Madhuri Dixit in the News

Madhuri Dixit will be the chief guest at the Sixteen: Nine International Film Festival of Usha Pravin Gandhi College in Vile Parle, Mumbai.
On January 13th, the former Bollywood superstar will be giving away the awards at the end of the 2 day festival.

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi, Imran Khan, producers Sanjay Gupta and Ravi Chopra and director Goldie Behl will also be giving away awards.

Madhuri was the Guest of Honor at the International Kite Festival held at The Club in Andheri, Mumbai on Sunday.

Madhuri will also be on the Unforgettable Tour as it tours India in mid 2009.
The Unforgettable Tour in India will be held in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.

In 2008, Madhuri was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.
She was also nominated for the 2008 Filmfare Best Actress Award for her role as Diya in Aaja Nachle and for the 2008 Stardust Star of the Year Award - Female, also for Aaja Nachle.
And she was honored at the IFFLA Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.

Bollywood Acting 101: Looking Away Shyly

VERY good article about "Looking Away Shyly".
Well worth the read.

Bollywood Acting 101: Looking Away Shyly
August 01, 2007
Aditi Nadkarni

The couple is atop a slow moving tonga. O.P Nayyar's music is beating miraculously in sync with the clicking hooves. Now no matter what the hero says, sings, whispers, bellows, mutters, we all know what's coming: the heroine ducks her head, giggles and then just as the camera moves in, her kohl-lined, mascara tinged, eye-liner framed eyes, look up, then down, then up again before she bites her lip and looks away, even more coyly, if that were possible. This is the "Looking Away Shyly" phenomenon that has preserved the virginal, chaste image of Bollywood heroines.

Full article here:
http://desicritics.org/2007/08/01/024939.php


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