Madhuri Dixit was the top actress in Bollywood during the ’90s, and she gave tough competition to other divas with her beauty, acting, and dance skills. She was also India’s national crush at the peak of her career, and many actors and other celebrities were obsessed with her. However, recently, veteran actor Raza Murad revealed that Madhuri experienced a downfall in her career as soon as she began her acting journey. Meanwhile, a marriage proposal put forward by her parents was also rejected by a popular playback singer during those days.
Madhuri Dixit’s parents wanted her to get married as film career was not taking off
Madhuri Dixit made her Bollywood debut in the 1984 film, Abodh. The actress then went on to star in few more films, however none of them did well at the box office. Madhuri, as a result, was getting neither recognition nor attention. In an interview with Filmy Charcha, Raza Murad said that she was doing ‘insignificant films’ and that nobody noticed her or cared for her. The veteran actor then revealed that as her career was not taking off, the actress’ parents wanted her to get married. They even arranged a meeting between Madhuri and a playback singer but he rejected her stating that she was ‘too thin’. Talking about this difficult period in Madhuri’s life, Raza said:
“She was doing insignificant films like Abodh and Awara Baap. Nobody cared for her, nobody noticed her. Her parents decided to get her married, because her career was at rock bottom. They approached a playback singer, and arranged a meeting between them. He looked at her and said, ‘She’s too thin’.”