Madhuri Dixit Nene: When I started, everything was haphazard in Bollywood; it’s much more organised now
28/06/2022
Actor Madhuri Dixit Nene has come a long way in Bollywood, and has seen things get organised from haphazard. She says things are much easier for actors now, which helps them stay focused on the craft.
“Every generation has different difficulties of being a film star. When we started, this industry was very disorganised. It was not organised at all like the way shootings used to happen, like films used to take a year and a half to seven years sometimes to make,” Nene tells us.
The 55-year-old continues, “Nothing was planned. We just knew what the story was going to be. But we didn’t know the dialogues or when it was being shot. It was all very haphazard. However, we used to still make good firms”.
Opening up about the present scenario, the Fame Game star that things are now much more organised and streamlined. “Every project has a budget, we know how many days they’re going to shoot. The script is ready, your look is ready, the costumes are ready. The preparation is there. And then we go into it,” she adds.
According to the actor, it is easier on the actors today. “They can be completely consumed by the movie they are doing. We used to do like three or five films at the same time. So, we used to be busy doing double or triple shifts in a day. Today, it is much more organised,” says the actor, who made her debut in 1984 with Abodh.
Looking back, Nene reveals, “When we went for outdoor shoots, we didn’t have vans or anything. That was another difficulty at that time. As a woman, when we used to walk on the set, the only women in the room used to be me, my co-stars, and hairdressers. That’s it”.
“Now, when I walk on a set, there are women everywhere in all the departments who made strides, whether it’s photography, or the camera person or the DOP. Women are everywhere, which is amazing, to see writers, directors doing such brilliant work,” she asserts.
The actor, who is also exploring singing, calls it a “very different time” to be in the industry. However, social media is something she is not a big fan of.
“The only issue, today, is that there’s a lot of social media,and a lot of pressure that comes with it. There’s so much to do in a day, just before the release. That time we did a little bit of promotion, where we used to give a few interviews, and maybe a premiere of your movie, and that’s it. But today, there are so many avenues because of social media. It’s not just the acting bit,” she says.
She enjoys exploring social media through reels and stuff, but doesn’t like the pressure that comes with it. “I love doing the reels. I enjoy doing them because I feel it’s an extension of what I do. It also depends on how you look at it.
For me, it is just another avenue to express myself. It’s up to you, how much you actually want to say and how much you know, understand people respect that,” she concludes.
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