Everybody loves the allure of Madhuri Dixit's dazzling smile and dance.
What doesn't get talked about enough is her bindaas side.
On her 58th birthday on May 15, Sukanya Verma lists 10 times Mads stunned us with her bold and brazen avatar.
Madhuri's lengthy lip lock with Vinod Khanna in Dayavan and smooching sessions with Jackie Shroff in Vardi are the only talking points of these otherwise ordinary movies.
In her breakout movie Tezaab, Madhuri's dare-to-bare move by '80s standards -- sporting a swimsuit -- set the stage for her sizzle factor.
Smouldering hot depiction of Madhuri and Anil Kapoor consummating their marriage in Parinda unlocked new levels of lovemaking scenes.
Defying Bollywood's obsession with youth, Madhuri dared to portray a melancholic, middle-aged woman in Sangeet while still in her 20s.
The world is yet to recover from her chest heaving Dhak Dhak dance and dhoti sari.
'Sexy' would never be the same again.
Remember the uproar Madhuri caused when she mischievously teased Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai as part of her seductress mission in Khal Nayak?
Madhuri's game of gore in the violent Anjaam, where she fights one man's obsession with vengeance of the biting, bloody kind, still sends shivers down our spine.
Despite the coy tone of her portrayals, Madhuri playing queer characters in Dedh Ishqiya and Maja Ma is hailed as a bold move by Bollywood standards.
If Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! cemented her image as the girl every guy wants to take home, Madhuri was happy to shatter it as a mean-spirited embodiment of hell hath no fury like a woman scorned in Pukar.
She's one of the few actors to have romanced heroes and their sons in an industry that extends such privilege only to its leading men.
Bravo, Madhuri!