Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit, ; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress and television personality. She has appeared in over 70 Hindi films, attaining nationwide stardom that influenced Indian popular culture. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and characters, Dixit was credited for singularly paralleling her male contemporaries by leading star vehicles in a male-dominated industry. Her accolades include five Filmfare Awards from a record 17 nominations. In 2008, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country.

Born and raised in Mumbai, Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with a leading role in the drama ''Abodh''. After a few successive commercially failed films, she rose to prominence with the action drama ''Tezaab'' (1988), and established herself with starring roles in the top-grossing romantic dramas ''Dil'' (1990), ''Beta'' (1992), ''Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), and ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (1997). She won four Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for her performances in them. Her other commercially successful films during this period include ''Ram Lakhan'', ''Tridev'' (both 1989), ''Thanedaar'', ''Kishen Kanhaiya'' (both 1990), ''Saajan'' (1991), ''Khalnayak'' (1993), and ''Raja'' (1995).

Apart from Dixit's mainstream success, she earned appreciation from critics for her performances in ''Prem Pratigyaa'', ''Parinda'' (both 1989), ''Anjaam'' (1994), ''Mrityudand'' (1997), ''Pukar'' (2000), and ''Lajja'' (2001). She received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Chandramukhi in ''Devdas'' (2002). Following a hiatus, Dixit made a brief comeback by starring in the musical ''Aaja Nachle'' (2007), and acted intermittently over the next decades. During this period, she primarily featured as a talent judge for dance reality shows, such as ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' (2010–2022) and ''Dance Deewane'' (since 2018). She continued to gain praise for starring in the black comedy ''Dedh Ishqiya'' (2014) and the Netflix drama series ''The Fame Game'' (2022), and had her highest-grossing releases in the comedies ''Total Dhamaal'' (2019) and ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3'' (2024).

Dixit was among the country's highest-paid celebrities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and has featured in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list since its inception in 2012. In addition to acting in films, she has been engaged in philanthropic activities. She has worked with UNICEF since 2014 to advocate the rights of children and prevent child labour, participates in concert tours and stage shows, and is the co-founder of the production company RnM Moving Pictures. Since 1999, she has been married to Shriram Nene, with whom she has two sons. Provided by Wikipedia