Madhuri Dixit was at the peak of her career when, in the 1990s, she decided to marry Dr Sriram Nene and leave all the fame behind to settle in the US. The couple eventually returned to India almost 10 years after moving abroad. Now, in a recent chat, the actress revealed what influenced her decision to come back to India.
In a conversation with Ranveer Allahbadia, when asked about the reason behind her return to India, Madhuri revealed, “A lot of things happened. My parents were living with me; all my siblings are in the US. Even Ram’s family is there. My parents were getting older, and they wanted to come back to India. All my life and career, they were with me, and I didn’t want to leave them alone.”
She added, “Secondly, my work was here. I
used to come to India, do my work, and then go back to the US. That was becoming very difficult because of the distance. Ram also felt that most of the patients who come to him are in an extremely bad state. He wanted to catch their problems early on. So he wanted to develop a system to make people healthy, to look after their wellness. We both thought that maybe this was a calling because everything was falling into place.” She admitted that she missed India while living abroad.
About Madhuri Dixit and Sriram Nene
Madhuri Dixit tied the knot with Dr. Sriram Nene, a cardiothoracic surgeon based in Los Angeles, on October 17, 1999, in a private ceremony, followed by a reception in Mumbai. At the time, she was one of Bollywood’s biggest stars but chose to step away from films and move to Colorado to begin a new chapter in her personal life. Interestingly, Dr. Nene wasn’t familiar with her film work before they met and later said he saw her simply as his wife and life partner.
Madhuri on career vs. husband
While Madhuri loves what she does, her husband now comes above her career. When asked if Dr. Nene was a bigger blessing than her career, Madhuri said, “Career was there, it still is, and it will continue to exist, but I think the bigger blessing is my husband. Why? Because if you are not happy in your actual life, no matter what you achieve, you will not get happiness from it. Because you have no one to share it with.” She added, “One day, people are going to forget you, and who is going to be with you? Your companion. That’s why he takes a bigger place.”
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