One of the most respected and talented actresses, Madhuri Dixit have successfully established her own identity on the silver screen. One of the biggest stars in the Hindi Film Industry, Madhuri Dixit has ruled the silver screen throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. Her dominance was such that she won many awards and accolades from the film critics as well as from the general public. Her beauty, acting skills and dancing abilities have taken the Hindi cinema to a different level. Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut in `Abodh` in 1986. After a few roles where she played in a supporting caste, she shot to limelight with the film `Tezaab` in 1988. She then went on to become the queen of bollywood with huge box-office hits with films such as `Ram Lakhan` in 1989, `Parinda` in 1989, `Tridev` in 1989, "Dil" in 1990, `Saajan` in 1991, `Beta` in 1992, `Khalnayak` in 1993, and the Bollywood blockbuster `Hum Aapke Hain Kaun` in 1994. Madhuri Dixit always wanted to be a microbiologist and completed her studies from Parle College. This aim was molded into the one of a dancing star and the newest sensation the film circuit. She bagged her first film in 1986, which was titled `Abodh. However she took the nation by surprise with a dance sequence in N.Chandra`s `Tezaab` and hence she didn`t have to wait for `Raam Lakhan` to do the wonders. `Tezaab` was a great hit and even completed a golden jubilee; from then there was no looking back. She was fabulous in films like `Dil` in 1990, `Beta` in 1991, `Raja` in 1995, `Prem Pratigya`, `Hum Aapke Hain Kaun` in 1994, finally `Dil To Pagal Hai` happened in 1997.

Madhuri Dixit or Madhuri Shankar Dixit was born in Mumbai and never had deep intentions in her heart to become an actress in the Hindi Film Industry. She has been trained in Kathak, a classical dance form and is praised for her amazing dancing talent. Having featured in a large number of films, she has won many awards, which proves her popularity. The year 1999 marked the diva`s entry into married life which somewhat segregated her from the Film Industry but 2007 marks her re-entry with a bang.

Between these, there has been a phase when Madhuri Dixit was stricken out of fame with films like `Yaraana`, `Mahaanta` and `Prem Granth`. She surprised everyone with `Khalnayak`; "choli ke peechey" song in the movie was very controversial landing her in some serious trouble claiming it obscene. In Prakash Jha`s Mrityudand, she was praised for her job and was critically acclaimed. She was married and then came after a hiatus in `Lajja` in which she was appreciated and also received the Best Supporting Actor Award in Lux Zee Cine Awards 2002. She is the perfect muse for renowned painter M.F. Hussain whose `Gajagamini` was a tribute to her beauty as an Indian woman. On the personal front Madhuri Dixit is a very happy and contented soul. She was born in a Marathi Koknastha Hindu Brahmin family comprising of her father Shankar and mother Snehlata with two sisters, Rupa and Bharati and brother, Ajit Happily married and settled with UCLA based surgeon Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, she has now two kids. The year 2007 marks her new beginning with `Aja Nachle`, which has raised the expectations of her fans. This movie has been released with mixed reactions all over and her work appreciated.

Madhuri Dixit has been awarded with the Filmfare Best Actress Award for `Dil` (1990), `Beta` (1992), `Hum Apke Hain Kaun` (1994), `Dil To Pagal Hai` (1997), Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for `Devdas` in 2002. She had also received the Star Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards on numerous occasions with many nominations time and again. In 2001 she was offered the National Citizen`s Award and 2007 marked her as "Bollywood`s Best Actress Ever". She has a tremendous fan following and still regarded as invincible.