MUMBAI: When Madhuri revealed Shriram recognised only Amitabh at their reception

MUMBAI: Madhuri Dixit said that her
husband, Dr Shriram Nene, was unaware of her stardom when they first met. She
said that he did not recognise any celebrities at their reception, save Amitabh
Bachchan.

Madhuri
Dixit took
everyone by surprise when she married Dr Shriram Nene. Shortly afterwards, she
bid adieu to her career in films and shifted base to the US to be with him. As
they celebrate their wedding anniversary on Sunday, here is revisiting an old
interview of hers in which she talked about him.

Shriram
did not have any idea about Madhuri’s stardom when they first met at her
brother’s house. They dated for a while before they tied the knot on October
17, 1999.

During an
appearance on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, Madhuri said that Shriram had
not watched too many Bollywood films. “Me and his mom kind of tried to show him
one of my films and say, ‘Look at this song.’ And he is like, ‘Can’t we do
something else? Let’s go out and do something’,” she laughed.

Madhuri
revealed that Shriram did not recognise any of her industry colleagues at their
wedding reception, except Amitabh Bachchan. “I think the only star he
recognised at our reception was Mr Amitabh Bachchan. He had seen his film when
he was in school and that was Amar Akbar Anthony. He was like, ‘I think I know
that face.’ I was like, ‘Yes, you know him because of that film’,” she said.

Madhuri
and Shriram have two sons – Arin and Ryan. Arin started college in the US
earlier this year. He is a student at the University of Southern California.
Ryan turned 16 in March.

Madhuri
will soon make her digital debut with a Netflix series titled Finding Anamika,
in which she will play a superstar who suddenly goes missing. Directed by
Karishma Kohli and Bejoy Nambiar, the show also stars Sanjay Kapoor,
Manav
Kaul, Lakshvir Saran, Suhasini Muley and Muskkaan Jafari.