Madhuri Dixit is to films what Sachin Tendulkar is to cricket

Badhaai Ho transformed the course of Gajraj Rao’s career.

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Ever since, the actor has been impressing us with his immense talent.

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He now stars alongside Madhuri Dixit in Anand Tiwari’s film Maja Ma, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

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In a candid chat, he talks about his journey, the zone of cinema he belongs to, and his motivation to work.

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It’s a family drama and though the colours and spirit have a Gujarati vibe, it isn’t stereotypical or language-centric.

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The name Madhuri Dixit was enough for me to do this film.

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Unko itna dekha hua hai, unko itna admire karte hai, so to be able to work with her.

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I am from Delhi, and since the time I was doing theatre there, I remember flocking to cinemas to watch her movies.

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The way they smoothly switched their persona for different kinds of cinema was admirable.

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