National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, who will next be seen in Hansal Mehta's "Aligarh", has revealed that he has always been an admirer of Madhuri Dixit's beauty and grace.

Manoj was astonished by Madhuri's performance in "Ram Lakhan" and has ever since been a fan of the 1990's Bollywood queen.

"Madhuri has always been one of the most versatile and talented actor for me. Her grace and beauty is something I truly admire from my heart," Manoj said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Manoj is playing Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a doctor who was terminated from his job because of his sexuality, in "Aligarh". The movie, which will release later this year, also stars National Award winner Rajkumar Rao.

Behind every successful man is a woman. However, there is a woman behind actress Madhuri Dixit's age-defying looks and fit hourglass frame - Leena Mogre.

The "Tezaab" star was "the first to have a personal trainer", Mogre said.

"Madhuri was my first client. And that time, the concept of personal training didn't exist in Bollywood. And she was the first to have a personal trainer," the fitness trainer-entrepreneur said.

Mogre used to conduct Madhuri's training sessions at the actress' house where she practiced aerobics to keep herself fit.

"I used to take her training sessions at her house and due to her passion for dance, we used to do aerobics. She used to carry her music player or walkman to the film sets so that she could practice and keep herself fit," she said.

The actress, often regarded as Bollywood's dancing diva, even "loved" Mogre's book "Total Fitness: The Leena Mogra Way" and wrote the foreword to it, expressing her views about fitness.

"In her foreword, she writes that fitness is responsible for what she is today. And she has also launched her own website Dance With Madhuri, integrating dance and fitness beautifully just like our training sessions," Mogre said.

On the big screen, Madhuri was last seen in Vishal Bharadwaj's "Dedh Ishqiya" and Anubhav Sinha's "Gulaab Gang". She also appeared on the small screen as a judge of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".

Madhuri Dixit caught a screening of the Varun - Shraddha starer ABCD 2. The movie is directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur. It is the sequel to the 2013 film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance and is set to release this weekend.

Madhuri came with her hubby Dr Sriram Nene and sons Raayan and Arin. Madhuri and Remo are celebrity judges of a dance show and good friends. The dance diva had mentioned that she is very eager to watch the film.

Madhuri thoroughly enjoyed this dance drama and congratulated the ABCD 2 team. Also seen here are Arshad Warsi and Jacky Bhagnani among others.

Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit is taking a break from being a judge on dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa". She has hinted that she will be back "shortly", albeit with something more "exciting".

The "Dhak dhak" girl has been on the judges' panel for the past three seasons of the celebrity dance show.

"I have been on 'Jhalak...' for three years now and I am taking a break to focus on other projects. I will be back shortly with probably something even more exciting. I wish 'Jhalak...' the very best for a spectacular season," the evergreen beauty said in a statement.

Colors channel CEO Raj Nayak said the team will miss Madhuri's presence and her expertise on the show.

"We are keen on continuing our relationship with her and our team is exploring a show that will suit her persona," Nayak added.

"Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" is a high voltage dance extravaganza that pairs celebrity contestants with their choreographer partners as they showcase some never-before-seen and absolutely mesmerising acts on television.

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor will replace veteran actress Madhuri Dixit as a judge on the upcoming eighth season of dance reality show “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa”. And we hear that he is getting paid way more than the diva.

Rumors have been doing rounds that Madhuri charged Rs. 1 crore per episode and we hear that Sasha is getting paid around Rs. 1.75 crores per episode. Woah!

Colors channel CEO Raj Nayak took to Twitter on Monday to announce Shahid’s entry. “Colors welcomes the King of dance and actor par excellence @shahidkapoor to #JhalakDikhlaJaa Coming soon #YouthIcon,” he tweeted.

Speaking about his stint as judge, Shahid Kapoor said, "When I first took up dancing, I had the privilege to work closely with some great mentors to not only honed my dance skills, but also helped me to shape my personality. As I join the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa family as its judge, I am looking forward to share my learnings and experience with the contestants. Being a dancer brought discipline to my life and changed it completely; I’m now hoping to transfer some of the knowledge towards shaping the young and talented choreographers in our country."

This will be the first time the “Haider” actor will be seen as a judge on a reality show. The names of his co-judges are yet to be announced.

