Date of Birth
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15-May-1967
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Place of Birth
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Mumbai
(Maharashtra, India)
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Nationality
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India, United States of America
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Also know as
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Madhuri Shankar Dixit, Dixit, Madhuri, Madhuri, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Bubbly, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Madhuri Shankar Dixit Nene, Madhuri Shankar Dixit, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Madhuri, माधà¥à¤°à¥€ शंकर दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤, माधà¥à¤°à¥€ दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤-नेने, माधà¥à¤°à¥€ शंकर दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤ नेने, बबली, माधà¥à¤°à¥€ दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤ नेने, माधà¥à¤°à¥€, दीकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤¤,माधà¥à¤°à¥€, babli
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Profession
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Actor
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Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who is known for her work in Hindi cinema. Often cited as one of the best actresses in Bollywood, Dixit made her film debut in Abodh and received wider public recognition with Tezaab. She went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses, acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing.
Some of her proceeding films include such box-office hits as Ram Lakhan,Tridev, Parinda, Dil, Saajan, Beta, Khalnayak, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and Raja. After a relatively low phase, she reinvented herself with the romance Dil To Pagal Hai and subsequently received critical acclaim for her work in films like Mrityudand, Pukar, Lajja and Devdas. In 2002, she took a sabbatical from films to raise her children and made a comeback with the musical Aaja Nachle in 2007. Dixit also judged two seasons of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa '.
Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress, one for Best Supporting Actress and one special Filmfare award for completing 25 years in Bollywood. She holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations at Filmfare. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.
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