"My choice of scripts will always be based on what appeals
to me in a role. Of course, I will be looking for different
kinds of roles. It's tough to say which role I have liked in
recent times...but, yes, very different kinds of films are being
made these days and it would be great to know what's out there
for me," Madhuri told IANS in an interview.
She is here for a few months to shoot the reality show "Jhalak
Dikhhla Jaa" which goes on air Dec 12, and plans to flip
through scripts during her three-month stay in India, but can't
stay here too long.
"This (Bollywood) is not the only life. I have another
life (in the US) and I really love it. I do miss India and my
friends here. So it's like having two homes. When I am here,
I miss my husband and children. When I am there, I miss people
here.
"I can't stay long. I send my kids to school, prepare
breakfast, shop for vegetables, drop them and pick them from
school and all those things. I can do one film and then go,
one show and then go, but I can't take too much on me,"
she said.
Madhuri became a formidable name in the film industry with
superhits like "Tezaab", "Ram Lakhan", "Tridev",
"Dil", "Saajan", "Khalnayak",
"Hum Aapke Hain Koun", "Dil To Pagal Hai"
and "Devdas", and that too without a godfather.
Her dancing prowess, thanks to eight years of training in kathak,
has wowed fans in songs like "Ek do teen", "Humko
aajkal hai", "Dhak dhak", "Choli ke peechhe",
"Chane ke khet mein", "Didi tera devar deewana",
"Mera piya ghar aaya", "Que sera sera" and
"Maar daala".
Even her sons appreciate her songs. "My elder son likes
'Ek do teen'...he keeps singing it. They like songs from 'Devdas',
'Aaja Nachle'. When I was coming here for 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa',
they were very excited and said - 'Are we going to watch you
on TV?'. And I was like, 'Yes, you will.'"
Age has not touched her. She is fit as a fiddle and her grace,
personality, smile and aura are as youthful as ever. With her
kind of looks, no wonder most present day actresses don't cringe
before saying, "Main Madhuri Dixit banna chahti hoon".
Madhuri blushed and humbly said: "Well, compliments always
make you feel good. It's not that I have come to this stage
without doing anything. I have worked really hard to earn this
recognition and when one works hard, it is nice to receive such
compliments."
What keeps her in shape?
"Well I do kathak back home. But it depends how much time
I have...sometimes I devote an hour, sometimes half an hour.
And it does help. Not only is it a physical exercise, it is
beneficial spiritually. I like it so much. It makes me feel
good, and I also do yoga," she said.