Tezaab was a turning point for me: Madhuri

New Delhi: Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit was in the Capital to receive the latest addition to her kitty of awards, the Padmashree.

Awarded the Padmashree, for her contribution to Indian cinema, Madhuri Dixit had a long list of people to thank.

"I feel elated. It's wonderful. But i have a lot of people to thank. Right from my hair dressers, to the make up to the technicians, everybody has a share in this and i want to thank all of them today," says Madhuri.

CNN-IBN: Do you think Padmashree should have been bestowed on you much earlier, may be at the height of your career?

Madhuri Dixit: I don’t know. A lot of people ask me that. I believe that whenever I have worked in movies, it has been with all my heart and honesty. I have never really worked towards any awards. That has never been on my mind. Now that I am receiving this award, it is a great honour. I don’t care if it is late or early. I just appreciate that fact that I don’t live here anymore. I am in the US and people still think about me. They gave me this honour. I accept that very humbly.

CNN-IBN: When you first started your film career with Abodh, did you ever know that the Indian Government will decorate you as an actress?

Madhuri Dixit: When I started with Abodh, I was too young, I did not even know what I was doing at that time.

CNN-IBN: You have done more than 67 Bollywood films. Which film do you think was a turning point in your career?

Madhuri Dixit: It is hard to say which film was a turning point. I think the biggest hit was Tezaab. That was my first hit film. There are a lot of turning points in my career. That was, maybe, one of my first.

CNN-IBN: Were you disappointed with the reception that Aaja Nach Le got?

Madhuri Dixit: No not really. Sometimes, you win and sometimes you lose. I really had fun working on the movie, working with all the different artists that I did. And that is what matters finally.

CNN-IBN: Aren’t you planning another film here?

Madhuri Dixit: Not yet. But I will see.

Source: CNN-IBN