
It's been 15 years since Madhuri Dixit relocated back to India with her family for good. The actor, who moved to Denver in 1999, after tying the knot with Shriram Nene, a reputed heart surgeon in the US, she was at the peak of her acting career. It's been 15 years since Madhuri Dixit relocated back to India with her family for good. The actor, who moved to Denver in 1999, after tying the knot with Shriram Nene, a reputed heart surgeon in the US, she was at the peak of her acting career. Over the next six years, the couple became parents to two sons - Arin and Ryan. While Madhuri slipped back into doing films, shows, and other commitments upon her return, it took Dr Nene some time to warm up to the life in Mumbai. Madhuri on how Nene embraced India "He used to come to India as a kid to meet his grandparents," recalls Madhuri, in an exclusive interview with SCREEN. "But once you move to the higher echelons of education, it becomes very hard to visit. It'd been a big gap that he hadn't come to India," she adds. But Shriram Nene has now completely ingrained himself into the Indian culture, whether it is as a husband or as a content creator, his newfound profession. "He's amazing. Wherever he goes, he'll get into the culture. He knows everything about everything. That's what he did when we came back to India. He completely immersed himself," says Madhuri, adding, "He loves India. He loves being here. He loves people. As you've seen on his Instagram, he's enthusiastic about everything. He's a doctor, but he's also a techie. He loves to travel, cook, and those kinds of things." After tying the knot with Shriram Madhav Nene in 1999, Madhuri Dixit relocated to Colorado, eventually becoming parents to two sons, Arin and Ryan. (Express archive photo) Madhuri even reveals that Nene has more knowledge about how a camera works than she does. "He knows everything about the camera. When photographers come home to click pictures, he'd ask them, 'Kaun sa lens hai? Did you try that one?' Even I don't know so much about cameras, but he does," she says, laughing. Nene even turned producer with Madhuri in 2019, when their banner RnM Moving Pictures bankrolled Marathi films 15 August and Panchak (2023). Madhuri admits that before meeting Nene, she spent a good part of her life just running from one film set to another. It's only after she tied the knot with him that she could realise her dream of having her own family. "A lot of people ask me, 'How's life after marriage?' Before marriage, I was only working. My life started after marriage. That's when I actually lived. I'm so glad I found him as my life partner, and we have a life together that's amazing," she adds, smiling. Madhuri Dixit Nene with Dr Shriram Nene (Photo: Madhuri Dixit/Instagram) Madhuri, Nene's relocation to India Dr Nene