Mumbai, April 23 : Madhuri Dixit is an ideal combination of a good actress and dancer, says Richa Chadda and adds that the Bollywood diva is like a "mirchi".

"Madhuri Dixit is like a 'mirchi'. She can dance and act equally well. So she is very fit to be an actress," said Richa, who made her acting debut in 2008 with Dibakar Baneerjee's "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!"

But Richa grabbed attention after her work in "Gangs Of Wasseypur".

She will next be seen in Farhan Akhtar's home production "Fukrey" and guarantees that it will entertain moviegoers.

Mumbai, April 23 : Once she was a big fan of Madhuri Dixit and now Huma Qureshi is her co-star in "Dedh Ishqiya" and her happiness knows no bounds.

Known for her bold role in "Gangs of Wasseypur", Huma praised her co-star. "Madhuri is so beautiful. I never thought I will be part of 'Dedh Ishqiya'."

"It's a pleasure to be part of such an ensemble cast. I am very excited to work with Madhuri," the actress told IANS.

Director Abhishek Chaubey and "Dedh Ishqiya" team is currently shooting at Mira Road here.

New Delhi, April 22 : Madhuri Dixit has finished the action-packed shooting of Anubhav Sinha's "Gulaab Gang".

"It's a wrap! Pack up on the set of 'Gulaab Gang'! Shooting is done. Can't believe it," she tweeted Monday.

Madhuri, Bollywood's dancing diva, is said to have enjoyed filming the action scenes for the movie, which is said to be inspired by the Gulabi Gang, a real gang of girls headed by social activist Sampat Pal, which raises its voice against atrocities on women.

"Gulaab Gang", directed by Soumik Sen, also features Huma Qureshi and Juhi Chawla.(IANS)

Mumbai, April 10 :  Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha managed to convince actress Madhuri Dixit and her mother to sing a song in his upcoming film "Gulab Gang". He says the song has turned out very well.

"When we approached Madhuri to sing a song in the film, she happily agreed to do so. When she came for the recording, she came with her mom and we discovered her mom is a very good singer. So we asked her mom if she could sing a song. Eventually, we got both Madhuri and her mom to sing a song in the film," Sinha told IANS.

He is happy with the outcome.

Actress Madhuri Dixit, who will soon be seen playing the lead role in "Gulaab Gang", has shot an action sequence for the upcoming film.

The movie is partly inspired by social activist Sampat Pal and the work she and her 'Gulabi Gang' do for women's welfare.

"Had great fun shooting action sequence for 'Gulaab Gang' yesterday. Tiring, but completely challenging and exciting," Madhuri posted on Twitter.

She even said it is currently the most exciting activity for herself.

Mumbai, March 21 : Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit took to Twitter to congratulate Birju Maharaj for winning a National Award this year.

"Congratulations to Pandit Birju Maharaj-ji for winning the National award. Overjoyed," tweeted Madhuri, who will train under the renowned choreographer for "Dedh Ishqiya".

He had earlier taught the actress, a trained Kathak dancer, steps for the song "Kaahe chhed mohe" from the film "Devdas".

Birju Maharaj won the National Award for best choreography for Kamal Haasan's multilingual spy-thriller "Vishwaroopam".(IANS)

Mumbai, March 16 : Actress Madhuri Dixit, who has been busy working on "Dedh Ishqiya", is at peace after watching the movie's rushes.

"Another day on the set of 'Dedh Ishqiya'. Saw the rushes and they look great," tweeted Madhuri, who has been filming for the movie in and around Lucknow.

The film, directed by Abhishek Chaubey, is a sequel to the commercially successful "Ishqiya".(IANS)

Mumbai, Feb 26 : Madhuri Dixit has launched an online dance academy and the actress says it is her way to get closer to her fans who have always loved her dance.

"The first step was when I made my website and second was when we created the apps. This is my way to get closer to my fans. I wanted to do something for my fans who have always loved me. I wanted to do something for them," the 45-year-old said here at the launch.

