Madhuri Dixit bags Raj Kapoor award

Bollywood veterans, actress Madhuri Dixit and director Shyam Benegal will receive this year's Raj Kapoor awards constituted by the Maharashtra government, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced here in Mumbai. 

While Benegal shall be conferred the Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award-2012, Madhuri Dixit will be honoured with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award-2012, Chavan informed the state legislature Friday. 

In the Marathi film industry category, the prestigious V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award for this year will be given to veteran actress Leela Gandhi. The V. Shantaram Special Contribution Award will be conferred on stage and film actor Dilip Prabhavalkar, famous as Mahatma Gandhi in "Lage Raho Munnabhai". 

Constituted by the Maharashtra government, each award carries a cash prize of Rs.200,000, a citation and a memento and shall be conferred at a public function.

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Madhuri Dixit sought by choreographer-director Remo D'Souza

Director-choreographer Remo D'Souza, who is currently busy with his next film "ABCD", says he is trying to rope in Madhuri Dixit for his next, which will be a musical saga.

"Unfortunately, Madhuri Dixit is not in 'ABCD'. But, I am trying to get her for my next film which is a musical saga which will be in 3D," Remo told IANS.

"I am constantly in touch with her. I am still writing the script but I had many meetings with her. She is willing to work on this project," he added.

Madhuri Dixit and Remo had judged season four of the reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" along with Malaika Arora Khan.

Remo is currently shooting for "ABCD (Anybody Can Dance)", a 3D film that features Prabhu Deva and Ganesh Acharya along with some newcomers.

Talking about his directorial debut "Faltu" sequel, he said: "I am not sure which film will go on floors before - it might be 'Faltu' sequel or my next musical saga. Let's see how things fall in place. Right now I am extremely busy with "ABCD"."

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Video and Pics - Madhuri Dixit posing for Madame Tussauds wax statue

MADHURI AT MADAME TUSSAUDS

The quintessential Indian beauty Madhuri Dixit has been named as the next Bollywood star to have her wax statue at Madame Tussauds London. Madhuri Dixit has already given a sitting to the Madame Tussauds' sculptors in Mumbai and is expected to unveil her likeness in London in March. To ensure total authenticity, Madhuri will be closely involved in the creation process, collaborating with the team to agree the pose and even donating a Manish Malhotra sari for her figure to wear. Her hair will flow loosely over her shoulders, styled to show off her long tresses to full effect. An official statement from Madame Tussauds London said: “The decision to include Madhuri is set to delight Bollywood fans around the world as we are constantly inundated with requests to feature Madhuri. Her figure will make a stunning new addition to our Bollywood area which continues to grow in popularity every year.” Talking about the honour by Madame Tussauds, Madhuri Dixit said: “I am very happy that I was chosen...somewhere it is a recognition of your art, of what you stand for, and kind of a reward for all the work that you have put in.” Madhuri’s statue will be placed in Madame Tussauds London. It will be another huge honour for the actress whose beauty has inspired a painter like MF Hussain. Here’s Madhuri posing for her Madame Tussauds statue. Also don’t miss the images ahead.

EYEBALL SAMPLE

Madhuri does the eyeball matching with the sculptor Jethro Crabb.

Madhuri's wax figure will cost £150,000.

MEASUREMENTS

A team of sculptors, hair, make-up and wardrobe experts will take around four months to create the wax figure.

MADHURI

Madhuri Dixit will share the space in Madame Tussauds Museum with the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan.

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Madhuri's statue will have her flashing her beatific smile.

UNVEILING Madhuri will personally unveil the statue in March.

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Pics - Madhuri Dixit unveils her wax statue at Madame Tussauds London

GUESS THE REAL ONE!

Madhuri Dixit, one of the most mesmerising beauties of Hindi cinema and the muse of the late painter M F Hussain, has now been honoured with a wax statue at Madame Tussauds Museum in London. The Bollywood diva with a smile to warm the cockles of anyone’s heart unveiled her wax statue in London on Wednesday. She was accompanied by her husband Ram Nene and two sons. "I am thrilled to be here in Madame Tussauds unveiling a wax figure of myself. It's incredible just how detailed the figure is - they have captured my look beautifully! I feel very humbled to be included alongside other Bollywood stars and some of my personal heroes," Madhuri said in a statement on the museum's official website. The museum already houses the statues of Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan. The wax statue of Madhuri Dixit took about four months to make at a cost of 150, 000 pounds. It dons a pink sari donated by the actress herself. Madhuri Dixit took part in sittings with sculptors from the museum in Mumbai a few months back. Photo gallery: Madhuri poses for her wax statue The wax statue, though made painstakingly, is a close replica of Madhuri, butthe question is: does it convincingly recreate the million-dollar smile of the actress?. Check out more photos ahead and decide for yourself.

