Madhuri Dixit (born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress, dancer, television personality, film producer and musical artist who appears in Bollywood films. She made her acting debut in Abodh (1984). Though the film failed commercially, Dixit continued acting in films and attained commercial success with Tezaab in 1988. The film earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 34th Filmfare Awards. Dixit starred in the 1990 romantic drama Dil, the biggest hit of the year and it won her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
She starred in a string of commercial successes and portrayed a variety of characters — the fan of a poet in Saajan (1991), a defiant daughter-in-law in Beta (1992), a determined police woman in Khalnayak (1993) and an avenging widow in Anjaam (1994)—all of them earning her nominations at the Filmfare awards, and winning her second trophy for Beta. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! earned her a third Filmfare Award for Best Actress, as well as Screen Award for Best Actress.
Raja and Yaraana—both earned her Filmfare nominations and Screen Award wins. The following year, she was honoured with the Kalabhinetri award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, as well as the Smita Patil Memorial Award, for her contribution to the film industry. In 1997, Dixit starred in the box-office blockbuster Dil To Pagal Hai, which earned her another Filmfare Award for Best Actress and a Zee Cine Award. In the 2000s, she starred in Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001) and Devdas (2002), all of them earned her Filmfare nominations, the latter earning a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2003, she took a hiatus from acting and moved to Colorado.
Dixit returned to film acting with Aaja Nachle (2007) and then starred in Dedh Ishqiya (2014) both earning her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In 2008, she was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India. Dixit is considered one of the most popular and influential female stars of the Indian film industry and was listed by Forbes magazine in 2001 as the top-five highest paid Hindi film actors, till then. Dixit has also received achievement awards from a number of organizations; a Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry and other recognitions including the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Vishesh Award, the Platinum Diva Award, Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award and the Vogue Beauty Awards for her contributions to art and cinema.
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group and Filmfare magazine to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. Dixit has received seventeen nominations in the Filmfare Awards and has won six awards, including four in the Best Actress category and one in the Best Supporting Actress category.Filmfare awards and nominations for Madhuri Dixit: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992–93: 1994: 1995: Anjaam 1995: Hum Aapke Hain Kaun! 1996: 1998: 1999: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2008: In 2011, Dixit was awarded the Filmfare Special Award for completing twenty-five years in the Indian film industry.
+Competitive awardsYearCategoryNominated workResult1989 Best ActressTezaab1990Prem Pratigyaa1991Dil1992Saajan1993Beta1994Khalnayak1995AnjaamHum Aapke Hain Koun..!1996Raja Yaraana1998Dil To Pagal Hai2001Pukar2002 Best Supporting ActressLajja2003Devdas2008 Best ActressAaja Nachle2015Dedh Ishqiya2020Best Supporting ActressKalank2025Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
+ Honorary awardYearCategoryResult2011 Filmfare Special Award ()
+ FILMFARE OTT AWARDSYearCategoryResult2022 Filmfare Best Actor (Female) ()
International Indian Film Academy Awards The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Dixit has received two nominations in the Best Actress category.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2001Best ActressPukar2003Devdas
Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards The Sansui Viewer's Choice Awards was an annual awards ceremony presented to the Bollywood film industry, which were boycotted by Shah Rukh Khan in 2005, now no longer held. Dixit has won two awards.
YearCategoryNominated workResult1997Best Actor – FemaleDil To Pagal Hai1998Mrityudand
Screen Awards The Screen Awards is the only award ceremony in India to be involved with the executive director and the Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). They are presented annually to honor professional excellence in the Hindi language film industry of India. Dixit has won three awards out of four nominations in the Best Actress category and one award in the Best Supporting Actress category. Overall, Dixit has won four awards out of seven nominations.
YearCategoryNominated workResult1995Best ActressHum Aapke Hain Koun..!1996Raja1998Mrityudand2001Pukar2003Best Supporting ActressDevdas2015Best Actress in a Negative RoleDedh Ishqiya2020Best ComedianTotal Dhamaal
Stardust Awards The Stardust Awards is an award ceremony presented annually by Stardust magazine, honoring the best films, actors and technical categories of the year for Bollywood. In 2008, Dixit received a nomination in the Star of the Year – Female category.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2008Star of the Year – FemaleAaja Nachle2014Best Actress in a DramaDedh Ishqiya
Zee Cine Awards The Zee Cine Awards is an award ceremony for the Hindi film industry, where the awards are chosen by votes from the viewers. Dixit has received four nominations including three nominations in the Best Actor – Female category and one nomination in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female category.Zee Cine Awards and nominations for Madhuri Dixit: 1998: 2000: 2002: 2003:
YearCategoryNominated workResult1998Best Actor – FemaleDil To Pagal Hai2000Pukar2002Best Actor in a Supporting Role – FemaleLajja2025Bhool Bhulaiyaa 32003Best Actor – FemaleDevdas
Giants International Awards The Giants International Awards are given on 17 September of each year to recognize the achievements in various fields like Medicine, Selfless service to the poor, Excellence in art and cultural activities etc. In 2011, Dixit was given the Giants International Award.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2011Giants International AwardCinematic Achievement
India's Top Movie Stars In 2001, Forbes magazine listed out the top five most powerful Indian film stars, where Dixit was given the fifth rank. The power rankings in Forbes were based on a proprietary formula weighing salary, number of press clips returned on computer research service LexisNexis, and by gauging popularity from searches on Dow Jones Interactive and Google.com.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2001Forbes India's Top Movie StarsOverall Contribution
International Film Festival of India The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia and is held annually in the beach town of Goa, in the western coast of India. At the 42nd ceremony in 2011, Dixit was honored with a memento during the inauguration ceremony.
