Devdas
The role: Chandramukhi -- a selfless courtesan in love with a man in love with another woman.
Power play: There is a lot more to Madhuri's Chandramukhi than glittering gold and rich brocades. Sure, she looked drop dead gorgeous performing kathak in all that finery, but it was her skill as an actress that impressed us the most.
Snubbed, and yet soaring, Chandramukhi didn't let Devdas get the better of her. Neither did she let her inelegant status in society mar her passion or principles.
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