D O B May 15,1967
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Mumbai
Known For Actor
Married Yes

Biography Madhuri Dixit born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May is an Indian Bollywood actress Throughout the late s and s she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and accomplished dancers She appeared in numerous commercial successes and was recognised for several performances as well as dance numbers in various films Dixit is often cited by the media as one of the most prominent female actresses in Bollywood In 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 Chitpavan Brahmin family Dixit attended Divine Child High School and Mumbai University and wanted to be a microbiologist She is an accomplished Kathak dancer and trained for eight years br Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut in Abodh in After a few minor and supporting roles in movies like Dayvaan and Vardi she landed the lead female role in Tezaab which shot her to stardom and for which she received her first Filmfare nomination She then starred in a number of hits that included Ram Lakhan Parinda Tridev and Kishen Kanhaiya In Dixit More starred in Indra Kumar's romantic-drama Dil alongside Aamir Khan She played the role of Madhu Mehra a rich and arrogant 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 She followed Dil with another line of hits including Saajan Beta Khalnayak Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Raja Dixit's performance in Beta that of a woman married to an illiterate well-meaning man who exposes her scheming mother-in-law won her a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress Hum Aapke Hain Kaun became one of the biggest grossers ever in the history of Hindi cinema It went on to collect over Rs million in India and over Rs million overseas and won Dixit her third Filmfare Best Actress Award In that same year Dixit was also nominated in the same category for her performance in Anjaam which won her critical acclaim After an unsuccessful year in Dixit appeared as Pooja in Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai The film was a major national success both critically and commercially and Dixit won her fourth Filmfare Best Actress Award In that same year Dixit starred in Prakash Jha's critically acclaimed Mrityudand The film was known for straddling the boundary between a commercial and an art film It won the Best Feature Film award at the Cin ma Tout Ecran in Geneva and the Bangkok Film Festival Dixit's performance in the film landed her the Best Actress award at the annual Star Screen Awards Dixit is not only known for her acting skills but for her dancing skills as well Her dance sequences accompanying famous Bollywood songs such as Ek Do Teen from Tezaab Humko Aaj Kal Hai from Sailaab Bada Dukh Deenha from Ram Lakhan Dhak Dhak from Beta Chane Ke Khet Mein from Anjaam Didi Tera Devar Deewana from Hum Aapke Hain Kaun Choli Ke Peechhe from Khalnayak Akhiyan Milaun from Raja Mera Piya Ghar Aaya from Yaarana Kay Sera Sera from Pukar Maar Daala from Devdas among others have received abundant critical acclaim In she starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas with 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 br The following year a film named after her Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon was released 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 she performed on stage for the first time in six years at the Filmfare Awards to music from her last movie Devdas Her performance was choreographed by Saroj Khan Madhuri Dixit has been the muse for the famous Indian painter M F Husain who considers her the epitome of womanhood Hence he made a film named Gaja Gamini in which Madhuri acted The film was intended as a tribute to Ms Dixit herself In this film she can be seen portraying various forms and manifestations of womanhood including the muse of Kalidasa Leonardo's Mona Lisa a rebel and an incarnation of musical euphoria On December Dixit returned to Mumbai along with her husband and sons to start filming for Aaja Nachle The film released in November and despite the critics panning it Dixit's performance was highly appreciated with the New York Times commenting about her that she's still got it On Women's International Day in Dixit topped Rediff's list of the Best Bollywood Actresses Ever In May she was given a tribute by Indian Film Festival at Los Angeles In March The Economic Times has named Madhuri Dixit in the list of the women who made India proud In Madhuri Dixit married Shriram Madhav Nene a UCLA-trained cardiovascular surgeon who practices in Denver Dr Nene is from a Marathi Konkanastha Brahmin family She has two sons Arin born on March in Colorado and Raayan born on March in Colorado She has two elder sisters Rupa and Bharathi and an elder brother Ajit Madhuri and her family reside in Denver Colorado USA