Short takes, pt.12.

AKA "The Madhuri Dixit edition, in 25 words or less."

100 Days(1991) - Her acne was at its worst, but she managed to look pretty in spite of it. Decent timepass.

Anjaam(1994) - I finally got the hype about her looks. Great hair and wonderful smile. Loved the ending.

Beta(1992) - The "Dhak Dhak Dil Karne Laga song was about the only thing I liked, aside from Madz herself.

Dayavan(1988) - I got this only for the smooch scene.

Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin(1990) - In this day and age, she would've filed a restraining order instead of marrying her stalker ardent fan. The first song is cute and bouncy.

Devdas(2002) - Pretty to behold, but too melodramatic for even overly melodramatic me. Watched it only for Madz.

Hum Aapke Hain Kaun!(1994) - I didn't make it past the first half-hour but IIRC, Madz made an entrance on roller skates.

Kanoon Apna Apna(1989) - I remember thinking how skinny her legs were in this song. I also remember **ahem** a couple of other things.

Khal Nayak(1993) - To be honest, I watched only the "Choli Ke Peeche" song. My Shemaroo disc refuses to let me cap it.

Koyla(1997) - SRK's mullet = love, Madhuri = gorgeous. Best of all, my Video Sound DVD didn't skip OR freeze. How often does that happen?

Phool(1993) - Flashes of certain scenes are dancing in my head but overall, I'm drawing a blank. Pic quality on Baba disc sucked.

Prem Pratigyaa(1989) - I remember thinking it was pretty good, but that's it.

Raja(1995) - Madhuri's presence made this very mediocre film watchable.

Sangeet(1992) - This number was an eye-opener. I recall thinking Madhuri was good in her dual role, but not much else.

Tezaab(1988) - The "Ek Do Teen" song is catchy. Too bad my (Video Sound) disc froze at chapter eight.

SFR: Madhuri Dixit

I think she wore this outfit in Khel


Tezaab


Sangeet


100 Days




Manav Hatya

Abodh(1984)

The DVD is available from Induna, but I don't want to spend $14 just to have it delivered to me. Maybe it will show up on Nehaflix one day.

Some caps I swiped from a now-deleted forum:











Songs I found on YouTube:

"Ghir Aaye Megh Parbat Pe Bijuriya"

"Sun Mere Sajan"

"Shiv Hai Shiv Hai"

"Ghani Ghani Amariya"

"Mandir Ki Murti"

"Tujhe Dekhne ko Tarasti Hain Ankhein"

"Mujhe Raah Dikha Bhram Door Karo"

Khilaaf(1990)

I remember precious little about this movie except that it was the typical "poor boy loves rich girl" part eleventy seven fifty. Um, let's see: there was Madz as a model, a guy who has his sleazy eyes on her because of his mom's political aspirations(I think), Chunky saves her from said guy, she has a change of heart, somewhere along the line Madhuri's dad frames Chunky for a robbery, and in the end, Madz leaps out of a window, taking Chunky and his hospital bed with her.(That was awesome, BTW. I loved it.) Oh, and there was also a boxing match that reminded me of the one in Dil.

I'm bound to Sridevi forever and ever, but I think Madhuri is soooooo sexy. She just oozes sensuality. (Aside: She's a Taurus, right? **checks** Yep. That's supposedy the most feminine and/or sensual of the signs, but I would disagree, being a Pisces and all ;))

P.S. Never buy Eagle DVDs. They suck.

Manav Hatya(1986)

One of Madhuri's earlier films. Here's what little I know, based on what I've read about a year ago on a now-gone forum and in an online article(don't remember the link): She plays a lawyer. She didn't complete the dubbing because sometime during or after shooting, she was discovered by Subash Ghai who cast her in...Ram Laksham, I think. To this day, she refuses to discuss or acknowledge this movie. It's not commercially available, but it's sometimes shown on Zee TV during the wee hours of the night/early morning. Oh, and she supposedly received her first on-screen kiss from co-star Shekhar Suman, who had this to say about it:

"...I remember a song in 'Manav Hatya' where we had to do a kissing scene. It was a funny kiss on screen for me, as we had to kiss on a beat. I was so uncomfortable but Madhuri made me feel very comfortable and relaxed during that scene!" Source

LP cover I found on this site:



Some screencaps, courtesy of the Indomania forums:

Aaja Nachle(2007)

Less than twenty minutes into this movie, I found myself agreeing with Filmfare writer Jitesh Pillaai: "Aaja Nachle didn't work because they took the queen of hearts and didn't have any romance for her. They took the biggest chartbuster called Madhuri and then came up with an inspid musical score. They took the dancing queen and gave her awfully choreographed sequences..."

I'm a Sridevi stan, but I think Madhuri is lovely and a wonderful dancer, and I was curious to see how she fared in her comeback vehicle. But aside from the opening shots of Madz in a New York dance studio, I was unable to appreciate the antiquated feel of this flick. Normally, I'm a sucker for just about anything that looks and/or sounds like a throwback to the eighties, but Aaja Nachle is too outdated for even me.

Pity, since I seriously considered buying this. I guess I'll spend my money on Classmates instead.