A Happy 54th Birthday to the “Dhak Dhak girl of Bollywood” Madhuri Dixit Nene
Madhuri Dixit, born on 15th May 1967 in a Marathi Kokanashta Brahmin family in Bombay, was the youngest of all her siblings. Her interest in dancing began from the age of three and she went on to train Kathak for eight straight years. At 9, young Madhuri even won a scholarship as a Kathak dancer and later on became a professional Kathak dancer. Madhuri Dixit entered the world of cinema in the year 1984 with the movie Abodh opposite Bengali actor, Tapas Paul under the banner of Rajshri Productions. The film failed commercially but Madhuri’s performance was positively reviewed by critics. Most of her initial films like Awara baap, Swati, Manav Hatya, Hifazat and Uttar Dakshin did not shine on the silver screen. It was the year 1988 where Madhuri Dixit turned into a superstar with her performance in N’Chandra’s action-romance Tezaab opposite Anil Kapoor. She also earned her first nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award. The very next year, the on-screen chemistry of Madh