Director Indra Kumar has revealed that in the 80s, none of Madhuri Dixit’s films were doing well. Any film in which she appeared would flop. Because of this, people in the industry started considering her jinxed. Directors were reluctant to cast her in their films. In an interview to Siddharth Kannan, Indra Kumar said- At that time Aamir Khan had only one hit film- Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. Whereas not a single film of Madhuri was a hit. She was called jinxed. When I signed her in the film Dil with Aamir Khan, everything was fine even then. But when I signed her for the film Beta, everyone said- you have gone mad. None of her films are doing well. Indra Kumar had expressed confidence in Madhuri. He further said- By that time an interview had come in which it was said that Madhuri is an jinxed actress. Whatever film she is in, it flops. Still I started working with Madhuri in 1988 in both the films Beta and Dil. I had faith in her. Mera heart was saying that yaar there is something special in this. Madhuri became a hit actress after the success of Tezaab and Ram Lakhan. Indra Kumar also told that after giving two blockbuster hits, Tezaab and Ram Lakhan, her flop tag disappeared. He said- After this, I was also lucky. I started the film in October and Tezaab was released in December 1988 and Ram Lakhan was released in January 1989. In this way, Madhuri’s flop tag was removed.
