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Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991)
Role:
Shirley
Starring:
Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Makrand Deshpande, Gautam Joglekar
Directed By:
Madhuri Dixit made her screen debut in the 1984 Bollywood film ‘Abodh’ directed by Hiren Nag. After her debut, Dixit was seen in films like ‘Awara Baap’ (1985), ‘Swati’ (1986), ‘Hifazat’ (1987), ‘Uttar Dakshin’ (1987), ‘Mohre’ (1988), ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ (1988), and ‘Dayavan’ (1988). She portrayed ‘Mohini’ in the 1988 Indian Hindi-language action romance film ‘Tezaab’ directed by N. Chandra. The film opened to critical acclaim and was a commercial success. In 1989, she starred as ‘Radha Shastri’ in the Indian Hindi-language masala film ‘Ram Lakhan’ directed by Subhash Ghai. The film was a major critical and financial success, grossing over ₹18 crores on a budget of ₹2.83 crores. That same year, she also played the role of ‘Laxmi Rao’ in the Bapu-directed Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film ‘Prem Pratigyaa.’ The film was declared a commercial success. Dixit became a recipient of the ‘Filmfare Award’ for her performance as ‘Madhu Mehra’ in the 1990 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film ‘Dil’ directed by Indra Kumar. The film performed well at the box office and grossed over ₹20 crores on a budget of ₹2 crores. The same year, she also appeared in the Rahul Rawail-directed film ‘Jeevan Ek Sanghursh’ which was also a commercial success.Â
Dixit continued to star in films like ‘Pyar Ka Devta’ (1991), ‘Saajan’ (1991), ‘Beta’ (1992), ‘Prem Deewane’ (1992), ‘Khalnayak’ (1993), ‘Dil Tera Aashiq’ (1993), and ‘Anjaam’ (1994). In 1994, she starred as ‘Nisha Choudhury’ in the Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’ directed by Sooraj Barjatya. The film was a massive box office success and became the highest-grossing Indian film of the 1990s. Dixit also won the ‘Filmfare Award’ for her performance in the film. She was next seen in films like ‘Raja’ (1995), ‘Yaraana’ (1995), ‘Prem Granth’ (1996), ‘Koyla’ (1997), ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ (1997), ‘Wajood’ (1998), ‘Aarzoo’ (1999), ‘Pukar’ (2000), ‘Lajja’ (2001), and ‘Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam’ (2002). She played the role of ‘Chandramukhi’ in the 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film ‘Devdas’ directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film opened to a mixed reception but managed to perform well at the box office. Dixit also received the ‘Filmfare Award’ for her portrayal of Chandramukhi in the film. She next starred in films like ‘Aaja Nachle’ (2007), ‘Dedh Ishqiya’ (2014), ‘Gulaab Gang’ (2014), ‘Bucket List’ (2018), ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’ (2018), ‘Total Dhamaal’ (2019), and ‘Kalank’ (2019). She was last seen playing the role of ‘Anamika Anand/Vijju Joshi’ in the Indian Hindi-language family thriller series ‘The Fame Game’ in 2022.
