In her initial days, Madhuri Dixit was called a ‘jinxed actor’ in the 80s after she delivered a string flops, revealed veteran filmmaker Indra Kumar.
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Madhuri Dixit, a veteran actress and superstar, who is known for giving memorable performances in films like Tezaab, Ram Lakhan, Dil, Beta, Dil To Pagal Hai, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and others, didn’t have the smoothest start in the film industry.
In fact, in her initial days, she was called a ‘jinxed actor’ in the 80s after she delivered a string flops, revealed veteran filmmaker Indra Kumar.
“At that time, Aamir only had one hit film, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, while not even a single film starring Madhuri had worked. She was called ‘jinxed’. When I signed her for Dil with Aamir Khan, it was still fine, but when I signed her for Beta too, everyone said, ‘Paagal hogaya hai tu, iski koi film nahi chal rahi (Are you mad, none of her films are working)’,” Indra Kumar said in a conversation with Siddharth Kannan on his YouTube channel.
He further added, “By that time, an interview had come out, saying, ‘Madhuri is a jinxed girl. Whichever film she is in, it turns out to be a flop.’ Still, I started working on both Dil and Beta in 1988 with Madhuri. I had confidence in her. There was something in my heart which said, ‘Yaar, isme baat hai, kuch hai isme (She has something in her)’.”
The filmmaker shared that after delivering smashing hits with Tezaab and Ram Lakhan, the tag of flop actor faded away from Madhuri Dixit’s life. “After that, I was also lucky. I started the film in October, and Tezaab released in December in 1988, and in January 1989, Ram Lakhan released. Madhuri ka jo ‘bechaari flop‘ wala impression tha distributors ka vo change hogaya. My next schedule was directly after six months from October, when Madhuri came there, she was already a superstar. She was down to earth on her first day, after becoming a star, and she still is currently, there is no change,” shared Indra Kumar.