Madhuri Dixit (born 15 May 1967) 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). After a relatively low phase, 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 ?