Madhuri
Dixit
Date
of Birth: 15 May 1967 , Bombay , India
Birth
Name: Madhuri Shankar Dixit
Nicknames:
Bubbly 'babli' at home
Height:
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Born
in a Marathi-speaking Koknastha Hindu Brahmin family consisting of dad,
Shankar, mom, Snehlata, sisters, Rupa and Bharati, and brother, Ajit.
An
acclaimed Kathak dancer, acting was not her goal, for she wanted to be a Micro-biologist,
and did study in that course in Bombay 's Parle College , in Vile Parle (East), Bombay .
She
first appeared on Bollywood's tinsel screen in 1986 with two releases 'Abodh'
and 'Swati', and from then continued to act in just about 66 movies, as well
has lent her voice as a playback singer in 'Devdas' and 'Wajood'. She has won
just about 12 awards from Filmare, Star Screen and Zee for her performances in
'Dil', 'Beta', 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun', 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Devdas', 'Raja',
'Mrityudand', and 'Lajja'.
In
1999 she got married to Dr. Sriram Madhav Nene, a Cardiovascular Surgeon,
belonging to the same Caste as the Dixit family, and relocated to Denver , Colorado , U.S.A. , where she subsequently
gave birth to two sons, Arin and Ryan in March, 2003 and March 8, 2005 respectively.