'Nobody cared about Madhuri Dixit; her parents told her to quit films and get married to a singer, but even he rejected her': Raza Murad

Madhuri Dixit was one of the biggest stars of the 1990s, but her early slate of films didn’t get much attention.

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In fact, they flopped so terribly that her parents even considered getting her married. Madhuri wouldn't have been the star that she became had the person her parents approached to marry her said yes. But he rejected the offer, and Madhuri was eventually spotted by director Subhash Ghai in a chance encounter. He relaunched her with the film Ram Lakhan, a year after she gained appreciation for her role in Tezaab. This was the late 1980s.In an interview, veteran actor Raza Murad spoke about the importance of luck in a performer's life. He cited the example of Amitabh Bachchan, who also had a string of flops behind him before he broke out with the film Zanjeer in the early 1970s. He then spoke about Madhuri. “She was doi