Bollywood

  Queen of hearts. The eternal Dhak Dhak girl. Madhuri Dixit Fabas indulcet fames Hunger sweetens the beans
continues to rule. She may have been away from the strobe lights of glamour, but her tantalizing To know is not less than to feel.
appeal fails to diminish in the wake of fresh young talent. In fact, today she is looking fitter and The main thing in life is not to be afraid to be human.
even more radiant than even before. And of course she is dancing away to glory yet again in her Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. KJV
comeback vehicle Aaja Nachle. In a rare public appearance yesterday when she inaugurated a painting There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.
exhibition of young Painter Purnendy Mandal, Dixit spoke exclusively to IndiaFM about an illustrious When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
career that most certainly signifies a very important era in Hindi films. There was a time when MF To win the trophy of enchanting grace: Ranks of Carnations, to all ladies dear, Of whose sweet taste I write approval here, For these pre–eminent myself I think, As long as you don’t overdue the pink.
Hussain made paintings out of your Didi Tera Devar Deewana pose, today you are promoting a new An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
artiste. Has life come full circle? “I think he was more obsessed with the film than me,” the muse Never rise to speak until you have something to say, and when you have said it, cease.
laughed. She was last seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas. But it would be fair to say that her It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father and Mother in heaven.
last big hit was Yash Chopra’s Dil To Pagal Hai. Be it Ek Do Teen from Tezaab, or the college going Words are healers of the sick tempered.
snooty babe opposite Aamir Khan in Dil, the heart-stopping Dhak Dhak moments in Beta or the charm If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.
personified family girl asking a lovestruck Salman Khan…Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. And of course her Pooja If you have been tempted into evil, fly from it. It is not falling into the water, but lying in it, that drowns.
act in the poignant triangle tale in Saajan is as fresh as morning dew. How have things changed from But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. KJV
Then to Now? “I don’t believe in comparisons. Technology will always advance. Jo aaj hai voh kal If capital an’ labor ever do git t’gether it’s good night fer th’ rest of us.
nahin hoga. I don’t look back. The kind of technology, sets, effects, camera work we had at that You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.
time, we still made good films. Today with the advancement in technology, we can make better movies, Blessed are the peacemakers on earth.
so I think it’s wonderful,” Madhuri said. Your dance moves made millions skip a heart beat. You also In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
happened to have worked with a cross section of generations of choreographers. “It’s like comparing Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.
one actress with another. Everybody approaches in his or her own way. Whether it is Farah Khan or If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
Saroj Khan, they are all talented people. They all interpret dance in their own way. They all have He who gives money, gives much. He who gives time, gives more. He who gives himself, gives all.
the strengths. I look at the strengths and appreciate it. I worked with Saroj ji more so we have a Murder most foul, as in the best it it; But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.
connection there. We have given so many hits together. But that doesn’t mean someone else is less . . . yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it: what thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win:
good. They are all good.” Her tryst with Yash Chopra was in Dil To Pagal Hai and she is working with The absent are like children, helpless to defend themselves.
the Yashraj banner in Aaja Nachle after a decade. Things have changed. Today they are the biggest True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.
factory in Bollywood churning out the biggest hits with an amazing consistency. “I don’t think I’ll He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.
call them factory. They make the films from their heart. They work very hard on every film they Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best.
make. They try to do the best for the artistes, the technicians and that is wonderful. It’s a A name pronounced is the recognition of the individual to whom it belongs. He who can pronounce my name aright, he can call me, and is entitled to my love and service.
wonderful company to work with. I am really really glad I am working with them. I am having fun I wouldn’t be too surprised if the man gave into temptation, grabbed her cash, did her in, and put her remains through the sausage grinder in the meat department
working on this film (Aaja Nachle).” Could you reveal something about the role? “That you are not Captain Delaplace, Commandant at Fort Ticonderoga, New York, on May 10, 1775, gazed at Allen in bewildered astonishment. “By whose authority do you act?” exclaimed he. “In the name of the great Jehovah, and the Continental Congress!” replied Allen.
going to know. You’ll have to come and watch the film,” Madhuri chuckles. There was a time when Alcohol is like anything else. It’s only as bad as the person it’s being poured into. If it’s used to heighten an occasion, or to take an edge off stress, I don’t see a problem. Trouble starts when you either lose control and let the bottle run you, or when you believe its promises of immortality. You realize that no matter how much you punish yourself, you always seem to wake up the next day. Pretty soon you’re convinced that you will never die. When that happens I guess it is time to look for help before your life becomes one long, lost weekend.
