After decades of impressing the audience with a range of performances across a range of films and OTT releases, Madhuri Dixit proves yet again that there’s no stopping her when it comes to reinventing. Maa Behen is her latest Netflix release that sees her venturing into a colourful but emotionally layered role where she brings precision and reminds audiences of the cinematic icon that she is. She taps into an entirely new zone, and completely aces it.
This time, she steps into a role that is refreshingly free of her heroine-coded persona and the Dhak Dhak girl she’s lovingly referred as. For an actress of a massive stature, Madhuri Dixit takes a bold step in her career, and serves a reminder of her ability to evolve with changing storytelling while retaining her screen presence and acting prowess. She brings seamless grace to the role that takes away the polish, and what’s left is something warm, funny and more real than most of the work she’s done in recent years.
Be it her poker face or the time she shows her impeccable comic timing, Madhuri proves through and through that the character is tailor-made for her. It is not everyday that the audience gets to see Madhuri Dixit as a middle-class woman on-screen. While she has always stolen the show as the queen of expressions, it is her impeccable dialogue delivery in the North Indian dialect that works as a cherry on top!
Maa Behen is Madhuri Dixit’s film, and she’s clearly leading it with a balance of satire and confidence, giving young actresses a run for their money!