o! Just Me

The English version of the above Hindi Phrase reads “I want to become Madhuri Dixit.”

I must admit that I have always been a very big fan of Madhuri right from days immemorial. So to watch her again some time soon is really exciting. I watched her on Koffee with Karan this Sunday. She looked stunning! I mean after all she is a mother of two boys; and yet she looked gorgeous on the show. Agreed that she doesn’t look like she did in her films in the 90’s but what the heck! She still has those mesmerizing eyes and the 22-carat smile that can illuminate any dull moment.

To see her on screen is always a pleasure. On KWK she was her usual self –very dignified, down-to-earth, graceful. Although, she wasn’t diplomatic for once. The Rappid-fire round which generally tends to put celebrities in a tight spot saw her answer honestly all the questions. She discussed her comeback film, Aaja Nachle, how she got hitched with husband Sriram Nene, motherhood, and how film-making in Mumbai has changed since she last made a movie six years ago.

Madhuri has put on a Yankee accent; but it doesn’t sound fake. (And who cares. Salman Khan can put on a fake accent on a weekend trip)

Here’s a sneak preview to the show:

Karan: You are back Madhuri after so many years. How many years has it been?
Madhuri: Hmmm…six years.

Karan: And yours is possibly the most talked about comeback. How does it feel?
Madhuri: It feels great. It feels good to be back and it feels great to, you know, meet everybody I have worked with, friends and family. It’s great being back.

Karan: So, were you at all nervous to face the camera on day one?
Madhuri: Well, day one, I was a little hassled.

Karan: After all those years.
Madhuri: Ya, after all those years. Ah, I don’t know why you feel you have lost touch. You know you are going to be on the sets, getting ready, the whole process [is something] you know. And I was wondering, will I be able to do it? But once I was there and I started working… the first day went by, and on the second day I was fine.

Karan: In these six years, were you in touch with Indian cinema at all?
Madhuri: It was hard because I was having kids. There was Arin, and then two years later I had Ryan. I was really busy, so couldn’t really catch up with anything

Karan: What about Ram? Has he been totally supportive of your decision to come down?
Madhuri: Absolutely. I mean, this decision was taken. Like, we both sat down and made a conscious decision whether I should be doing this or not, and he has always supported me. ‘If you don’t want to work, you want to sit at home and look after the kids, I am happy with that. But if you feel you want to do something, then I am with you all the way, whatever the decision will be.’

Karan: So, Aaja Nachle is the film that you are working on, and is slated for release in November. You are working with Kunal Kapoor , Konkona Sensharma, Akshaye Khanna and a whole lot of youngsters. How was the experience?
Madhuri: It was lots of fun; it was great. Also, because it is fun working with all these actors, there were times, you know, when I literally didn’t have to act; I just had to react to whatever they are doing. They are such good actors.

Karan: Do you feel the acting style is more natural? Like you have Konkona, who is a very natural actress.
Madhuri: Yes, Konkona is a very natural actress and so is Kunal. And I think the dialogues are very natural. The situations are not larger than life.

Karan: More real.
Madhuri: Yeah, more real.

There was a lot more chat. The Section where Sharukh, Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt spoke about her was really exciting and finally Rani in the last segment was a cherry on the cake. All in all it was a fantastic episode.

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