Written by: EXPRESS FEATURES SERVICE
2 min readOct 18, 2012 09:13 PM IST
First published on: Oct 18, 2012 at 09:13 PM IST
Bollywood’s most popular star manager,Riku Rakesh Nath,and his client of three decades,Madhuri Dixit-Nene,part ways.
There’s a common saying in the film industry: in Bollywood,there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. This has been reiterated by the fact that Madhuri Dixit-Nene decided to terminate the services of her manager of almost 30 years,Riku Rakesh Nath. They parted ways after Madhuri decided to hire the services of a talent management firm — the latest trend in the industry — instead of the age-old tradition of using the services of a manager. A source from the industry says,“Madhuri’s husband wanted her to hire the services of a corporate firm instead of an independent manager.”
During her early days,Nath played a prominent role in making Dixit-Nene the superstar of the masses. He started handling the actor’s work soon after her debut in Abodh (1984) and played a key role in bagging several of her successful films — Tezaab,Beta,Saajan,Dil and Hum Aapke Hain Koun!,among others. During this period,he also managed Anil Kapoor and Namrata and Shilpa Shirodkar but Dixit-Nene remained his priority. Riku was known for handling the actor’s date diary,which also included setting up meetings with directors,interviews,photo shoots,arranging for costumes and organising parties. After Dixit-Nene quit Bollywood in 2002,Nath handled the careers of Ameesha Patel and Kangna Ranaut briefly. But upon Dixit-Nene’s return last year,he started working with her again and is instrumental in her recent television stint in Jhalak Dikhlaa Ja.
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