two other successful films the same year, ‘Tridev’ and ‘Parinda’.
• She won her first Filmfare Award for her performance in the film ‘Dil’, where she was cast alongside Aamir Khan. She played the role of a rich and arrogant girl, who eventually leaves her home to marry a poorer boy. The film was a huge commercial success, and earned multiple nominations at the Filmfare awards. The same year, she also appeared in the suspense thriller film ‘Sailaab’ and the romantic drama ‘Saajan’.
• She won her second Filmfare Award for her role in the film ‘Beta’, where she again starred alongside Anil Kapoor. The film was remade from the Tamil movie ‘Enga Chinna Rasa’. Dixit’s performance was critically acclaimed. She next appeared in the action thriller film ‘Khalnayak’ starring alongside Sanjay Dutt and Jackie Shroff. The film was a huge success commercially.
• She appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan for the first time in the psychological thriller ‘Anjaam’. The film was a commercial success. Her next important role was in the film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!’, where she starred alongside Salman Khan. The film was a monumental success, and it became the highest earning Bollywood movie of its time. It won four Filmfare Awards as well as a National Film Award.
• As her career progressed over the years, she appeared in many successful as well as unsuccessful films. These include ‘Raja’ (1995), ‘Dil toh Pagal Hai’ (1997), ‘Wajood’ (1998), ‘Arzoo’ (1999), ‘Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke’ (2001), and ‘Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam’ (2002).
• In 2002, she appeared in the film ‘Devdas’, which was the most expensive Bollywood film of the time. The film was a huge success commercially, and received a cult status over the years. It also received international recognition as it was India’s entry for the ‘Best Foreign Language Film for the Oscars’ in 2003. It was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival as well. The film won numerous awards including five National Film Awards as well as eleven Filmfare Awards.
• She played a main role in the 2007 film ‘Aaja Nachle’. She next appeared in the sci-fi disaster movie ‘Dashavataram’ which starred Tamil superstar Kamal Hassan in the lead role. The film was a commercial success, and was met with mixed reviews.
• Though Dixit has been mostly inactive since 2008, in 2014, she made a comeback with appearances in two films, ‘Dedh Isqiya’ and ‘Gulaab Gang’. The former was an average commercial success, while the latter performed poorly.
• She is set to appear in two films in 2018: ‘Bucket List’, a Marathi drama film, and ‘Total Dhamaal’, which is the sequel to the hit comedy film ‘Dhamaal’. Besides her acting career, she has also appeared as a judge in four seasons of the dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’.

Madhuri Dixit Net Worth

As of 2023, Madhuri Dixit’s net worth is estimated to be 250 crores INR, reflecting a steady increase in her financial success. This growth is a testament to her talent, hard work, and enduring popularity in the world of entertainment.

Net Wealth – 35 Million

Salary – INR 3-4 Cr. per film & INR 1 Cr. per episode

Madhuri Dixit Family & Personal Life:

Madhuri Dixit Major Works

Dil’ a 1990 Indian romantic drama film, is one of the early works in Madhuri Dixit’s career. Directed by Indra Kumar, the film also starred Aamir Khan, Anupam Kher and Saeed Jaffrey. The film was a commercial success, and won Dixit her first Filmfare Award in the ‘Best Actress’ category. It earned seven other Filmfare nominations. It was remade later in multiple languages.

Another important work in Madhuri Dixit’s career is the psychological thriller film ‘Anjaam’. The film also starred actors, such as Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Tijori, Tinnu Anand, and Kiran Kumar. Directed by Rahul Rawaii, the film was about a wealthy industrialist Vijay Agnihotri, who falls in love with a woman named Shivani, and becomes obsessed with her. The film did well commercially, and both Khan’s and Dixit’s performances were praised.

In the 2002 romantic drama film ‘Devdas’, she played the role of a prostitute. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, it was the most expensive Bollywood film of the time, and it also became the highest earning film of the year. The film received mixed reviews. Over the years it has earned a cult status as well. It was also named by TIME magazine as one of the best movies of the year.

Madhuri Dixit Fast Facts

• Made her acting debut in Abodh (1984)
• Four-time winner of the Filmfare Best Actress award, out of a total of 13 nominations – a record
• Festured as a talent judge on four seasons of dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
• Awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2008
• Lived in Denver, USA, for ten years, but returned to India in 2011
• Was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2014
• A trained Kathak dancer Has made several donations to charities and is a public supporter of the fight against cancer.

Madhuri’s Marriage

While at the peak of her career, Madhuri Dixit was linked with many of her male co-stars, including Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, and Mithun Chakraborty. She put all the media speculation over her love life to rest when she announced the news of her marriage to Dr. Shriram Madhav Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon from Los Angeles. The couple tied the knot on 17 October 1999, in a traditional Hindu ceremony. According to reports, Dr. Nene wasn’t aware of the extent of Madhuri’s celebrity status at the time of their marriage!

Following her marriage, Madhuri Dixit moved to USA. In the ensuing years, the couple had two sons, Arin (2003) and Ryan (2005). The family moved back to Mumbai in 2011.

