Madhuri Dixit faced a series of flops early in her career, prompting her parents to consider arranging her marriage after witnessing her struggle in the film industry. Later, she was re-launched by Subhash Ghai in Ram Lakhan, a film that transformed her career trajectory.Now, actor Raza Murad has cited Madhuri as an example while speaking about the role of luck in surviving the industry.Raza Murad about Madhuri Dixit’s early career and box office set backIn an interview with Filmy Charcha, Raza Murad drew parallels between Madhuri and Amitabh Bachchan. “She was doing insignificant films like Abodh and Awara Baap. Nobody cared for her, nobody noticed her. Her parents decided to get her married because her career was at rock bottom. They approached a playback singer and arranged a meeting between them. He looked at her and said, ‘She’s too thin’.”
Madhuri Dixit’s come back in the industryMurad further shared that during a film shoot with Rajesh Khanna, director Subhash Ghai—who happened to be working nearby—was introduced to Madhuri by her hairdresser. “He asked what film she was working on. She introduced him to Madhuri, and he was immediately struck by her appearance. He asked her to meet him in Mumbai and re-launched her because he had a good eye. Otherwise, it was basically pack-up time for her.” During an appearance on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 2023, singer Suresh Wadkar was asked by host Aditya Narayan about a longstanding rumour involving him and a famous actress. Sitting beside his wife on the show, he shared a smile with her and quipped that he was happy to have found his own “Madhuri named Padma”. The remark came as a surprise to judges Anu Malik and Himesh Reshammiya.Madhuri’s work frontMadhuri distanced herself from films following her 1999 marriage to US-based cardiovascular surgeon Dr Sriram Nene.She was last seen in Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3.