The
first
film
Madhuri
Dixit-Nene
watched
after
landing
in
Mumbai
a
week
ago
was
her
Devdas
director
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Guzaarish
(she
hasn't
watched
his
last
film
Sawaariya).
She
has
come
away
impressed
with
Hrithik
Roshan's
portrayal
of
a
quadriplegic
in
the
film.
She
called
him
to
shower
praises
on
him
saying
it
was
one
of
the
best
performances
she
had
seen
in
a
long
time.
Shocked,
thrilled
A
source
close
to
Hrithik
discloses,
"He
was
shocked
and
thrilled
when
Madhuri
called
him
on
Sunday
and
chatted
with
him
for
20
minutes
about
how
much
she
had
loved
his
performance.
She
told
Duggu
that
Ethan
was
the
most
difficult
character
she's
seen
on
celluloid
and
his
portrayal
blew
her
mind." Hrithik
has
great
regard
for
the
Dhak
Dhak
girl
and
her
words
meant
the
world
for
him.
Mads
complimented
him
on
everything
from
his
voice,
to
the
look
in
the
eyes
and
told
him
that
she
found
Hrithik's
dance
sheer
poetry.
She
admits,
"Yes,
I
did
call
up
Hrithik
to
praise
him
on
his
brilliant
performance
in
the
movie.
He
played
a
quadriplegic
and
it's
so
difficult
to
do
such
a
role
as
there's
no
body
language.
“He
emoted
with
his
eyes
so
convincingly.
I've
heard
that
he
really
worked
very
hard
on
his
role.
I
told
him
that
he
was
unbelievably
good
and
he
said
he
could
now
retire!
Even
Aishwarya
and
all
the
actors
have
done
a
good
job.
Sanjay
has
made
a
beautiful
film."
Madhuri
reminisces,
"I
remember
when
I
was
shooting
for
his
dad's
film
Kishan
Kanhaiya,
I
heard
Hrithik
(who
was
assisting
Rakesh
Roshan)
saying
'Anil
practice
dialogues
loudly
in
front
of
the
mirror.'
I
felt
he
had
lot
of
potential
and
told
him
so.
Of
course
he
was
embarrassed.
I
had
discovered
the
germ
of
Hrithik's
talent
and
sincerity
even
then.
He
is
still
the
same,
as
hard-working
as
ever!"
At
the
time,
Mads
had
told
him
that
he
would
make
his
mark
in
the
acting
world,
a
compliment
Duggu
cherishes
even
today.
Story first published: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 12:59 [IST]