Madhuri Dixit

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" (1984) and received wider public recognition with "Tezaab" (1988). 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" (1989), "Tridev" (1989), "Parinda" (1989), "Dil" (1990), "Saajan" (1991), "Beta" (1992), "Khalnayak" (1993), "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!" (1994) and "Raja" (1995). She reinvented herself with the romance "Dil To Pagal Hai" (1997) and subsequently received critical acclaim for her work in films like "Mrityudand" (1997), "Pukar" (2000), "Lajja" (2001) and "Devdas" (2002). 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 (13) at Filmfare. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India.