She was born Madhuri Shankar Dixit to Shankar and Snehlata Dixit, of a Marathi family.

" Her only release of 1985 was Awara Baap that turned out to be another failure for Dixit.

Akshay Shah of Planet Bollywood praised Dixit for her dancing skills and her acting was also noticed.

Dixit was paired with Deol.

The film was a flop but Dixit earned critical acclaim for her performance.

Dixit was featured in a supporting role opposite Samir Soni.

Although Dixit was featured in a supporting role, she gave a show stealing performance.

She was praised by Sita Menon of Rediff " The most understated role and perhaps the one that is most lingering, in terms of virtuosity, is that played by Madhuri Dixit.

The following year a film named after her, Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon, was released in which a woman ( played by Antara Mali ) aspires to become the new Madhuri Dixit by trying her luck in Bollywood.

In 2002, Dixit hosted a TV show Kahina Kahi Koi Hai which was a match-making show that aired on Sony Entertainment.

In 2001 on the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati's first season hosted by Amitabh Bachchan she won 50, 00, 000 that she donated for the welfare of Gujarat's earthquake victims. The show was aired on February 10 at 8 pm on Star Plus. Madhuri Dixit is also requested to the producers of KBC to send part of her winnings to an orphanage in Pune.

Madhuri Dixit was a Guest of Honour along with her husband Dr. Shriram Nene to promote a Blood Donation Camp organised by the MLA Anil Bhosale on the occassion of the birthday of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday at Sambhaji garden on JM Road at Pune, Mumbai. Madhuri also tweeted post her short appearance: Enjoyed spending time in Pune.

He was so fascinated by Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Koun ..!

He made a series of paintings of her, and in 2000 made a film named Gaja Gamini starring her, which was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself.

The film Khalnayak ( 1993 ) was famous for the song Choli ke Peeche featuring Madhuri Dixit in navel-exposing attire.

Featuring opposite Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, Khan's performance as a rebellious alcoholic was well received and he won yet another Filmfare Best Actor Award.

The left flank of the Maratha army, commanded by Moropant Dixit and Raste, was stationed on the flat ground on which the University of Pune stands today.

The Marathas were rendered leaderless when Moropant Dixit on the right was shot dead.

In 1997, Kumar was seen in a supporting role in Yash Chopra's hit film Dil To Pagal Hai, co-starring Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor, for which he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award nomination.

In the early ' 90s Madhuri Dixit was promoted as new Mala Sinha in magazines.

He has also produced & directed several movies, including Gaja Gamini ( 2000 ) ( with his muse Madhuri Dixit who was the subject of a series of his paintings which he signed Fida ).

Aniket Joshi has praised her as he wrote " Madhuri Dixit, the only female character in the film, has a small role as Paro ( Karan ´ s love interest and Prakash ´ s sister ) yet still does well in the few scenes she has.

Dixit earned critical acclaim for her performance and Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised her.

Khan and Dixit were praised for their respective performances.

Dixit has won five Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress.

" Dixit received her first nomination for the Filmfare Best Actress Award for her work in Tezaab.

Following the film's success, Dixit became famously known as the " Dhak Dhak Girl " for her performance in the famous song " Dhak Dhak Karne Laga ".

So immense is the star-power of Madhuri Dixit that Subhash Ghai actually carved out a solid role for her in this macho tale of a bad boy and his shenanigans.

In 1994, Dixit starred in Anjaam, being paired with Shahrukh Khan for the first time.

Dixit earned critical acclaim for her performance.

In 2006, Dixit returned to Mumbai with her husband and sons to start filming for Aaja Nachle.

Dixit dancing on stage for the Unforgettable Tour in 2008

Dixit is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well.

Pandit Birju Maharaj, a Kathak dancer, who choreographed Dixit in the film Devdas for the song " Kaahe Chhed " calls her as " the best Bollywood dancer due to her versatility.

The following summer, in 2012, Dixit rejoined for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 along with her co-judges Remo D ' souza and Karan Johar.

In 2009 Dixit performed for NDTV Toyota Greenathon — India's first-ever nationwide campaign for save the environment and creating awareness about environmental issues.

Dixit is a Goodwill Ambassador and a patron for " Emeralds for Elephants " — a charity project for the conservation of Asian Elephants and other endangered species.

Often cited as the best actress in the history of Indian film cinema, Dixit made her film debut in Abodh ( 1984 ) and received wider public recognition with Tezaab ( 1988 ).

Dixit made her acting debut in Rajshri Productions ' movie Abodh in 1984.

Dixit had three releases in 1987 with Mohre, Hifazat and Uttar Dakshin but her films continued to flop at the box office.

Dixit continued her success with her third pairing with Anil Kapoor in Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda.

Upperstall. com wrote " Madhuri Dixit, reunited with the banner that launched her, stands out and is undoubtedly the life of the film as Nisha.