At the closing ceremony of 52nd Edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) felicitating the Guest of Honor actor Madhuri Dixit Nene for her outstanding performances in Bollywood movies.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2011 International Film Festival of India Special MementoOverall contribution2021 International Film Festival of IndiaOutstanding Performances in Movies2023 54th International Film Festival of India Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IIFLA) In 2008, the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) paid a tribute to Dixit, by screening of her films Mrityudand and Dil To Pagal Hai.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2008IFFLA TributeDil To Pagal Hai and Mrityudand
Indian Academy Awards Felicitated with the Certificate of Special Appreciation as Superstar Madhuri Dixit at Bay Area, Silicon Valley, California in Press Meeting of Indian Academy Awards 2017.
YearNominated workAwardResult2017 Overall ContributionCertificate of Appreciation as Superstar Madhuri Dixit
Lokmat Maharashtrian Of The Year Awards Year Award Nominated work Result2018 Best ActressBucket List
Lux Golden Rose Awards Year Award Nominated work Result2017 Timeless Beauty 2018Charismatic Beauty Of The Year Bucket List
Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Vishesh Awards The Deenanath Vishesh Awards are presented each year in memory of Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar's late father, Master Deenanath Mangeshkar. In 2012, Dixit was honoured with the Vishesh Award for her contribution to Indian Cinema; the award presented by Mangeshkar herself.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2012Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Vishesh AwardOverall Contribution
National Citizen Awards The National Citizen Award was introduced in 1987, to honor and recognize excellence in various activities affecting the nation of India. In 2001, Dixit was honored with the National Citizen Award for contribution to Indian cinema.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2001National Citizen AwardOverall Contribution
Platinum Diva Award The Platinum Diva Award is presented at Planman Media's Power Brands Hall of Fame awards. The awards constitute of a gamut of the most powerful brands of India, chosen by the Indian consumer through a pan Indian research, conducted by the Indian Council of Market Research. In 2012, Dixit was awarded the Platinum Diva Award in recognition of her brilliance in the field of acting.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2012Platinum Diva AwardOverall Contribution
Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award The Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award is given by the Government of Maharashtra for "Incomparable contribution made to the Hindi cinema". In 2012, Dixit was honoured with the award, which constituted of a cash prize of 200,000, a citation and a memento.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2012Raj Kapoor Special Contribution AwardOverall Contribution
Smita Patil Memorial Awards The Smita Patil Memorial Award is a biennial award, introduced in 1985 by Priyadarshni Academy to recognise an actress' contribution to the film industry. In 1996, Dixit was honored with the Smita Patil Memorial Award at the Priyadarshni Academy's 12th Anniversary Global Awards Function on 19 September 1996.
YearCategoryNominated workResult1996Smita Patil Memorial AwardOverall Contribution
Star Foundation Network Awards The Star Foundation Network is a charitable organisation that provides people an opportunity to buy a star in the sky and gift it to anyone they want. In 2012, The Network honored Dixit by naming a star in the Orion constellation named after her. The award was initiated by Dixit's fan website, who made the effort and co-ordinated with the Star Foundation to get her the honor.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2012Star Foundation Celestial StarOverall Contribution
Vogue Beauty Awards In 2011, Dixit was honored by Vogue magazine, with the Bollywood Beauty Legend Award at the Vogue Beauty Awards.
YearCategoryNominated workResult2011Vogue Bollywood Beauty Legend AwardOverall Contribution
Sahyog Foundation Aashirwad Awards In 1989, Madhuri Dixit felicitated with "Ashirwad Award" which presents by Sahyog Foundation for her outstanding performances for the movies Ram Lakhan and Tezaab. Dixit became the "Star of the Year (Female)" in 1989 and felicitated with the "Aashirwad Award" during 12th Aashirwaad Awards Nite on Thursday 21 September 1989 at Sanmukhananda Hall, Mumbai. YearCategoryNominated workResult1989 Star of the Year (Female) for Outstanding PerformanceRam Lakhan and Tezaab
Colors Golden Petal Awards