is one of Bollywood’s most loved stars, famous for her smile, dance, and powerful acting. With films like Tezaab, Dil, Beta, Khalnayak, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and Dil To Pagal Hai, she ruled the 1990s and became the face of that era.
Why was Madhuri Dixit linked to an underworld don?
In the 80s and 90s, stories about underworld links with Bollywood were widely discussed. Many reports and interviews over the years have claimed that gangsters tried to influence films, financing, and even actors’ personal lives, creating an atmosphere of fear in the industry.
What was the threat to Madhuri Dixit?
Journalist Jitendra Dixit recently recalled an old incident involving and Anees Ibrahim, brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. He said that, according to retired officer Avinash Dharmadhikari, Madhuri once faced a serious threat after she refused to travel to Dubai at Anees’s insistence.
Dixit quoted Avinash Dharmadhikari and said, “This story was also told to me by Avinash Dharmadhikari, in a way he had saved Madhuri Dixit’s life. Anees Ibrahim was pressuring Madhuri Dixit to come to Dubai with the wrong intentions. He used to call many other heroines as well, give them gifts, and do whatever he wanted. He also had his eyes on .She refused to go and did not bow down to his condition. This enraged Anees Ibrahim, and he decided that Madhuri would be murdered. This information reached the crime branch, and the crime branch provided security and kept watching. Then Madhuri Dixit also went out of the country for a few years. This was a big threat, but Madhuri saved herself from it and neither visited the don.”
As per these claims, she said no to going to Dubai, which allegedly angered Anees so much that he planned to have her killed, forcing the police to step in.
What did the crime branch do? Where did Madhuri Dixit go?
According to Jitendra Dixit’s account, once this threat came to light, the crime branch provided security to and kept a close watch on the situation. He claims that after this, Madhuri left India for a few years, staying abroad to distance herself from the danger and the shadow of the underworld.
At a time when many actors were reportedly under pressure from gangsters, her refusal is described as a courageous stand, even though it came with a high emotional cost.