Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit (Marathi: माधुरी दीक्षित) (born as Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May 15, 1967) is an award winning Indian Bollywood actress and one of the biggest stars of the Indian film industry. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she dominated Hindi cinema as a leading actress, appearing in many hit films. She is considered to be an icon of the Bollywood film industry

Film career
Maduri Dixit made her acting debut in Abodh (1986). After a few minor and supporting roles the film which shot her to fame was the hit film Tezaab (1988). She then went on to star in the hit films such as Ram Lakhan (1989), Parinda (1989), Tridev (1989), Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), Dil (1990), Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Khalnayak (1993), the Bollywood blockbuster Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! (1994) and Raja (1995).
After a year of little success, she appeared as Pooja in the blockbuster Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), for which she won her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award.[2] In that same year, Dixit starred in Prakash Jha's critically acclaimed Mrityudand. The film straddled the boundary between an art and a commercial film. It won the Best Feature Film at the Cinéma Tout Ecran in Geneva, the Bangkok Film Festival and the Sansui Awards (Critics' Choice). Her performance in the film also landed her Best Actress awards at the Star Screen Awards and Sansui Awards.
Her dance sequences accompanying many famous Bollywood songs such as Ek Do Teen (from Tezaab), Bada Dukh Diya (from Ram Lakhan), Dhak Dhak (from Beta), Chane Ke Kheth Mein (from Anjaam), Choli Ke Peechche (from Khalnayak), Akhiyan Milau (from Raja), Piya Ghar Aya (from Yaarana), Key Sera (from Pukar), Mar dala (from Devdas), and many others have received abundant critical acclaim.
In 2002, she starred in Devdas, with actor Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Her performance was applauded and earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. The film attracted worldwide attention and was featured at the Cannes Film Festival.[3].
The following year a film named after her, Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon!, was released[4] in which a woman (played by Antara Mali) aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by trying her luck in the Bollywood industry.
On February 25, 2006 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards to music from her last movie Devdas.[5] Her performance was choreographed by Saroj Khan.
Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M.F. Hussain who considers her the epitome of the Indian woman. She also appeared in his film, Gaja Gamini (2000). The film was intended as a tribute to Dixit.[6]
On December 7, 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai along with her husband and sons to start filming for Aaja Nachle (2007).[7] The film released in November 2007 and despite the critics panning it, Dixit's performance was well received, with the New York Times commenting about her that "she's still got it".[8][9]
On Women's International Day in 2007, Dixit topped the list of the Best Bollywood Actresses Ever.[10]

Personal life
Madhuri Dixit is a native of Mumbai, India. She was born Madhuri Shankar Dixit to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin family. Dixit attended Parle College and wanted to be a micro-biologist.[11] She is trained as a Kathak dancer, in the Indian classical tradition.
She married an Indian-American, Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, in 1999. A UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver, Nene is also from a Marathi Konkanastha Brahmin family. She has two sons, Arin (born in March 2003 in Colorado) and Ryan (born on March 8, 2005 in Colorado).
She has two elder sisters, Rupa and Bharati, and an elder brother, Ajit. Madhuri now lives with Dr. Nene and her two children in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards
1990: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil.
1992: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Beta
1994: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
1997: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil To Pagal Hai
2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Devdas

Star Screen Awards
1994: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!
1995: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Raja
1997: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Mrityudand
2002: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Devdas

Zee Cine Awards
1998: Best Actress for Dil To Pagal Hai
2002: Best Supporting Actress for Lajja

Awards nominated
1988: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Tezaab
1989: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Prem Pratigya
1991: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Saajan
1993: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Khalnayak
1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raja
1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Yaraana
1997: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Mrityudand
2000: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Pukar
2000: Star Screen Award Best Actress for Pukar
2000: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Pukar
2000: IIFA Best Actress Award for Pukar
2001: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Lajja
2003: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress for Devdas
2003: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female for Devdas
2008: Stardust Star of the year- Female for Aaja Nachle
2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Aaja Nachle

Honours and recognitions
2001 - National Citizen's Award
2007 - "Bollywood's Best Actress Ever"2008 - Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India [2]

Filmography
Year
Film
Role
Other notes
1986
Abodh
Gowri
Swati
1987
Hifazat
Janki
Uttar Dakshin
Awara Baap
1988
Mohre
Khatron Ke Khiladi
Kavita
Dayavan
Neela Velhu
Tezaab
Mohini
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1989
Vardi
Jaya
Ram Lakhan
Radha
Prem Pratigyaa
Laxmi
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Ilaaka
Vidya
Mujrim
Sonia
Tridev
Divya Mathur
Kanoon Apna Apna
Bharathi
Parinda
Paro
India's official entry to the Oscars
Paap Ka Anth
1990
Maha Sangram
Kishen Kanhaiya
Anju
Izzatdaar
Dil
Madhu Mehra
Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin
Anita
Jeevan Ek Sangharsh
Madhu Sen
Sailaab
Dr. Sushma
Jamai Raja
Rekha
Thanedaar
Chanda
1991
Pyaar Ka Devata
Devi
Khilaaf
Sweta
100 Days
Devi
Pratikaar
Madhu
Saajan
Pooja
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Prahaar
Shirley
1992
Beta
Saraswati
Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Zindagi Ek Jua
Juhi
Prem Deewane
Shivangi Mehra
Khel
Seema/Dr.Jadi Buti
Sangeet
1993
Dharavi
Dreamgirl
Sahibaan
Sahibaan
Khalnayak
Ganga (Gangotri Devi)
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Phool
Dil Tera Aashiq
Sonia Khanna/Savitri Devi
Aansoo Bane Angaray
1994
Anjaam
Shivani Chopra
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!
Nisha Choudhury
Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995
Raja
Madhu Garewal
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Yaraana
Lalita/Shikha
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1996
Prem Granth
Kajri
Paapi Devta
Raj Kumar
1997
Koyla
Gauri
Mahaanta
Jenny Pinto
Mrityudand
Phoolva
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Mohabbat
Shweta Sharma
Dil To Pagal Hai
Pooja
Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1998
Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan
Madhuri Dixit
Special appearance
Wajood
Apoorva Choudhury
1999
Aarzoo
Pooja
2000
Pukar
Anjali
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
Gaja Gamini
Gaja Gamini/Sangita/Shakuntala/Monika/Mona Lisa
2001
Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke
Neha
Lajja
Janki
Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2002
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam
Radha
Devdas
Chandramukhi
Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress AwardIndia's official entry to the Oscars
2007
Aaja Nachle
Diya
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award

Source: Wikipedia