Madhuri Dixit had put on weight. In fact Akshay Kumar jokingly called her ‘moti’ (fat) in Dil To We should rehearse all the time to become the person we must become in order to return to our Father. Seek to surpass ourselves each day.
Pagal Hai. But today when you look at her, it’s a much trimmer and glowing Madhuri that gently Proverbs, like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary of the intuitions.
sashays along making you go…Main shayar…tu meri shayari….oops….jumbling up the lyrics….Are we! But You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.
then that’s the kind of effect she still manages to have. It was obvious to pop up the question The biggest mistake you can make is to always be afraid of making one.
about her fitness regimen and she laughs aloud that famous laughter-of-life in slow motion. “First Some men go through a forest and see no firewood.
of all I keep running after my kids. That in itself can get you in half your size. And of course Enjoy what thou has inherited from thy sires if thou wouldn’t really possess it. What we employ and use is never an oppressive burden; what the moment brings forth, that only can it profit by.
there’s a regimen that you have to keep because I am working in a movie. And me and my husband have There are no intrinsic reasons for the scarcity of capital.
decided that we have to be fit so that our kids are also the same.” Alright, let’s get back to Benedict Nightingale speaking of Dean Inge: [William Inge] handles symbolism rather like an Olympic weight lifter, raising it with agonizing care, brandishing it with a tiny grunt of triumph, then dropping it with a terrible clang.
movies again. Any film in the recent past that you’ve liked a lot? “It would be Bheja Fry. The He did each single thing as if he did nothing else.
comedy was very different from other films. It was not slapstick. It was a different sort of film It is because the spirit is inestimable that the lifeless body is so little valued.
when this guy walks in the house and then creates a mess. All the actors have done a brilliant job Truth is not a dress-suit, consecrated to special occasions, it is the strong, well-woven, durable homespun for daily living. Let us cultivate that sterling honor that holds our word so supreme, so sacred, that to forget it would seem a crime, to deny it would be impossible.
and kept the interest of the film going. It was wonderful.” And amongst the new crop of actors which Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!
are the ones that you find promising? “Vidya Balan and Konkona Sen Sharma. But I wouldn’t say that I It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
am very fair because I haven’t seen many films off late.” Well, that’s an honest admission, but if If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.
you have to choose any one performance from your own films, which one will it be? “There are a lot I never ask myself how I do what I do. After all, how does it rain?
of films which I look back with a lot of fondness whether they have done well or not done well. I Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it. We solicitously and apologetically caress and celebrate him, because he held on his way and scorned our disapprobation. The gods loved him because men hated him.
can’t really pinpoint one film. But I think my first film Abodh is closest, even though it didn’t do God gave them [the discoveries] to me; how can I sell them to someone else?
well but I worked with the best people I’ve ever worked with i.e. the Rajshris. They introduced me The scum of the earth.
to the movies. When Hum Aapke Hain Kaun happened, my joy doubled because they were the ones who had Syene, and where the shadow both way falls, Meroe, Nilotic isle.
introduced me to films. And to work with them again and have such a big success was wonderful for But if you ever come to a road where danger Or guilt or anguish or shame’s to share. Be good to the lad who loves you true, And the soul that was born to die for you And whistle and I’ll be there.
me. In that sense every film has its own saga behind it,” Madhuri Dixit says getting into the I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive.
nostalgic mode. Your future plans? “I don’t know yet,” she says flashing that high octane smile. Only fools think our attitude to our fellow men is a thing distinct from our attitude to ‘lesser’ life on this planet.
We’d say, Aaja Nachle to that one. And maybe lots more….  

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