“Dhak dhak” girl Madhuri Dixit is all set to play a new innings in the Hindi film industry and says she wants to challenge herself as an actor.

She has signed Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Dedh Ishqiya” and Anubhav Sinha’s “Gulab Gang”, thrilling her fans.

“I am trying to explore new roles and do different types of films for you. Want to challenge myself as an actor! Having fun. I think you will be thrilled with the roles. They are powerful, moving and will leave an impression! More films to come,” she tweeted.

Post-marriage, Madhuri worked in just “Aaja Nachle”, which didn’t do so well. But her stint as the judge on dance reality show “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4″ gave her a chance to reconnect with her fans in a big way.

After the success of the show, the 44-year-old shifted base here with her husband and sons from the US in October last year. Source

Actress Madhuri Dixit, who has settled back in Mumbai after a sabbatical from Bollywood, is gorging on Alphonso mangoes.

“It is mango season in Mumbai. Had forgotten how good the hapoose amba (Alphonso mango) could be,” tweeted Madhuri Dixit.

The 44-year-old was perhaps missing the taste of local mangoes as she had shifted to Denver after marrying US-based surgeon Sriram Nene. Now she is back in Mumbai for good with her husband and two children – Arin, nine and Raayan, seven.

She has already signed two films – Dedh Ishqiya and Gulab Gang.

Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Dedh Ishqiya” is a sequel to Vidya Balan’s 2010 film “Ishqiya”, while Anubhav Sinha’s “Gulab Gang” will see her playing a female gangster.

She will also be seen as a judge in the next season of “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa”, a celebrity dance reality show, which will be aired on Colors instead of Sony this time. Source

Madhuri Dixit and eminent Kannada novelist S L Bhyrappa will receive this year’s Deenanath Mangeshkar award at a function here on April 24.

Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray would be the Chief Guest. The awards have been instituted by Mangeshkar family in the memory of Lata Mangeshkar’s father, singer-actor Deenanath Mangeshkar.

Madhuri will be given ‘Master Deenanath Vishesh’ award for her contribution to Indian cinema. ‘Master Deenanath award’ will be given to Kumar Bose for contribution to music, Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan will get ‘Mohan Wagh award’ for contribution to musical plays, Dr Prasad Deodhar will get ‘Anandmayee award’ in the area of social service, while veteran actor Vikram Gokhale will get ‘Master Deenanath Vishesh award’ for his contribution to Marathi cinema and theatre.

Eminent writer S L Bhyrappaa will receive ‘Vagvilasini award’ for his contribution in the field of literature.

Each award consists of a memento and cash of Rs 1,01,001. Source

Dance is an important element of Hindi cinema. Some actors have rhythm in their step while others have to work really hard to get it right.

Choreographer Saroj Khan has been making actors dance to her tune for the last 50 years, and has choreographed the best and worst dancers of the industry. For instance, she says Madhuri Dixit is one of the best dancers she has worked with while Sonam Kapoor is one of the worst!

In this interview with Patcy N, Khan  rates the top actors and actresses, and reveals their dance secrets.

I don’t think there is any dance in (Mallika’s item number in Double Dhamaal) Jalebi Bai. The poor thing is just shaking her waist in circular movements! After that, she’s running from one corner to another. There’s no dance. Source

The much-awaited wax statue of Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit will be unveiled at London’s Madame Tussauds March 7.

“Madame Tussauds unveiling on March 7, 2012. See you then,” tweeted Madhuri, who has moved here from Denver to play a new innings in Bollywood.

Known for her natural acting talent and graceful dancing, the 44-year-old is the latest Indian film star to join the A-list line up at the Madame Tussauds wax museum, which also houses statues of Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Madhuri’s wax statue has reportedly cost 150,000 pounds and it was completed in four months by a team of sculptors and experts in hair, makeup and wardrobe. More

The award season has just started in B-town and our Bollywood ladies are gearing up for their upcoming numerous fashionable outings. The first big award function of the year, Colors Screen Awards, was held on Saturday in Mumbai, and it was not without its fashionable moments.

The red carpet was shinning with the bright Bollywood ladies, who took fancy to elaborate gowns, blingy saris and elegant anarkalis for the event. Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone stole the limelight with their gorgeous gowns and make-up. Also wonderfully styled were Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif; both the actresses picked saris for the event.

