With fame and its pitfalls as its juicy centre, writer-director Sri Rao spins a new drama for Netflix that showcases the actor to her best advantage. In this interview, the duo discusses story lines, social media, and stardom A few years ago, New York-based writer-filmmaker Sri Rao and Madhuri Dixit Nene announced a semi-autobiographical project — a sitcom about a “Bollywood superstar-turned-soccer mom in suburban America”. Madhuri Dixit Nene | Photo Credit: Netflix The Mumbai-born actor, who made her Bollywood debut in 1984 (Abodh), had got married in 1999, moved to the US, had two children, and led a suburban life. Well, in most parts. She did make a comeback with the tepid Aaja Nachle in 2007, before moving back to India, appearing in a handful of movies (both Hindi and Marathi), judging a dance show on television, bolstering her online presence, and turning producer. The sitcom — which had Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Madhuri’s husband Sriram Nene attached as executive producers —
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