Madhuri Dixit returns to Mumbai
Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit has decided to return to India along with her doctor-husband and two sons. Much to the disappointment of her eager fans, she had given up her acting career and spent the last 15 years in the United States following her marriage.
“For all my fans, we are relocating to India! It will be good to be back home,” 44-year-old Madhuri wrote on the microblogging site Twitter.
Madhuri, who was the undisputed numero uno heroine in Bollywood for two decades, married Shriram Madhav Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon in 1999, and shifted to Denver soon after.
After her marriage, as she got busy with family, Madhuri had appeared in just one film: “Aaja Nachle” (2007).
This year, she came to India for three months to judge the fifth season of dance reality show “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa”. Following the show she was flooded with offers for films.
Madhuri made her acting debut in “Abodh” opposite Tapas Pal in 1984 and was widely acclaimed for her acting prowess in films like “Saajan”, “Beta”, “Khalnayak” and “Hum Aapke Hain Kaun”. However, she left Bollywood at the high noon of her career.
A muse for the late Indian painter M.F. Husain who made a film in 2000 named “Gaja Gamini” featuring her, the former queen bee of Bollywood told the Times of India in a telephone interview: “I think this [return to India] was going to happen one day anyway. We are all very excited, the kids especially.”
Madhuri is currently scouting around for schools in India for her two sons Arin and Ryan. Her husband too is looking for an option with a leading hospital in Mumbai.
“Everything is changing in India. It’s a land of opportunities. There’s so much to do out there. So, we thought this is the right time,” said Madhuri.
Asked what prompted her return to India, the actor of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Devdas” said there were many reasons including the fact that she and her husband would like their sons to grow up in India.
“It would be a great experience for them. This is where their roots are,” she pointed out.
-With The Daily Star input
