Madhuri Dixit, who plays a housewife in the new movie playing on Amazon Prime ‘Maja Ma’, was asked recently how the society perceived her once she good married and became a mom. Madhuri pointed out that many people had the courage to tell her not to dance after she embraced motherhood and only look after the house.
Madhuri told Bollywood Bubble, “These things happen. People have different beliefs. And there are many who say ‘Now you are a mom, why are you dancing? You please sit, look after the house.’ But I feel, we do all of this anyway. Looking after the kids, the house, we do all of this anyway,”.
Madhuri Dixit made her Bollywood debut with Abodh in 1984. She tied the knot to Shriram Nene in 1999 and the couple has two wonderful boys. She took a break from films and moved to the US and lived as a housewife. In 2007, she embarked on the Bollywood journey again with Aaja Nachle and recently starred in Maja Ma.
Madhuri adds, “People take housewives for granted, that she will do it. This attitude is deterrent. And why is that? She must do something that is just for herself,” she shares. When asked if she felt discouraged, she refutes it and quoted a Marathi saying which meant, “Listen to everyone, but do as you please.” She also added the song ‘Kuch toh log kehenge’ and felt her husband, mother-in-law and mother supported her in every walk of life.
Besides movies, the great actor and dancer is currently a judge in Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 10 along with Karan Johar and Nora Fatehi.
