Sunday, 17 June 2012

Madhuri Dixit's fans name a celeb after her!

By Hindustan Times

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit now has a celeb named after her shinning in sky. This was made possible by a bunch of the Dhak Dhak girl's fans.

"Wanted to thank my fans for the distinction. They'd a celebrity within the Orion constellation named after me," Madhuri tweeted.

A group of 13 members of The Empress Fanpage met the actor on Thursday at the sets of dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, which she is judging, to give her the star certificate.

The certificate by Star Foundation reads: "A celestial body within the sky above have been named in honour of Madhuri Dixit-Nene and is officially located within the constellation Orion."

For Madhuri, it's been a wonderful journey since she debuted with Abodh in 1984 and received wider public recognition with hits like Tezaab in 1988 and 1989 release Ram Lakhan. After that she gave one of the crucial big hits reminiscent of Saajan, Dil, Beta, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Dil To Pagal Hai.

The 45-year-old has won five Filmfare Awards and holds the record for gettting maximum choice of best actress nominations on the Filmfare Award. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the federal government of India.

In 1999, the actor married Shriram Madhav Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon and relocated to Denver, US. After staying there for nearly a decade, she has shifted her base back to Mumbai, with her husband and two sons.

Post-marriage, Madhuri worked in Aaja Nachle, which failed to achieve this well. But her stint because the judge on dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 gave her a possibility to reconnect along with her fans in a large way.

Now she has has signed Vishal Bhardwaj's Dedh Ishqiya and Anubhav Sinha's Gulab Gang.