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The waxed statue of Madhuri.

MADHURI Madhuri unveils her wax statue at Madame Tussauds.

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Madhuri's wax statue with those of Hrithik and Shahrukh.

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Madhuri's wax statue at Madame Tussauds.

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Madhuri poses with her wax statue at Madame Tussauds.

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Bollywood Styles on 57th Filmfare Awards Show 2012 Pictures

The FilmFare Awards well known as Oscar Awards of the is an annual award show established in the year of 1954. This yearly award show generally takes place in Jan-Feb month at the Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai, India. The 2012 FilmFare awards will be the 57th edition of this oldest Bollywood movie award show. The 2012 FilmFare awards will be held on 29th Jan, 2012 in Bollywood city Mumbai.
The 57th Idea Filmfare Awards took place in Mumbai on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Zindagi Ma Milegi Dobara’ dominated the event by winning seven awards. Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor were the hosts of the star-studded awards event. Abhishek Bachchan,Asin, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Genelia D’Souza, Riteish Deshmukh and several celebrities performed at the awards ceremony.Many famous Acters, actresses attends the ceremony like Kareena Kapoor, krishma kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Madhuri-Dixit, Sridevi, Chitrangada, Neha-Dhupia, Bipasha-Basu,Karan-Johar,Diya Mirza, Raveena Tandon,Deepika-Padukone, SahahRukh khan,Ranbir Kapoor etc

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Anoushka Shankar: My baby needs to know India!

After actor Madhuri Dixit, it is sitarist Anoushka Shankar who is ready to pack her bags for the homecoming. Shankar, who is settled in London with her filmmaker husband Joe Wright, year old son Zubin and and their dog, Kansas Brown, says she wants her child to know his roots.

"We (Joe and I) do talk about that. That's likely to happen at some point. India is home, and it's important for me to raise Zubin in his country," says the 30-year-old. The artist is currently in India to promote her latest album, Traveller. She will perform in Mumbai on January 13 and in Delhi on January 15 as part of the Vh1 Handpicked concerts. Since the "record was made while he (Zubin) was being made," the daughter of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar is making plans for both at the same time. Does she see him growing up to be a musician too? "Whatever he chooses, I want him to be happy ... he can be an accountant for that matter, I'm fine with it!"

She's sure the family effect is rubbing off, though. "The way he is being raised is definitely in a very artistic environment. So if that has an impact, then it's not for us (to stop him)." She adds: "I've been speaking to him more in Tamil because that's my mother tongue. My dad speaks to him in Bengali. I'd like him to speak Hindi."

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Madhuri Dixit to launch own TV channel

Madhuri Dixit is back in India with an agenda. It's not just lucrative Bollywood offers that have enticed the Dhak Dhak girl, the actor is now planning to launch her own television channel, reports Mumbai Mirror.

"Everybody had initially thought that Madhuri has returned back home for a second innings in her acting career. However, she has now surprised everyone with the plans of her new TV channel. She is already working on forming a new team for the same," the daily quotes and an industry insider.

The channel, reportedly will be launched tentatively in June 2012. Mads herself will be the face of the channel, according to the daily.

Wish you all the luck, Madhuri!

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Waiting for the right script: Madhuri

Actor Madhuri Dixit Nene, who shifted base to India from Denver, US, in October, says after initial adjustment problems, her family has settled in well.

“To be honest, both my husband and I always loved India. We wanted our kids to grow up with the values and environment we grew up with,” says the 44-year-old who has two sons — Arin, 8, and Raayan, 6. “We thought this is the right time because the kids are young. My older son initially missed his old school friends. Now, both of them are doing well and are settling nicely,” she adds.

Madhuri will be seen next on the small screen as the sutradhaar of the new Hindi GEC channel, Life OK. “I will appear everyday after a show, discussing the values shown on the show, without being preachy.” As for Bollywood, she says, “I am waiting for the right script. I am at the final stages of some script reading, but nothing’s been finalised yet.”

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Madhuri writes, no one replies!

I find this really funny. But my international khabri from the US has just mailed me to say that Madhuri Dixit has completed a year on Twitter. She writes pretty regularly there. She also has a lot of fans following her. So?

The problem is that, people seldom respond to her tweets. She continues to update the world about her moves, but followers hardly reply or retweet her messages. Hota hai... if this Twitter had happened in the 1990s, she would have reigned the web with her messages and record number of fans. Ab na wo din hain, na waise fans... After all such is life dearies!

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