Madhuri Dixit reveals how Dr Sriram Nene has adapted to life in India after moving from the US: 'He has immersed himself'

Madhuri Dixit left her fans upset as she suddenly relocated to Denver and left Bollywood at the peak of her career, after marrying Dr Shriram Nene, a renowned cardiovascular surgeon based in the United States, in 1999. Over the following years, the couple welcomed their two sons, Arin and Ryan, before eventually deciding to return to Mumbai in 2011.

While Madhuri seamlessly resumed her career in films, television, and entertainment, adapting to life in India again was a different journey for Dr Nene, who had spent most of his life in the US. Madhuri reflected on her husband's connection with India. “He used to come to India as a kid to meet his grandparents,” she recalled. “But once you move to the higher echelons of education, it becomes very hard to visit. It’d been a big gap that he hadn’t come to India," she said in an interview with Screen.





However, she revealed that it did not take long for him to embrace his new surroundings wholeheartedly. From understanding local culture to building a second career as a digital health entrepreneur and content creator, Nene immersed himself completely in life in India.

“He’s amazing. Wherever he goes, he’ll get into the culture. He knows everything about everything. That’s what he did when we came back to India. He completely immersed himself,” said Madhuri. She added, “He loves India. He loves being here. He loves people. As you’ve seen on his Instagram, he’s enthusiastic about everything. He’s a doctor, but he’s also a techie. He loves to travel, cook, and those kinds of things.”

Madhuri also revealed an unexpected side of her husband — his fascination with cameras and technology. Laughing, she shared, “He knows everything about the camera. When photographers come home to click pictures, he’d ask them, ‘Kaun sa lens hai? Did you try that one?’ Even I don’t know so much about cameras, but he does.”

Beyond medicine and technology, Nene also ventured into film production alongside Madhuri. Reflecting on her personal life, Madhuri admitted that marriage brought a balance she had long missed while constantly moving between film sets during the peak of her career.


“A lot of people ask me, ‘How’s life after marriage?’ Before marriage, I was only working. My life started after marriage. That’s when I actually lived. I’m so glad I found him as my life partner, and we have a life together that’s amazing,” she said with a smile. In an earlier video shared on his YouTube channel, Dr Nene had spoken candidly about the challenges of leaving behind a prestigious medical career in the United States. He revealed that his parents initially struggled to understand the decision. “My parents certainly weren’t happy that I was leaving the prototypical job of a heart surgeon, kind of every Indian’s dream life. with a perfect situation, lots of friends, and being the head of the hospital. But later, when they saw the work I was doing with startups, they actually wanted to invest in them,” he said.

Nene also explained what inspired him to move away from clinical practice and focus on healthcare technology.

“I could operate on at most three to five patients with open-heart surgery in a day, and maybe 500 patients in a year. It was incredibly rewarding to see patients leave the hospital healthy and to support their families, but when I looked at the world, I thought — there are billions of people. What if healthcare could reach the last mile through media and technology? What if you could put a doctor in everyone’s pocket?,” he added.

Earlier this year, Madhuri disclosed that family responsibilities also played a significant role in their decision to relocate. She said on Ranveer Allahbadia's podcast, "My parents were getting older, and they wanted to come back to India. All my life and career, they were with me, and I didn’t want to leave them alone."