Madhuri, who was associated with the show for last three seasons, announced her departure in a statement saying she opted out of the show “to concentrate on another project” with the channel. "I have been on 'Jhalak...' for three years now and I am taking a break to focus on other projects. I will be back shortly with probably something even more exciting. I wish 'Jhalak...' the very best for a spectacular season,” she said.

The upcoming eighth season of “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” -- the Indian version of the internationally-acclaimed reality show "Dancing with the Stars" -- will feature celebrities like Shamita Shetty, Raftaar, Vivian Dsena, Radhika Madan, Kavita Kaushik, Sanaya Irani, Deepika Samson, Ashish Chowdhry, Mohit Malik, Scarlett Mellish Wilson and Faisal Khan.

The show is expected to go on air in July.

Madhuri Dixit-Aamir Khan starrer film Dil has turned 25 and the dance diva is reminiscing. The film that had great songs and a story with which the then youth connected, Dil released 25 years ago on June 22nd, 1990.

The actress posted on her social handles, “Hum pyaar karne waale... Can't believe it's #25yearsofDil. Feels like yesterday! Loved working on this movie!”

Hum pyaar karne waale... Can't believe it's #25yearsofDil. Feels like yesterday! Loved working on this movie! pic.twitter.com/RI12QrfKTh

— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) June 22, 2015

She even asked her fans, “Which is your favorite scene from the film?#25yearsofDil”.

Dil was directed by Indra Kumar and starred Madhuri and Aamir in key roles. The film became super-hit and had released with Sunny Deol starrer Ghayal. Dil’s music had been the highlight of the film!

Rajshri Productions who have churned out great family dramas have confirmed that there are no plans of having immediate sequel to 1994 hit flick Hum Aapke Hai Koun…! The Salman Khan-Madhuri Dixit starrer film was blockbuster.

News was doing rounds that Ranbir Kapoor might be reprising Salman’s Prem in the sequel. But denying the rumors, Rajshri Productions General Manager, P.K. Gupta said, “As of now there are no such plans of making a sequel of ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!’. There is nothing like that happening. These are just rumours.”

Rajrshri’s next film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo has almost wrapped its shooting schedule and is on its way of completion. Salman and Sooraj Barjatya are coming together after a long time and all are excited about it!

The ‘toofani’ actors who have endorsed popular aerated drink have been served with legal notice. A notice has been issued against Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Mahesh Babu for being the brand ambassadors of the leading cola brand-Thumbs Up.

After Maggi, Indian Health Ministry is aggressively taking up issues and complaints related to Food Safety Standards of various products in the market. Since the brand has been found guilty under the Food Safety Act 2006, the company and its brand ambassadors have been snapped with notices. Complaint was filed in Madhya Pradesh.

It wasn’t long ago that Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta were served with notice against them too for endorsing Maggi.

Looks like the thumb is about to go down and won’t be Thumbs Up for much longer! After Maggi and Thumbs Up, what else would be banned?

Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most tech savvy celebrities we have in tinsel town. The actor, who is quite active on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, made his debut on the much talked about app – Dubsmash.

SRK got on to twitter and shared his first Dubsmash video of a dialogue from the Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Devdas’ which starred Khan along with Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead. The film completed 13 years.

Khan even posted about the same and wrote, "Thx Sanjay Binod Prakashji Bela Madhuri Aish Sarojji Vaibhavi Ismail Monty & whole team & Devbabu for the masterpiece. And a special thanx to my favourite Jaggu Dada…'Hum la ilaaj ho gaye Chunni Babu'.”

To celebrate the occasion, SRK dubsmashed his famous dialogue from the film ‘Sab Ne Kaha Paro Ko Chhod Do… Paro Ne Kaha Sharab Chhod Do… Aaj Tumne Keh Diya Haveli Chhod Do… Ek Din Aayega Jab Wo Kahega Yeh Duniya Hi Chhod Do’! He also tweeted the same.

Saved by the candle….it’s kinda strange to do me by me…. http://t.co/34nbGhH9GA

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 11, 2015

Actor Shraddha Kapoor, who is on a roll with four back-to-back hits, was off for a vacation with family to Hongkong before she begins work on her next two films ‘Baaghi’ and ‘Rock On 2’.

And while the preps for her roles in both the films have begun, there were reports that the Kapoor girls has stepped into Madhuri Dixit’s role for the ‘Ram Lakhan’ remake.

