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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress. Born in a Marathi Hindu Brahmin family on May 15, 1967, she had enrolled for a course in Microbiology at Mumbai's Parle College. It was there she was offered a chance to act in a Hindi film called Abodh (1984). Though the film failed commercially, Dixit continued acting in films and in 1988 she achieved commercial success with the film Tezaab. The film earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 34th Filmfare Awards. Continuing in other roles, Dixit starred opposite Aamir Khan in 1990's romantic drama, Dil. The film became the biggest hit of the year and it got her the first Filmfare Award for Best Actress.During the 90s, Dixit achieved much commercial success with her films. The characters portrayed were of different variety—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 in the Filmfare awards, and even winning her second trophy for Beta. However, after the release of the Sooraj Barjatya directed film Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Dixit was catapulted into mega-stardom. She came to be regarded as the foremost female star by the Indian media and became the highest paid actress of the Hindi film industry. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! earned her a third Filmfare Best Actress award, as well as Screen Award for Best Actress.Subsequently, her roles became more central and was conceptualized keeping her in mind—like 1995's Raja and Yaraana—both earning her Filmfare nominations and Screen Award wins. Following year, although Dixit's film releases failed to achieve commercially, she was nevertheless honored 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 hit Dil To Pagal Hai, which earned her another Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and a Zee Cine Award. Following this, the actor got married with NRI doctor Shriram Nene. As he practiced in Denver, she divided her time between India and the US for a few years. Dixit acted in select films in that time, like Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001) and the box office hit Devdas (2002), all of them earning her Filmfare nominations, the latter giving her the first award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2003, the actress took a hiatus from acting and moved permanently to Colorado.Dixit returned to the film industry with the Anil Mehta directed Aaja Nachle in 2007. Although the film flopped, it earned her another Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination, this being her fifteenth. Following year, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India. Dixit is considered one of the leading 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. She has been honored with many other awards, like the Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry. Other recognitions include the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Vishesh Award, the Platinum Diva Award, Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award and the Vogue Beauty Award. As of September 2012, Dixit has won a total of 25 awards from 41 nominations.. }

• List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Madhuri_Dixit abstract "Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress. Born in a Marathi Hindu Brahmin family on May 15, 1967, she had enrolled for a course in Microbiology at Mumbai's Parle College. It was there she was offered a chance to act in a Hindi film called Abodh (1984). Though the film failed commercially, Dixit continued acting in films and in 1988 she achieved commercial success with the film Tezaab. The film earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 34th Filmfare Awards. Continuing in other roles, Dixit starred opposite Aamir Khan in 1990's romantic drama, Dil. The film became the biggest hit of the year and it got her the first Filmfare Award for Best Actress.During the 90s, Dixit achieved much commercial success with her films. The characters portrayed were of different variety—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 in the Filmfare awards, and even winning her second trophy for Beta. However, after the release of the Sooraj Barjatya directed film Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Dixit was catapulted into mega-stardom. She came to be regarded as the foremost female star by the Indian media and became the highest paid actress of the Hindi film industry. Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! earned her a third Filmfare Best Actress award, as well as Screen Award for Best Actress.Subsequently, her roles became more central and was conceptualized keeping her in mind—like 1995's Raja and Yaraana—both earning her Filmfare nominations and Screen Award wins. Following year, although Dixit's film releases failed to achieve commercially, she was nevertheless honored 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 hit Dil To Pagal Hai, which earned her another Filmfare Award for Best Actress, and a Zee Cine Award. Following this, the actor got married with NRI doctor Shriram Nene. As he practiced in Denver, she divided her time between India and the US for a few years. Dixit acted in select films in that time, like Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001) and the box office hit Devdas (2002), all of them earning her Filmfare nominations, the latter giving her the first award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2003, the actress took a hiatus from acting and moved permanently to Colorado.Dixit returned to the film industry with the Anil Mehta directed Aaja Nachle in 2007. Although the film flopped, it earned her another Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination, this being her fifteenth. Following year, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India. Dixit is considered one of the leading 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. She has been honored with many other awards, like the Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the Indian film industry. Other recognitions include the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Vishesh Award, the Platinum Diva Award, Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award and the Vogue Beauty Award. As of September 2012, Dixit has won a total of 25 awards from 41 nominations.".