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Madhuri Dixit’s husband says he did not recognise Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan
Dr Sriram Nene has recalled not recognising actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan at his wedding reception with Madhuri Dixit.
He said he knew almost none of the celebrities there, though he recognised Amitabh Bachchan from the film “Amar Akbar Anthony.”
Nene was living in Los Angeles and did not watch Hindi films, which he said explained why he knew little about Dixit’s fame when they met.
He and Dixit dated for three months before he proposed.
They married in 1999, and Dixit later moved to the United States and took a break from films.
Nene said Khan and Salman were kind to him at the reception.
Dr Sriram Nene said he did not recognise Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan at his wedding reception with Madhuri Dixit.
He said he knew only Amitabh Bachchan, whom he had seen in Amar Akbar Anthony.
Nene said he did not watch Hindi films while growing up and had been unfamiliar with Dixit’s fame.
He said he and Dixit dated for three months before he proposed.
The couple married in 1999 and have two sons, Arin and Ryan.
- Who
- Dr Sriram Nene and Madhuri Dixit.
- What
- Nene said he did not recognise Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan at their wedding reception.
- When
- The couple married in 1999; Nene’s comments were reported on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The reception’s location is not consistently specified in the sources.
- Why
- Nene said he had not watched Hindi films and was unfamiliar with Bollywood stars.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Nene said he and Dixit hit it off and dated for three months before he proposed.
Nene and Dixit married.
Nene said he did not recognise Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan and knew only Amitabh Bachchan.
The outlets reported Nene’s comments following a conversation with Farah Khan.
- Husband
- Dr Sriram Nene
- Wife
- Madhuri Dixit
- Marriage year
- 1999
- Actors Nene did not recognise
- Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan
- Actor Nene knew
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Children
- Arin and Ryan
What people are saying
I didn’t know anyone. It was like Prom King, you just waved at everyone and later look at the wedding album because you don’t know anyone. The only person I knew was Amitabh Bachchan because I had seen Amar Akbar Anthony
I wouldn’t speak in Hindi back then. I spoke Marathi. I was in LA.
Because I grew up on Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Star Wars. I didn’t watch Hindi films. Then we met and dated for three months. We just hit it off and got along, and after three months I proposed to her.
He was introduced to me as, ‘She is a star and she works in the movies.’ That’s all he knew. He didn’t exactly know who I was
Sources
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