Madhuri Dixit Nene is an Indian actress and television personality. She has appeared in over 70 Hindi films, attaining nationwide stardom that influenced Indian popular culture. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and characters, Dixit was credited for singularly paralleling her male contemporaries by leading star vehicles in a male-dominated industry. Her accolades include six Filmfare Awards from a record 17 nominations. In 2008, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country.
Tezaab (transl. Acid) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action romance film starring Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film gave Dixit her first big break, making her an overnight star in addition to reaffirming Kapoor's star status, after a successful Mr. India (1987). The film was directed, produced and co-written by N. Chandra. The music was composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal.
Rakesh Roshan is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Hindi films. He had appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. As an actor, he was mostly known for his supporting roles in big-budget films. Later, his prominence increased, and he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987.
Beta is a 1992 Indian Hindi drama film, directed by Indra Kumar and written by Naushir Khatau and Kamlesh Pandey. It featured Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit and Aruna Irani in lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by Anand-Milind. The film is known for its songs like "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" and "Koyal Si Teri Boli". The film is an official remake of the 1987 Tamil film Enga Chinna Rasa written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj.
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon, is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film is a reboot of the 1976 film Chitchor and features Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles. It had a nationwide release on 27 June 2003 to negative reviews, and was commercially unsuccessful at the box office. However, Bachchan's performance was well received and earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 49th Filmfare Awards.
Shilpa Shirodkar is an Indian actress and former photo model who worked primarily in Hindi-language films from 1989 to 2000. After a 13-year hiatus from acting, she made her comeback to acting, this time on television in the Zee TV series Ek Mutthi Aasmaan in 2013. In 2024, she participated in Bigg Boss 18.
Dil Tera Aashiq is a 1993 Indian Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Lawrence D'Souza. The film stars Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit in pivotal roles. This film is loosely based on the 1892 American play Charley's Aunt. The film released on 22 October 1993 along with another Salman Khan starrer Chandra Mukhi.
Ram Lakhan is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed by Subhash Ghai and written by Anwar Khan with screenplay by Ram Kelkar. Ram Lakhan stars an ensemble cast of Raakhee, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri in lead roles. The supporting cast includes Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Saeed Jaffrey and Satish Kaushik. Music of the film was by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, while Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics. Ghai also did a special appearance in the song "Tera Naam Liya Tujhe Yaad Kiya".
Dhool Ka Phool is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by B. R.'s brother Yash Chopra, being his first movie as a director, having been an assistant director in B. R.'s earlier film Naya Daur. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha, Ashok Kumar and Nanda in lead roles along with Leela Chitnis, Jeevan and Manmohan Krishna. The story revolves around a Muslim man bringing up an "illegitimate" Hindu child and featured the classic song Too Hindu Banega Na Musalman Banega, Insaan Ki Aulaad Hai, Insaan Banega on Manmohan Krishna, who also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Abdul Rasheed. Besides that, Sinha received a nomination for Best Actress and Mukhram Sharma for Best Story. The film was remade in Telugu as Jeevana Teeralu (1977).
Aaja Nachle is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language dance film produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Anil Mehta. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in her first film in five years after Devdas (2002), alongside Konkona Sen Sharma, Jugal Hansraj, and Kunal Kapoor in pivotal roles.
Bewafa Sanam is a 1995 Hindi-language musical thriller film directed and produced by Gulshan Kumar. It stars his younger brother Krishan Kumar, Shilpa Shirodkar, Aruna Irani, Beena Banerjee, Shakti Kapoor and Kiran Kumar. The screenplay was written by Sachin Bhowmick, dialogues by Madan Joshi, and story by Gulshan Kumar.
Rajkumar is a 1996 Indian Hindi historical fantasy film directed by Pankaj Parashar. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Naseeruddin Shah and Sanjay Mishra. The film was a disaster at the box office.
Trinetra is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Harry Baweja. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Deepa Sahi in lead roles, with Dharmendra in a special appearance.
Khel is a 1992 Indian Hindi language romantic comedy film directed by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Mala Sinha, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Sonu Walia, Anupam Kher as main cast. Khel is heavily inspired by the 1989 Hollywood comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. It marked the eleventh consecutive film between lead pair Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit.
Total Dhamaal is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language adventure comedy film directed and written by Indra Kumar. The film is the third installment of Dhamaal series and a standalone sequel to Dhamaal (2007) and Double Dhamaal (2011). It stars Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi.
Khatron Ke Khiladi (transl. Daredevils) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by T. Rama Rao and produced by V. B. Rajendra Prasad. It stars Dharmendra, Sanjay Dutt, Chunky Pandey, Madhuri Dixit, Neelam in pivotal roles. The film was remade in Telugu as Simha Swapnam.
Jeevan Ek Sanghursh is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Rahul Rawail, produced by D. Rama Naidu. It stars Raakhee, Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit in the leading roles. The film was successful and was the tenth highest grossing Bollywood film of 1990. By titling this film as Jeevan Ek Sanghursh, Rawail paid a tribute to his father's films; Sunghursh (1968), based on a novel written by the Bengali author Mahashweta Devi. The film was set in the 19th century and showcased the lives of bandits and stars actors like Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Balraj Sahni, Sanjeev Kumar and Jayant.
Pratikar is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by T. Rama Rao. It stars Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The film is a remake of 1987 Bengali film Pratikaar, which was also remade in Telugu as Raktha Tilakam and in Tamil as Thaimel Aanai.