Madhuri Dixit Filmography

Year	Madhuri Dixit’s Movies	Madhuri Dixit’s Character
1984	Abodh	Gauri
1985	Awara Baap	Barkha
1986	Swati	Anandi
1987	Hifazat	Janki
1987	Uttar Dakshin	Chanda
1988	Mohre	Maya
1988	Khatron Ke Khiladi	Kavita
1988	Dayavan	Neela Velhu
1988	Tezaab	Mohini
1989	Vardi	Jaya
1989	Ram Lakhan	Radha Shastri
1989	Prem Pratigyaa	Laxmi Rao
1989	Ilaaka	Vidya
1989	Mujrim	Sonia
1989	Tridev	Divya Mathur
1989	Kanoon Apna Apna	Bharathi
1989	Parinda	Paro
1989	Paap Ka Ant	Nisha
1990	Maha-Sangram	Jhumri
1990	Kishen Kanhaiya	Anju
1990	Izzatdaar	Mohini
1990	Dil	Madhu Mehra
1990	Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin	Anita
1990	Jeevan Ek Sanghursh	Madhu Sen
1990	Sailaab	Dr. Sushma Malhotra
1990	Jamai Raja	Rekha
1990	Thanedaar	Chanda
1991	Pyar Ka Devta	Radha
1991	100 Days	Devi
1991	Pratikar	Madhu
1991	Saajan	Pooja
1991	Prahaar	Shirley
1992	Beta	Saraswati
1992	Zindagi Ek Jua	Juhi
1992	Prem Deewane	Shivangi Mehra
1992	Khel	Seema Jhari Bhuti
1992	Sangeet	Sangeeta Nirmala
1992	Dharavi	Dreamgirl
1993	Sahibaan	Sahibaan
1993	Khalnayak	Ganga Gangotri Devi
1993	Phool	Guddi
1993	Dil Tera Aashiq	Savitri Devi Sonia Khanna
1993	Aasoo Bane Angaarey	Usha Madhu
1994	Anjaam	Shivani Dixit Chopra
1994	Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!	Nisha Choudhury
1995	Raja	Madhu Garhwal
1995	Yaraana	Lalita/Shikha
1995	Paappi Devataa	Reshma
1996	Prem Granth	Kajri
1996	Rajkumar	Rajkumari Vishaka
1997	Koyla	Gauri
1997	Mahaanta	Jenny Pinto
1997	Mrityudand	Ketki
1997	Mohabbat	Shweta Sharma
1997	Dil To Pagal Hai	Pooja Nair
1998	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Herself
1998	Wajood	Apoorva Choudhury
1999	Aarzoo	Pooja
2000	Pukar	Anjali
2000	Gaja Gamini	Gaja Gamini Sangita Shakuntala Monika Mona Lisa
2001	Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke	Neha
2001	Lajja	Janaki
2002	Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam	Radha
2002	Devdas	Chandramukhi
2007	Aaja Nachle	Dia
2013	Bombay Talkies	Herself
2013	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Mohini
2014	Dedh Ishqiya	Begum Para
2014	Gulaab Gang	Rajjo
2018	Bucket List	Madhura Sane
2018	Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle	Nisha (voice)
2019	Total Dhamaal	Bindu Patel
2019	15 August	N/A
2019	Kalank	Bahaar Begum

Madhuri Dixit Controversies

• While Madhuri Dixit was trying to make a name for herself in the industry she romanced Vinod Khanna in Dayavan who was 20 years his senior. She went ahead and shot an intimate kissing scene where their kiss sparked a controversy.

• Being at the top has a price and Madhuri Dixit paid the price of creating rivals in Bollywood. While Sridevi was already a reigning queen in the 1980s Madhuri made a strong impression on filmmakers with Tezaab. Her rivalry with Juhi Chawla was also well-known at the time but Gulaab Gang put an end to it.

• Madhuri faced the wrath of the Maharashtra government a few years ago. She declined an offer to be a brand ambassador for Maharashtra Tourism because she did not receive the compensation she desired. However Madhuri’s request for a whopping 9-10 crore for being Maharashtra’s brand ambassador prompted people to label her as a greedy woman.

• Rakesh Nath the actress’s manager had been her companion for 28 years. Finally Rikku received a phone call from Madhuri who stated that her husband would allegedly look after her work. She reconciled with her man however when she invited him to a special screening of one of her films.

• Madhuri Dixit was the queen of hearts in the 1990s! She dated Sanjay Dutt in several hit films including Saajan and Khalnayak which fueled their off-screen romance. Madhuri was also linked to Anil Kapoor in addition to Sanjay Dutt.

Shilpa Shinde Slams Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 Judges

Actress Shilpa Shinde, who was one of the contestants on the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 and recently got evicted, shared two videos on her Instagram profile, in which she slammed judges Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Nora Fatehi for their rather strict style of judgement. She claimed that the judges are unfair to the celebrity contestants on the show. Shilpa Shinde said in the video: “Maine Nia ka last performance dekha. Uske upar jo points diye aur comments kiye main chup rahi. Iss baar jo hua performance ke baad, jo comments kiye gaye. Karan sir kya Dharma production ki film dene wale hai? Aapko kya chahiye, aap Oscar dene waale ho? Aap National Award dene waale ho? Bataiyye (I saw Nia’s last performance. I stayed silent on the points and comments given to her. But this time, what took place after Nia’s act, the comments that were given. Karan sir, are you going to sign them for a Dharma production film? What do you want? Will you give them an Oscar or a National Award? Please tell).”