The website is called dancewithmadhuridexit. com and Madhuri wants to teach her fans all sorts of dance styles through the site.

Mumbai, Dec 29  : Madhuri Dixit is having a blast on a family holiday abroad. The actress experienced a "different world" when she went snorkeling.

"Snorkeling is great fun... great to see corals and fish... a different world," Madhuri tweeted.

She is on a holiday with husband Sriram Nene and her two children - Arin and Ryan.

Without revealing her location, she had earlier written: "Enjoying some holiday time abroad. Weather is amazing... Nice and sunny, ideal sea side weather; great to be with family. The sea does have a very calming effect on me."(IANS)

New Delhi, Feb 14 - Popular dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", which aired on entertainment channel Sony since 2006, has now been acquired by Colors, which has already signed up dancing diva Madhuri Dixit as one of the judges for the upcoming season of the celebrity-based show.

The show, inspired by international show "Dancing With The Stars", saw Madhuri on the judges' panel in its fourth season too. But that time, she was busy travelling between India and the US, where her family - her husband, and two kids - was then settled.

Event :Madhuri Dixit with husband Shriram Nene at the grand celebration of Genelia D Souza and Riteish Deshmukh's wedding reception held at the Grand Hyatt

Event :Madhuri Dixit and Dr. Shriram Nene at the '57th !dea Fimfare Awards 2011

Event : Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit performs at 18th Colors Screen Awards

Event : Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit performs at 18th Colors Screen Awards

New Delhi, Sep 21 - Dancing diva Madhuri Dixit has confirmed that she will be back in Mumbai with her family for good in mid-October.

The actress, who shifted base to Denver in the US after marrying Shriram Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon 12 years ago, is relocating to India, and looking forward to it.

"Excited! Should be back in Mumbai by middle of October!" Madhuri posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Mumbai, June 11 : M. F. Husain was always full of excitement and ever on the move, reminisces Madhuri Dixit, the celebrated painter's first Bollywood muse with whom he had planned an ambitious project on Indian cinema. The diva, who had spoken to Husain over a month ago, says he would become sad about not being able to return to India.

New Delhi, May 24 : Oh how women used to scramble for the latest Bollywood clothes, be it that blue sari Madhuri Dixit wore in "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" or the short kurti with patiala salwaar donned by Rani Mukerji in "Bunty Aur Babli". But the influence of Hindi film industry fashion is waning, say designers.

Some put the blame for it on the extensive exposure to international fashion, thanks to TV, fashion magazines and the internet, and others on the fading aura of Bollywood stars.

New Delhi, Feb 28 : You can't be in showbiz and not be visible - but that doesn't apply to Madhuri Dixit. If she ruled the box office in her prime, the soaring TRPs of "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" now prove she is equally saleable when she is a mother of two and spends much of her time being a homemaker in the US.

"We had been trying to get Madhuri as a judge for the past two seasons. She has been known as a dancing diva and who better could we have got for a show which is all about perfect dancing," Ajay Bhalwankar, programming head, Sony, told IANS.

New Delhi, Feb 13 - She has mesmerised millions of Indians with her screen performances, but Madhuri Dixit's US-brought up kids realised their mother was a big Bollywood star only when they visited the sets of a dance reality show recently.

"They didn't know, but they are kind of realising now when they visited the sets of 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and saw everybody praising me and talking about me. They ask like, 'Oh, so you are a big star in India'," Madhuri told IANS in an interview.

New Delhi, Feb 8 - If Madhuri Dixit were to throw a party at home, which three Bollywood stars would she choose to invite?

"Well, I guess I'll choose all the Bollywood heroes," said a laughing Madhuri, answering a question from celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor at the launch of his Food Food channel in Hotel Imperial Monday night.

"First, I'll of course choose Shah Rukh Khan," said Madhuri, "because he always praises whatever I do."