Madhuri Dixit on marrying Dr Shriram Nene and settling in the US: ‘It was like a dream’

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit was a top name in the country in the 1980s and 1990s. The Dhak Dhak girl was almost at the peak of her career when she made a rather gutsy decision to move to a city and a country where people were barely aware of her identity and fame. After marrying cardiovascular surgeon Dr Shriram Nene in 1999, Madhuri moved to the US and started living a simple family life, one she says she enjoyed.

During her recent appearance on mid-day's Sit With Hitlist, Madhuri spilt the beans on what it was like to live a life away from the spotlight.

Madhuri Dixit opens up about Denver

When asked about Denver, a city she spent almost 12 years living a simple family life, she shares, "It's not a very big city, and it's not a very small one. It's a city where health and sports are a top priority. Everybody's very aware, outdoorsy."

She added, "So people are skiing, there's Aspen, there's Vail, and all these mountains. People go there to ski. It's more like a resort place, which is very upscale."

Madhuri Dixit talks about her life in the US

Madhuri shares how a family life was a dream for her. She shares, "I always thought I was going to get married and I'll have a house and I'll have children and all those kinds of things. And when it actually happened, for me, it was like a dream. So, I didn't even think twice. I said, ‘This is the man I want as a partner for life', and I got married, and I went to the US, and I started living there."

She emphasised how life in the US wasn't alien to her since she had often visited her siblings who were settled there. She said, "I had visited my siblings who have lived in the US. I knew what life is all about. You've got to do everything yourself, so nothing was a shock like, ‘Oh my god, what did I get myself into' or anything."

She adds how she enjoyed her time living her kids childhood with them saying, "In fact, I quite enjoyed that quiet time that I had by myself doing my own things and, having my kids, taking them to the park without being recognised and just having fun with them, sitting on the jhoola (swing) with them and, taking them out, taking them for skiing and stuff like that."