Dazzling Bollywood damsel Madhuri Dixit is one of the seventy one Padmashree awardees this year. The heartthrob of her fans, Madhuri made her foray into films in 1986 with Abodh but came into the limelight with her sizzling number in Tezaab, which opened the door of several good offers. Some of her hit films include Ram Lakhan, Tridev, Kishen Kanhaiya, Dil, Sajaan, Beta, Khalnayak, Hum Aapke Hai Kaun and Raja.
Indian famous painter and Madhuri’s big fan, M.F. Hussain considers her as an embodiment of Indian women. Madhuri won her first Filmfare Award for her performance in Dil and her second Filmfare award for her role in Beta. She was awarded Filmfare Awards as Best actress for the third and fourth time for Hum Apke Hain Kaun and Dil To Pagal Hai respectively.
After her 2002 film, Devadas, she made her comeback to Bollywood with Aaja Nachley released last year.
