Her comeback film Aaja Nachle hit cinema screens today. Her fans await the film and she too awaits their reactions. The diva is back after a marriage, two sons and a super workout regime. Looking as good as ever, Madhuri is all set to wow audiences.

Speaking about the film and on her comeback is the charming Madhuri Dixit Nene.

How was it coming to the sets after six years?
It was great. The first day I was little apprehensive. It's not as if you are going to forget something but when you are working there is a certain kind of discipline that happens automatically. Everything around becomes very mechanical except the performance. It's like well-oiled wheels churning round and round but when that stops and you come back, you feel am I a little rusty. It was just the first two hours after which I didn't feel I was coming back after six years.

Why Aaja Nachle?
I think it's a story of believing in something and standing by it. And it is a very feel-good kind of a movie. You can also find its relevance in today's world where you see western culture taking over. Theatre especially is almost a dying art today and something needs to be done to revive it. So I think the movie is an experience of going back to your values, your roots and culture.

What is your character in the film?
I play the character of Dia, a village girl, who is extremely strong and independent. She elopes with her lover and goes to New York. Later, she realizes that the person she ran away with is not the same anymore. She becomes a choreographer and follows the footsteps and teachings of her guru and returns to India.

How did this offer come to you?
Yash Chopra liked my performance at Filmfare and asked me if I would be interested in working again. I took that conversation lightly and never thought about it seriously. Later, I happened to meet Aditya Chopra and I don't know what clicked in his mind. My secretary Rikkuji later got in touch with me and gave me the gist of the story which I quite liked and then Adi came over to Denver to give me an insight to the story. I found it quite interesting.

How difficult was it to decide on your comeback?
Well yes, one is scared when you are making a comeback. Suddenly you find people watching all your moves. Whatever you do you want it to turn out to be the best. Everyone wants to know what Madhuri is up to, what role she should be doing and so on. There is a lot of expectation and happiness amongst the fans and your well-wishers. I am keeping my fingers crossed and hope that people like my movie and my work.

What was it like working with Vaibhavi Merchant?
I have worked with different choreographers like Saroj Khan, Chinni Prakash, Prabhudeva and all the songs have been typically Madhuri Dixit style. So it was challenging for Vaibhavi also as she had to undo it all that I have done before and make it look different. I must say that she has come off with flying colors and has done a very good job in all the songs and I enjoyed working with her. She is very bright and quick.

Can you tell us about the sets that were created for Aaja Nachle?
We created a small town called Shamali in Filmcity. In the outskirts is the theatre Ajanta, which is the pillar of the story and everything revolves around it. The architects have done it beautifully. It was very refreshing to go there and see one- storey houses like you have in small towns, the little gallis that you miss these days, little shops lining the gallis and then the changes that happen in my absence of ten years. It suddenly looks more modern and jazzy. That village became a part of our lives in those four months and everybody got attached to it.

As you had your sons with you, how did you manage work?
My kids are my top most priority. When I was working I made sure that they were comfortable. It was very thoughtful and sweet of Yashji to have made a play area for my kids in case they came to the sets. I had my husband and my mother-in-law coming down to support me and look after the kids.

Do you see any changes in the industry?
I see a lot of changes. Now things are more organized. Actors get bound scripts which helps them to prepare much better, perform much better. It's decided in advance as to what you are going to wear in a particular scene and how are you going to look. Directors and actors are trying their hands at different subjects because of the growing number of multiplexes. Today they know their target audience and know their taste. They are making interesting films like Bheja Fry, Khosla Ka Ghosla.

What next after Aaja Nachle?
I haven't decided on that yet. Right now I am just living in the moment. These four months of shooting for Aaja Nachle have been a lovely experience. I feel as if I have achieved something great by doing this movie. Luckily, everything went off smoothly for my kids and me as I feared for their health and things thus, could have got delayed. But I thank God for being kind and making everything run smooth for us.

Any memorable on the set incidents?
We had this scene where the crew was supposed to use a projector and I was to cry because my guru is dying. They bought some old projector reels which played Charlie Chaplin. I think I must be the only person in the world who has cried while watching Charlie Chaplin on screen, so that's a memorable scene.

And as the dhak dhak girl dances her way back in a tailor-made role, one is not sure whether she will have many more such roles to tempt her into signing yet another film.

But until then the magic continues.