Bio
Full Name	Madhuri Shankar Dixit
Nickname(s)	Bubbly, Dhak-Dhak Girl
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4”
Weight	in Kilograms- 56 kg in Pounds- 123 lbs
Figure Measurements	36-27-35
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 May 1967
Age (as in 2019)	52 Years
Birth Place	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Divine Child High School, Mumbai
College	Parle College, Mumbai
Educational Qualifications	Degree in Micro-Biology
Debut	Film Debut: Abodh (1984) TV Debut: Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai (2002)
Family	Father- Late Shankar Dixit Mother- Snehlata Dixit Brother- Ajit Dixit Sister- Rupa Dixit, Bharati Dixit
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Address	2-B/110/1201, Excellency, 4th Cross Road, Lokhandwala, Complex, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400058
Hobbies	Dancing, Reading
Controversies	• Her kissing scene with actor Vinod Khanna, who was 20 years elder to her for the film Dayavan (1988) was counted among one of the creepiest kissing scenes ever. She has confessed that she should have rejected that entire scene altogether. • She used to promote the product of Maggie saying that it is very healthy for kids. But, after the Maggie controversy (MSG in high amount) in 2015, she was badly criticized for it. A district court directed police to register an FIR against Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri and Preity Zinta, for this. • If rumours are to be believed, then in 2012 she demanded a huge amount of 9 – 10 Crore (INR), to be the brand ambassador of Maharashtra. The news soon spread quickly and she was criticized for acting so pricey, and later Hrithik Roshan replaced her.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Kande Pohe, Zunka Bhakar, Modak
Favourite Actor(s)	Balraj Sahani, Gregory Peck
Favourite Actresses	Nargis, Madhubala, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman
Favourite Film(s)	Bollywood: Garam Hawa, Ganga Jamuna, Sholay, Padosan, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi Hollywood: Roman Holiday, Gone With The Wind, All About Eve
Favourite Dancer(s)	Hema Malini, Helen, Birju Maharaj, Gene Kelly
Favourite Book	A Quiver Full of Arrows by Jeffrey Archer
Favourite Colour	Orange
Favourite Perfume(s)	Nina Ricci, Issey Miyake
Favourite Sport	Tennis
Favourite Destination	Maldives
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Anil Kapoor (Actor, rumour) Sanjay Dutt (Actor) Ajay Jadeja (Former Indian Cricketer) [1]
Husband/Spouse	Shriram Madhav Nene (Doctor - Cardiovascular surgeon, m. 1999)
Marriage Date	17 October 1999
Children	Son- Raayan Nene, Arin Nene Daughter- N/A
Style Quotient
Car Collection	SUV car
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	3-4 crore/film (INR) 1 crore/episode (INR)
Net Worth (approx.)	$35 million

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.

   

  

  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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.