In an interview with Mumbai Mirror, when Shraddha was asked about the same she rubbished the reports and said, “I'd love to do a film with Karan (Johar) but this particular film (Ram Lakhan) hasn't been offered to me.”

Well, now that Shraddha has denied signing ‘Ram Lakhan’ remake, we wonder who will finally be cast in the lead roles of the film, given that the speculation around it has been going on around it for quite some time now.

I guess, we will have to wait and watch!

On the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday, the festive mood was high among the Hindi film fraternity. Lata Mangeshkar, Rishi Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Alia Bhatt, among others, urged their admirers to celebrate the festival by embracing the spirit of generosity and compassion.

The stars took to micro-blogging site Twitter to wish their fans and followers and asked them to spread “love and happiness".

Eid-ul-Fitr, which concludes the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was celebrated with religious fervour across India on Saturday. Here's what the stars tweeted:

Lata Mangeshkar: Namaskar. Sabhi Muslim Bhai beheno'n ko Eid Mubarak.

Rishi Kapoor: Good Morning World! Let peace happiness love tranquility and understanding prevail. Celebrate Eid!

Sridevi: Eid Mubarak! May this day bring peace, prosperity and happiness to all. #EidMubarak #MSGEidMubarak

Madhuri Dixit: Eid Mubarak!

Shah Rukh Khan: Chand Mubarak. May Allah give you all that is beautiful in this world. And above all may Allah give u, ur own, who love you unconditionally.

Akshay Kumar: Eid Mubarak everyone! Enjoy the food and the day :) Stay blessed always.

Anupam Kher: Happy Eid to all. Love, Peace & Happiness always.:)

Shahid Kapoor: Chand Mubarak. Eid Mubarak to all.

Anil Kapoor: #EidMubarak to all the faithful! May all your efforts bear fruit & your wishes come true, Insha'Allah!

Hrithik Roshan: Eid Mubarak 2 all of u my friends n family...Allahú Akbar..God is greatest. N d greatest contribution to him is 2 b OUR greatest! Lov 2 all

Abhishek Bachchan: Eid Mubarak.

Tisca Chopra: Eid Mubarak people.. Wish you all great peace and joy

Kabir Khan: #BajrangiBhaijaanStorm Wow... Im totally overwhelmed by the response to my film. Thank you so much... Eid Mubarak :-)

Alia Bhatt: Eid Mubarak to one and all !!!! Live, Laugh and Eat awayyyyyyy ;) :D

Shraddha Kapoor: #EidMubarak everyone!!! Wish you guys love, peace, good health and happinesssss!

Parineeti Chopra: Eid Mubarak everyone!!! Wishing you a day filled with love, blessings and foood!

Sonakshi Sinha: Peace, love, happiness... Always! Eid mubarak!

Ashish Chowdhry: #EidMubarak all. May Allah bless all, one n all of us with love, peace and happiness. All of which may we share amongst us equally.

Pulkit Samrat: PEACE PROSPERITY LOVE & JOY TO ALL #EIDMUBARAK

Nimrat Kaur: Eid Mubarak all. Have a beautiful time with your loved ones and spread the love and the warm hugs....never enough of that around !

Arbaaz Khan: Father and Sons!!! #family#love#togetherness#united#forever... Eid Mubarak to all.

Riteish Deshmukh: Eid Mubarak - happiness, health & prosperity to all.

Nikhil Advani: #EidMubarak to one and all. Go out and celebrate. Go and watch #BajrangiBhaijaan #shamelessplugandrproudtodoit

Preity Zinta: Eid Mubarak to all my friends who celebrate in India & all over the world Loads of love, happiness & peace to all Ting!

Punit Malhotra: Eid mubaarak!!! Wish you'll all love, peace and happiness!

Milap Zaveri: Eid Mubarak to All! Celebrate, feast, and most of all spread love!

Sujoy Ghosh: EID MUBARAK to everyone...wishing you lots of love and everything happy... go give everyone a hug while singing.

Kunal Kohli: Time to meet friends & relatives, spread love & joy, share a feast. Eid Mubarak.

Shilpa Shetty: Eid Mubarak to all my tweetos wishing u loads of love,happiness and peace.

Mini Mathur: Eid Mubarak!! Peace & happiness to everybody. Prayers can be offered in a million ways...But our religion should be the same- Humanity.

