Published 07:07 IST, October 9th 2019
Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit: Top three films of the hit pair
Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit have done more than a dozen of hit films together. Take a look at the pairs' top three memorable films. Click here to check.
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Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit on-screen Jodi is one of the most celebrated pairs of the 1990s era. The jodi gave some of the memorable blockbuster films together from the Hindi film industry. In fact, both of them have played significant roles in each other's respective acting career. The pair have actually done a whopping eighteen films together. Songs from their movies became iconic and so did their on-screen sizzling chemistry. The actors are also thick as thieves in real life and don’t miss out on meeting each other on special occasions. Madhuri Dixit Nene was also present with her husband Mr Ram Nene at Anil Kapoor’s daughter Sonam Kapoor’s wedding reception to congratulate the newly wedded couple.
Top three memorable films of Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit:
- Total Dhamaal(2019): The hit pair reunited after 18 years after 2001's Lajja, for Indra Kumar’s directorial venture Total Dhamaal. The film was the third installment from the franchise and crossed the desirable 200 crores mark at the box-office. Their sweet bickering in the film was a visual treat for Anil-Madhuri’s fans. Anil-Madhuri played a Gujarati couple in the film, who went through a troubled marriage and later come together for a treasure hunt.
- Tezaab(1988): The first film of Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit was Tezaab. Anil Kapoor was a huge star that time whereas, Madhuri was just starting her professional acting career. She was trying to make her special niche in Bollywood. That’s when both of them worked together in Tezaab. Their onscreen chemistry as Munna and Mohini was truly appreciated by the critics and audiences both. The film became one of the highest grosser of that year and it did exceedingly well at the box-office. The song 'Ek do teen' from the film became a cult song and it’s still one of the most iconic songs of the actor. Madhuri’s performance in the song cemented her place in Bollywood as a great dancer as well.
- Beta(1992): When Beta released both Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit had signed a couple of other movies together. Their pair had already given a few hit films earlier. With Beta came the most sensual song of all times ‘Dhak dhak karne laga’. Madhuri’s orange saree and Anil Kapoor’s all-black attire became a rage among their fans. The film did very well at the box-office and became one of the successful films of the lead couple. The film revolved around the life of Raju, whose blindsided by the motherly affection of his step-mother Nagmani for monetary benefits. Aruna Irani played the role of a wicked mother-in-law to Saraswati, Raju wife. Saraswati then sets on a mission to reveal Nagmani's real motive to Raju. The film was a typical saas-bahu saga.
Updated 20:35 IST, October 9th 2019