Why is Madhuri Dixit Nene acting so pricey?

Madhuri Dixit's last film Gulaab Gang had a miserable opening at the Box office. Thus its baffling that even without any films in hand, the actress has apparently said no to projects of big directors like Zoya Akhtar, Raj Kumar Santoshi and Nikhil Advani.

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