Rajkumar Santoshi reveals Madhuri Dixit shot a comedy scene despite the stress of raid at her dad’s house

Madhuri Dixit is so dedicated to her work that she doesn’t let her personal stress affect her performance, filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi has said in a new interview. Rajkumar recalled the time when they were shooting in Ooty and had to catch a flight from Bangalore to Mumbai. ,ALSO READ: In pictures: How Madhuri Dixit enjoyed a life of anonymity and freedom in America,

Rajkumar and Madhuri first worked together in Anil Kapoor starrer Pukar. She also starred in her 2001 film, Lajja, in which she played a theater artist who is abandoned by her boyfriend when she becomes pregnant.

Citing an example to explain how Madhuri doesn’t let her personal stress affect her work, Rajkummar told ETimes, “We were shooting in Ooty. The production in-charge came to me and asked me if we can wrap by 2:30 as Madhuri might have to leave by evening. I told him that I would try. During lunch I came to know that Madhuri’s father’s house has been raided and he is tensed about it. Madhuri’s mother was with us on the shoot. Despite this tension, Madhuri was shooting for a comedy scene. He didn’t tell the director that he was under stress and had to reach Mumbai.

He said, “And the flight to Mumbai was to be from Bangalore. Had I packed up by 3 or 4, she would have flown from Ooty to Bangalore, and then she would have caught a night flight to Mumbai. If the shooting was delayed, she would have missed the night flight and had to wait till morning. Despite these odds, he didn’t tell the director that there was tension in his personal life.”

Madhuri made her Bollywood debut in 1984 as a young bride from the film Abodh. Soon, he enthralled the audience with his skills in Tezaab (the highest-grossing film of 1988). He also had his most popular dance number – Ek Do Teen in Tezaab. He acted in films ranging from Ram Lakhan (1989), Tridev (1989), and Kishan Kanhaiya (1990) to Mrityudand (1997) and Lajja (2001). He was recently seen in the Netflix film The Fame Game, which also marked his digital debut.