The others who wowed with their western attires were Amy Jackson, Shazahn Padamsee, Madhuri Dixit, and Asin. But since we are also listing the worst-dressed at the red carpet, watch this slideshow to see who failed to wow us, stylewise. Source

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, well-known for her natural acting talent and graceful dancing, is the latest Indian film star to join the A-list line up at London’s Madame Tussauds.

The 44-year-old has already posed in Mumbai for sculptors from the musuem and is expected to unveil her likeness in London in March, according the website of the famed wax musuem. It will cost 150,000 pounds to create and will take a team of sculptors, hair, makeup and wardrobe experts four months to create.

‘The decision to include Madhuri is set to delight Bollywood fans around the world as we are constantly inundated with requests to feature Madhuri. Her figure will make a stunning new addition to our Bollywood area which continues to grow in popularity every year,’ read the statement. More

Just after shifting back to India from USA , Madhuri Dixit, the Bollywood empress who ruled in the 90′s has been sending messages to film makers, asking them for some good roles. And Madhuri is particularly interested in working with one producer, her much loved, Mr Sooraj Barjatya. Thats because Sooraj was the producer who helped her to give the largest hit in her film “Hum Aapke Hai Kaun” with Salman Khan. Now she wants to work with Sooraj once more on something akin to HAHK.

Also Madhuri has come to know that Sooraj will be working with Salman in the next movie, and she is busy gathering information on the next project of Sooraj with Salman. Madhuri has also decided to meet the producer face-to-face someday this week.

Some other hits delivered by the Dhak Dhak girl are “Dil”, “Saajan”, “Beta”, “Raja”, “Dil To Pagal Hai”. In 2007 she did her last film “Aaja Nachle”. Now she is back again to B-Town. She appeared in a number of television shows like “Kahina Kahi Koi Hai”, “Nach Baliye” and “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Season 4”. Mads is not only a beautiful heroine, she is multi-talented, she is a superb dancer as well as a fantastic actress. Source

Even at 44, the dancing diva of the silver screen creates magic with her moves and dazzling smile.

Madhuri is now the brand ambassador for Olay Regenerist which has just been introduced in India. “It’s a line of anti-ageing creams and comprises serums, night and day creams that contain amino peptide complex and I have been using it,” says Madhuri adding that her skincare regime includes a balanced diet and exercise along with Olay Regenerist. “I am glad this product is available here now so I won’t have to ask my friends and families to get it for me from abroad,” says the actor who has moved back to Mumbai with her family for good. “We are settling in. It’s great to be back but I was never really gone. I kept travelling back and forth.”

This also means fans of Madhuri don’t have to depend solely on her Twitter updates to know what she is up to. Which is probably why, she feels she was more independent in Denver where she could just drive to anyplace and do anything. “The last time I was here for ‘Jhalak Dikh La Jaa’ my kids asked me why are they calling you Madhuri Dixit? Aren’t you Madhuri Nene? I guess now they will get to know that their mom is a celebrity,” laughs the mother of two. More

The very name of Madhuri Dixit that had always been synonymous with class and style is back in the running and how.

After all the news about her staging a grand comeback, the whole of Bollywood is waiting with bated breath for not just her second innings, but also an array of brand-wagon that is knocking at her doorsteps.

According to reliable sources, the dhak dhak Madame’ is now all set to be the brand ambassador of Olay.

With this, Olay apparently seems to be signing up the right set of ambassadors for their anti-aging range. At first it was Karisma Kapoor, now it’s Madhuri Dixit.

The official announcement of the same is awaited. Source

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, who shifted base to Denver in the US after marrying Shriram Nene 12 years ago, is returning to India permanently.

‘For all my fans, we are relocating to India! It will be good to be back home,’ Madhuri wrote on microblogging site Twitter.

Madhuri tied the knot with Shriram Madhav Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon in 1999 and left her acting career to shift to Denver soon after. Post-marriage, Madhuri featured only in one film ‘Aaja Nachle’ in 2007, as she got busy with family, including two children.

This year, the actress came to India for three months to judge the fifth season of dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’. After that she has been flooded with offers. Source

Just a whisper of Madhuri Dixit takes us back to the era when she was the undisputed queen of Bollywood. How can one forget the ‘Dhak Dhak’ gyrations that had the entire nation swooning with her!

After having made a comeback with a reality show and a couple endorsements, the news is rife that she has been signed for a big banner project.

And even on the brand endorsement front, our reliable sources say that she has been signed up as the brand ambassador of ‘Emeralds for Elephants’, a project designed to create awareness and raise vital funds for the protection of the critically endangered Asian elephant and tiger. Source