Madhuri Dixit made her Bollywood debut with the film Abodh in 1984
Mumbai:
Madhuri Dixit, who ruled the heartsof the audience in 80s and 90s, says when she started hercareer, people tried to pull her down by saying she won't beable to make her place in Bollywood.
"Being a woman you always go through something or theother. When I made my debut in Bollywood, many people told meI can't do, it's not a good place, I can't make my position inthis industry. But that time I had faith in myself and workedand proved everyone what can I do," Madhuri said at an eventhere yesterday.
"When you push yourself you rise up to the challengeand you realise your strength. When adversity comes that'swhen one stands for themselves," she added.
Madhuri made her acting debut with Abodh in 1984 butthe film failed at the box office. Her next release AwaraBaap (1985) also turned out to be failure. In 1986, Madhuristarred in Swati and Manav Hatya, both the films beingdeclared as flops.She had three releases in 1987 - Mohre,Hifazat and Uttar Dakshin, which also did not do well.
After a series of consecutive flops, she finallyattained stardom with Tezaab in 1988. The film went on tobecome that year's highest grossing movie. Thereafter shedelivered hit films one after the other, including RamLakhan, Prem Pratigyaa, Tridev, Parinda, Dil,Saajan, Beta, Mrityudand, Dil Toh Pagal Hai andothers.
After her marriage in 1999 to Shriram Nene, a US-basedsurgeon, she did Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas in 2002. Shethen took a break and staged a comeback with Aditya Chopra'shome production Aaja Nachle in 2007.
Despite missing from the silver screen, the 46-year-oldfilm star was very much present on small screen. She appearedas one of the judges in TV dance reality show, Jhalak DikhlaaJaa in season four, five and now six.
After marriage, Madhuri relocated to the US for almosta decade. But in 2011, she shifted her base back in Mumbaialong with her family.
Madhuri will feature in the upcoming film Gulaab Gangdirected by newcomer Soumik Sen, which also stars Juhi Chawla,Mahie Gill, Shilpa Shukla and others. The other is VishalBharadwaj's home production Dedh Ishqiya.
Meanwhile, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha looks all chargedup for his first upcoming film as a producer Gulaab Gang ashe plans different marketing and promotion strategies.
The first such initiative being called 'Believe', acampaign that celebrates triumphs of women of India and theirstories.
A press conference was arranged last evening to launchthis initiative, along with Sinha and the two leading ladiesof the film - Madhuri and Juhi.
"We decided to shoot few documentaries, which will beof six to seven minutes in length. In these short films, wewill feature women, who had gone against the odds and havedone something which brought a change in their lives. InIndia, we have so many women, who have so many stories totell," Sinha said.
While making Gulaab Gang, Sinha thought about thisinitiative as the film is on women.
"We have so many women who have stood for a cause forthemselves and made a different story. Unless and until youpush yourself, you don't realise what you can actually do,"Juhi said.
"Being a woman you always go through something or theother. When I made my debut in Bollywood, many people told meI can't do, it's not a good place, I can't make my position inthis industry. But that time I had faith in myself and workedand proved everyone what can I do," Madhuri said at an eventhere yesterday.
"When you push yourself you rise up to the challengeand you realise your strength. When adversity comes that'swhen one stands for themselves," she added.
Madhuri made her acting debut with Abodh in 1984 butthe film failed at the box office. Her next release AwaraBaap (1985) also turned out to be failure. In 1986, Madhuristarred in Swati and Manav Hatya, both the films beingdeclared as flops.She had three releases in 1987 - Mohre,Hifazat and Uttar Dakshin, which also did not do well.
After a series of consecutive flops, she finallyattained stardom with Tezaab in 1988. The film went on tobecome that year's highest grossing movie. Thereafter shedelivered hit films one after the other, including RamLakhan, Prem Pratigyaa, Tridev, Parinda, Dil,Saajan, Beta, Mrityudand, Dil Toh Pagal Hai andothers.
After her marriage in 1999 to Shriram Nene, a US-basedsurgeon, she did Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas in 2002. Shethen took a break and staged a comeback with Aditya Chopra'shome production Aaja Nachle in 2007.
Despite missing from the silver screen, the 46-year-oldfilm star was very much present on small screen. She appearedas one of the judges in TV dance reality show, Jhalak DikhlaaJaa in season four, five and now six.
After marriage, Madhuri relocated to the US for almosta decade. But in 2011, she shifted her base back in Mumbaialong with her family.
Madhuri will feature in the upcoming film Gulaab Gangdirected by newcomer Soumik Sen, which also stars Juhi Chawla,Mahie Gill, Shilpa Shukla and others. The other is VishalBharadwaj's home production Dedh Ishqiya.
Meanwhile, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha looks all chargedup for his first upcoming film as a producer Gulaab Gang ashe plans different marketing and promotion strategies.
The first such initiative being called 'Believe', acampaign that celebrates triumphs of women of India and theirstories.
A press conference was arranged last evening to launchthis initiative, along with Sinha and the two leading ladiesof the film - Madhuri and Juhi.
"We decided to shoot few documentaries, which will beof six to seven minutes in length. In these short films, wewill feature women, who had gone against the odds and havedone something which brought a change in their lives. InIndia, we have so many women, who have so many stories totell," Sinha said.
While making Gulaab Gang, Sinha thought about thisinitiative as the film is on women.
"We have so many women who have stood for a cause forthemselves and made a different story. Unless and until youpush yourself, you don't realise what you can actually do,"Juhi said.
