Madhuri Dixit (born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress, dancer and producer. She was the most successful Hindi film actress of the late 1980s and 1990s. A trained Kathak dancer, she became famous with the song “Ek Do Teen” in Tezaab (1988) and went on to star in Dil, Beta, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Dil To Pagal Hai and Devdas. She has won six Filmfare Awards and holds the record for the most nominations for Best Actress. She received the Padma Shri in 2008.
Quick Facts
| Full name | Madhuri Dixit Nene |
| Born | 15 May 1967, Bombay (now Mumbai), India |
| Age | 59 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer, producer, TV personality |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Training | Kathak (from age three) |
| Spouse | Dr. Shriram Nene (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 (Arin, Ryan) |
| Known for | Tezaab, Dil, Beta, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Dil To Pagal Hai, Devdas |
Early Life
Dixit was born in Bombay into a Marathi family. She began training in Kathak at the age of three and studied it for years, which shaped the dancing she became famous for. She studied microbiology at Sathaye College and had planned to become a microbiologist before films took over.
Career
Dixit made her debut in Abodh (1984). After several unsuccessful films, her breakthrough came in N. Chandra’s Tezaab (1988), opposite Anil Kapoor. The film and its song “Ek Do Teen” were huge hits. She followed it with Subhash Ghai’s Ram Lakhan (1989), again with Anil Kapoor.
Dixit dominated the early 1990s. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Dil (1990) and Beta (1992), the latter featuring the hit song “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga”. She starred with Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt in Saajan (1991) and with Sanjay Dutt in Khal Nayak (1993). Sooraj Barjatya’s Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), with Salman Khan, became one of the most successful Hindi films ever and won her another Best Actress award. She won again for Yash Chopra’s Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She played the courtesan Chandramukhi in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas (2002), and her dance with Aishwarya Rai became famous.
After marrying, Dixit moved to Denver, Colorado, and took a break from films. She returned in the dance film Aaja Nachle (2007) and later starred in Dedh Ishqiya (2014), Gulaab Gang (2014), Kalank (2019) and Total Dhamaal (2019). She led the Netflix series The Fame Game (2022) and the Prime Video film Maja Ma (2022). She starred alongside Vidya Balan in the horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (2024). She has been a judge on the dance shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Dance Deewane.
Personal Life and Ventures
Dixit married the American cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Shriram Nene in October 1999. They lived in Denver until 2011, then moved back to Mumbai. They have two sons, Arin and Ryan. In 2013 she launched the online dance academy Dance with Madhuri, and in 2018 she and her husband co-founded the production company RnM Moving Pictures.
Awards and Honours
Selected Filmography
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was Madhuri Dixit born?
Madhuri Dixit was born on 15 May 1967 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India and is 59 years old.
What is Madhuri Dixit known for?
Known for: Tezaab, Dil, Beta, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Dil To Pagal Hai, Devdas.
Featured image: Madhuri Dixit. Photo by Bollywood Hungama, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