Madhur Bhandarkar: #EidMubarak to you and your family. May your home be filled with happiness and joy always!!!!

Nothing is more beautiful that a nuptial tie and marriage is said to be a very enduring bond. Our Bollywood celebrities who get hitched might break many hearts, but their fans rejoice over the fact that their adored celebs found their soul mate. Sometimes fans ardently wish to see their stars married off and sometimes our actors surprise all by their sudden or hush-hush wedlock.

Here are 8 Bollywood wedding that took all by surprise.

1. Rani Mukherji and Aditya Chopra

When Queen of hearts, Rani Mukherji became Mrs. Chopra in a discreet ceremony last year, it really took all by surprise. In an official statement issued by Yash Raj Studio it was revealed, "We are happy to announce that Mr. Aditya Chopra and Ms. Rani Mukerji got married last night on April 21, in Italy. The wedding was a very small intimate affair with very close family and friends."

2. John Abraham and Priya Runchal

The year 2014 began on a startling note as a tweet by Bollywood hunkie, John Abraham was waiting for his fans. It read, “Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed 2014! May this year bring you love, good fortune and joy. Love, John and Priya Abraham.” John got hitched to his then girlfriend, Priya in a close-knit ceremony in December 2013. But he only broke the news of his marriage on social networks when the calendar changed. When he was taken off the market, many hearts were broken.

3. Madhuri Dixit and Dr. Nene

The diva of tinselville, Dhak-Dhak girl, Madhuri Dixit’s marriage with Dr. Shriram Nene came as sudden revelation for her fans. She tied knot with Dr. Nene in USA, in presence of her immediate family members. Theirs was an arranged one.

4. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor

Love knows no boundaries and Sridevi and Boney Kapoor are living testament of that! The news of their marriage was sudden as when they got hitched, Boney was still married to his first wife Mona Kapoor. They had to keep it a secret for around six months till Kapoor’s divorce was finalized.

5. Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta

Juhi Chawla and industrialist Jay Mehta kept their marital status under wraps for a long time. In 90s, Juhi was at her career best and always maintained that she was just “good friends” with Jay. The news of their bond was made public only when Juhi was expecting her first child. Reports claim that Juhi became Mrs. Mehta in December 1997.

6. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna

The news was shocking because of Akshay’s Casanova image. He was reported to be dating Shilpa Shetty but he ended up marrying Twinkle Khanna instead. Shilpa Shetty felt cheated then. But now, much in love couple, Akshay and Twinkle are happily married. And so is Shilpa to Raj Kundra!

7. Dharmendra and Hema Malini

There were many suitors seeking dreamgirl Hema Malini’s hand, but it was Dharam Paaji who had the gorgeous lady’s heart. There relation had met strong objections from both the families and even from the society. But love knows no caste or social barriers. Dharmendra was earlier married to Prakash Kaur and had two sons. But his first wife was not willing to grant divorce to him, so the stars converted to Islam and had a nikaah ceremony. The North meets South match, Dharmendra and Hema Malini’s marriage came shock to their fans.

8. Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh

The two shared a beautiful love story and married each other in 1991. But the reason why people were shocked was that Amrita was 12 years elder to Saif. So their nuptial tie was highly talked about. But their marriage lasted for only 13 years and they have two children.

After launching a dance app, Madhuri Dixit Nene got a new range of apparel line in her name. In an interaction with DNA, Madhuri spoke extensively about this clothing range named Madz. She said, “Madz and Timeless were two concepts which seemed to fit who I am. For Madz, we wanted to create a pret line of clothing that epitomised my approach to life: outstanding quality, great values, and good for everyone.”

Her love of doodling gave her the idea to capture it as art. The actor said, “Many may know that I love to draw and doodle. Throughout my career, my art represented the greater tapestry of what was going on around me. In this sense, the doodles were born on the sets of Bollywood. We thought it would be amazing to capture this art and put it onto a fun, comfortable clothing line for everyone.”

Madhuri has thousands of doodles and drawings which she will put into use in her clothing line. Madhuri is also keen on making comfortable dance apparel wear. Currently creating dance-friendly tees, Madhuri told the daily, “We are working on variety of workout apparel for dance and other activities including leggings, hip-hop pants, hoodies. Madz is all about looking good, feeling good and being part of something. Live the life you always wanted to live!”

