Madhuri Dixit recalls being told to fix her nose if she wanted to become a star: 'A lot of people told me….'

Madhuri Dixit was known as one of the most successful and popular actors of her time. It's hard to imagine, but even she had to deal with unwanted comments about how she looked when she was starting out. In a recent interview, the famous actress said that people made remarks about her nose and overall appearance before she had her first big hit. She talked about the beginning of her career, and how people criticized her looks when she started in the mid-1980s. Madhuri said those comments were hard to handle, especially when she was just starting out.

Madhuri recalls being body shamed

During a chat with Nayandeep Rakshit on his YouTube channel, Madhuri Dixit shared that she got comments about her looks when she was starting out in the mid-1980s. A lot of people told me when I had just started—do this, how is your nose, your this, your that. I used to go and say, ‘Mom, they’re saying this.’ And my mom would say, ‘Don’t worry about it. Once you have a successful movie, that’s the very thing they’ll love about you.

Madhuri on becoming an instant star

Madhuri said she didn't believe her mother at first, but everything changed when "Tezaab" came out and became a huge success. After that, Madhuri became an instant and popular star.

The actress then recalled, After Tezaab, nobody said anything about being skinny or being this or that. People just accepted me for who I am. Even today, I tell the new girls—Don’t try to be in a mould. Don’t say this is how a heroine should look. If you’re different, that’s a uniqueness you have. Play on that.

Her work front

Even after many years in the industry, Madhuri Dixit keeps pushing herself. In the web series "Mrs. Deshpande," directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and available on JioHotstar, she took on the chilling role of a serial killer.