The 90s raring actress Madhuri Dixit is all set to be seen on the streaming space for the first time. The actor stars in the upcoming Netflix thriller ‘The Fame Game’ in which she plays the character of Bollywood superstar Anamika Anand.
Speaking in an interview about her “OTT debut”, the actor said “It’s strange and yet it’s true because there are so many different avenues and when you are doing it for the first time, you are debuting. And it’s great that even after 35 years, I am debuting with something. It’s wonderful because I’m like a child, like a student of cinema. I love learning. For me, it’s a different language of making films, a different system.”
When asked what attracted her to the online space, she said, “I liked the idea and the whole script in general and also liked the idea of someone so famous suddenly disappearing. There were great directors in Bejoy and Karishma Kohli. I felt it was a great fit, so I said yes.” One of the main reasons for the show was that even though she is playing an A-list Bollywood star, the character is nothing like her.
Madhuri clarifies, “I’m not playing myself. I did that in a film called ‘Dharavi’, where I am Madhuri Dixit, who comes in Om Puri’s dreams. There, I was playing myself. Here, it is a character I’m playing. Yes, the character has some experiences that I have like fame and being a big star. What she is actually going through is very different from me.”
‘The Fame Game’ reunites Madhuri with Sanjay Kapoor, her co-star in ‘Raja’ and ‘Mohabbat’ over 25 years ago. Created by Sri Rao, the show also stars Manav Kaul, Suhasini Mulay, Muskkan Jaferi, Rajshri Deshpande and Gagan Arora. It will start streaming on Netflix on February 25.