Madhuri Dixit Nene has entered the fashion world with her Madz clothing line. The dancing diva of Bollywood says the range represents her style sense and her approach towards life at its best.

The first line by the “Devdas” actress under her label is inspired by her online dance academy. Dance With Madhuri - DWM sports apparel line is designed keeping dancers and athletes in mind. It is the brainchild of Madhuri’s husband Sriram Nene, read a statement.

The actress is also working on a personal offering - Timeless by Madhuri Dixit for Madz.

"Madz and Timeless were two concepts which seemed to fit who I am. For Madz, we wanted to create a pret line of clothing that epitomised my approach to life: outstanding quality, great values, and good for everyone,” Madhuri said.

The brand is about access to designs by Madhuri and art inspired by her experiences and learning on the sets of Bollywood, engineered by her team with each t-shirt narrating a story of the place.

Madhuri's husband, a doctor by profession, notes that the collection is perfect for workout, adding that there is more to come.

"The DWM shirts are engineered to be great for dancing and workouts. We have used a combination of cotton and lycra. The goal is to make you look good and feel good while dancing/working out.

“We are working on variety of workout apparel for dance and other activities including leggings, hip-hop pants, hoodies. Madz is all about looking good, feeling good and being part of something,” Sriram said.

We know that Madhuri Dixit and family returned from US to settle in India for good. However, that does not stop them from holidaying abroad. Seen here is the diva herself, holidaying in the Bay Area with sons Raayan and Arin. Madhuri wrote, "Had an amazing time in the Bay Area. Nothing like a Harbour cruise to lull the little ones to sleep!"

Had an amazing time in the Bay Area. Nothing like a Harbour cruise to lull the little ones to sleep!

A photo posted by Madhuri Dixit (@madhuridixitnene) on Jul 31, 2015 at 5:23am PDT

You can see the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in the picture. Seems to be a fun vacation, doesn't it?

Madhuri Dixit used to be a celebrity judge on the sets of the TV reality dance show 'Jhalak Dikhlajaa'. However, the diva quit to spend more time with family and was replaced by Shahid Kapoor.

Madhuri Dixit who is on a vacation in the USA with her family posted an excited message on her social media accounts today about getting to ride in a self driving car which she referred to as an 'amazing innovation'.

Madhuri posted a photo of herself with her husband, Dr. Sriram Nene, as they posed next to the 'Google Self Driving Car' along with the caption -

"Amazing innovation! Got to travel in a self driving car."

The diva who has shifted back from the USA for good along with her entire family is currently on a vacation in the States and has been posting regular photo updates of the same.

Madhuri, who was last seen in the film 'Dedh Ishqiya' alongside Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Huma Qureshi, used to be a celebrity judge on the sets of the TV reality dance show 'Jhalak Dikhlajaa'. However, the diva quit to spend more time with family and was replaced by Shahid Kapoor.

Madhuri Dixit and her hubby Dr Sriram Nene attended Manish Paul's birthday bash in Mumbai today. Manish is the host of TV reality show 'Jhalak Dikhlajaa' where Madhuri had been the celebrity judge for many seasons. However, the actress recently quit the show, to be replaced by Shahid Kapoor.

Also seen here are Sushant Singh Rajput, Shamita Shetty, Ayushmann Khurana, Eli Avram, Lauren Gottlieb, Kabita Kaushik, Sophie, and Ankita among others. It was a fun bash where dancing diva Madhuri took to the stage along with hubby Nene, to dance for the Ghagra number.

Manish, who has hosted many reality shows, has also tried his luck in movies. He features in films such as Mickey Virus and is working on 'Tere Bin Laden 2'.

Many B-town celebs took to Twitter to wish Manish on his birthday. Recently married Shahid Kapoor wrote, “@ManishPaul03 happy birthday brother have a fab year.”

The blockbuster from Rajshri house, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!” completed 21 years and is still one of the most loved movies of all time. The film was a complete family entertainer and fans still love it to the core.

Even after clocking 21 years, the film is fresh on romance. Prem and Nisha’s old-school and budding love was depicted brilliantly through the songs.

Re-live their romance through these songs!

1. Chocolate Lime juice

2. Mausam Ka Jaadu

3. Pehla Pehla Pyaar Hai

4. Mujhse Judaa Hokar

5. Hum Aapke Hain Koun

Uhhu Uhhu!

21 Years of Hum Aapke Hai Koun...!