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Madhuri Dixit

movie Actress cake 15 May 1967 (Monday) (Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
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Net Worth

$35 million

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Height

in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4”

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Age

58

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 15 May 1967 (Monday)
Birthplace: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Shriram Madhav Nene
Children: Son- Raayan Nene, Arin Nene Daughter- N/A

Education

Schools: Divine Child High School, Mumbai
Colleges: Parle College, Mumbai
Education: Degree in Micro-Biology

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Madhuri Dixit

  • Does Madhuri Dixit smoke? : No
  • Does Madhuri Dixit drink alcohol? : No
  • Madhuri was born to a middle-class Marathi-Brahmin family.
  • She started learning dance at the age of 3 and received many awards for her Kathak dance in her younger days.

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    Madhuri Dixit’s childhood photos
  • Very few people know that in 1984 she was actually cast in a TV Show, but it never went on air as it was considered not ‘Good Enough.’

    Madhuri Dixit in a TV show in 1984
    Madhuri Dixit in a TV show in 1984
  • Though she was a top-line model in India before entering Bollywood, it took her 8 years to get a commercial breakthrough in the form of the film Tezaab (1988).
  • Her song in the same film “Ek Do Teen” was a total chartbuster and is still considered among Bollywood classics.
  • She was paid more fees than Salman Khan (approx. 3 Crore) for the film Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994).

    Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in Hum Aapke Hain Koun
    Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan in Hum Aapke Hain Koun
  • While Kargil war was going in Indo-Pak border, the Pakistani soldiers taunted Captain Batra saying, “If India handovers Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit to them, they will leave the place forever”. Captain Batra gave a fitting reply “Madhuri ji to busy hain, main aa jata hun”.
  • Very few people know that Madhuri had a crush on Cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar. In an interview with India Today in 1995, Madhuri said- “I am mad for Sunil Gavaskar. He is too sexy. I want to run behind him and he even came in my dream.”
  • The renowned painter, M.F. Hussain called her the most beautiful woman on earth and made a film called Gaja Gamini (2000), which he called as a tribute to her, in which she acted alongside Shah Rukh Khan.

    Gaja Gamini
    Gaja Gamini
  • She met her husband Dr. Sriram Nene, a UCLA cardiovascular, through her brother.
  • She wore a Ghaghra in the song “Kahe Ched Ched Mohe” in Devdas (2002) which weighed 30 kg.

    Madhuri Dixit in the song Kahe Ched Ched Mohe
    Madhuri Dixit in the song Kahe Ched Ched Mohe
  • In 2014, she was appointed the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in India.
  • She is the only Bollywood actress to have been nominated 13 times for the Filmfare Best Actress Award.
  • She is a passionate dancer, still practices Kathak dance thrice a week and has opened an online dance academy in 2013 called “Dance With Madhuri.”
  • She has a fear of Cockroaches.
  • She is trained in Taekwondo.
  • If not an actress, she would have been a microbiologist or a pathologist.

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