Madhuri Dixit Nene says she does not believe in adhering to ageist stereotypes and will choose roles which give her the opportunity to do the "unexpected".
The veteran star, who established herself as a versatile performer with movies like "Ram Lakhan", "Tezaab", "Dil", "Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!", "Mrityudand", "Pukar", "Devdas".
In 2007, she returned with "Aaja Nachle" and then again took a break only to return to the silver screen in 2014 with powerful roles in "Dedh Ishqiya" and "Gulaab Gang".
"I have never adhered to... like now that I am a wife or mother of two kids so I have to play only those kind of roles. Just because I am a wife and a mother so I should do only those kind of roles. I don't believe in that.
"I believe in doing something different, something that breaks the stereotype. So I did 'Dedh Ishqiya', 'Gulab Gang', 'Bucket List' and 'Total Dhamaal'. These films put me in a different light. People should expect that I will do something unexpected on screen," Madhuri told PTI in an interview.
She dominated the '90s as a Bollywood leading lady and after shifting her base back to Mumbai from Denver, US, she is here to stay.
"I think one has to change with times. I am walking with time. If I am making a film I have to make a film that is realistic and I know this is something people will like and relate to. I may make an action film.
"What is most important is your creativity should not go away. You should always be creative, look for new things to do. I should not be afraid of taking risks."
"And my next film 'Kalank' is far from simple. The characters are larger than life, there is a lot of angst and there is turmoil. The sets are larger than life."
"As an actor it wasn't difficult to play this role. But emotionally it was difficult as you know something unfortunate had happened so suddenly. I am also a mother, she has two kids, who are so young, so thinking of all that, it was really sad."
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