The Dhak Dhak Girl, the Dancing Diva of Bollywood and an accomplished Kathak dancer, is crossing her 50 today. Madhuri Dixit was born to Shankar Dixit and Snehlata Dixit on May 15, 1967.
Never Wanted To Be An Actor
She was not at all interested to be the part of Bollywood, but in 1984, she was dragged in the movie “Abodh”, which marked her debut. To your surprise, she has a degree in Microbiology. She was praised by her Guru, Pandit Birju Maharaj, to be the best dancer in Bollywood.
In 1999, she took a sabbatical from Bollywood and married Dr. Nene in Los Angeles. There only, she gave birth to two of her sons, Rayaan and Arin. After that, she never appeared in films, but her performances and dancing skills remain to today’s actresses.
Tune To These Madhuri Dixit Songs
Here is a list of 10 songs that you should add on to your playlist on her birthday.
1. Ek-do-teen
This is from her first hit, Tezaab after 8 flops. And she didn’t get deterred. She followed her passion, even made her into the spotlight.
2. Ghagra
Her Ghagra can’t be put down when she dances like a diva. She always dazzled the big screen with her graceful moves. This song from Yeh Jawani Hai Dewaani, made Ranbir Kapoor her fan.
3. Didi tera devar deewana
The concept of this song was picturized brilliantly. Madhuri and Salman were paired for the 3rd time for this blockbuster “Hum Aapke Hai Kaun”. Nonetheless, it was Sooraj Barjaatiya’s film and had to have its own level.
4. Dil to Pagal hai
It was the highest-grossing film of that year. Madhuri and SRK, together stole the heart of their director while doing this film. And when it hit the theatres, the hearts of audiences also went to them.
5. Aaja Nachle
The movie was popular because of her comeback to Bollywood. As she danced on the title track of the movie, people had their hopes back. It was a Yash Raj film, but Madhuri didn’t continue in films after this.
6. Dhak Dhak Karne Laga
You’ll be forced to dance when it plays. In fact, Madhuri received the nick-name, Dhak Dhak girl, after this famous song. She was only reason behind the fame of this song from “Beta”.
7. Joote Dedo, Paise Lelo
Indians got a gem in their wedding celebrations after the release of this song. They try to copy her ada and nazakat this song to make the ceremony more enjoyable.
8. Tamma, Tamma Loge
The reprised of this song in Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya is nowhere comparable to the older version. But yes, it revived the lead pair of this hit song, Madhuri and Sanjay Dutt.
9. Choli Ke Peeche kya hai
This item number was shared by Madhuri and Neena Gupta, but Madhuri was the one who earned the limelight. She was even praised by the critics.
10. Maar Daala
How someone can forget the creative liberty of this song! The children of that age went crazy for this song from “Devdas”. And it even made her bag a Film Fare Award for this movie.
Ohh! You might have got lost in the 90’s memories. Please comeback to this world.
Undoubtedly, Madhuri Dixit has given many chartbusters and blockbusters, but she left the big screen too sooner. Madhuri contributed more than 66 movies to Hindi Cinema and now, the Marathi girl is going to have her debut in Marathi movie “Bucket list”, which is scheduled to release on May 25th, 2018.
We are pretty sure that she’ll out number everyone with her acting. Feeding Trends wishes a very happy birthday to the lady who is the treasure chest of millions of hearts.
Happy Birthday to the Dhak Dhak Girl, Madhuri Dixit.