Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- Madhuri Dixit opened up about her experience working with late legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra, remembering him not only as a great storyteller but also as a director who uplifted women through his cinema.

Madhuri has worked under Yash Chopra's direction in the film 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai', which also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles.

In an interview with ANI, the actress highlighted the powerful presence of women in Yash Chopra's movies while recalling her experience in the movie 'Dil Toh Pagal Hai'.

"You know, most of his (Yash Chopra) movies, if you see every film of his, a woman plays a very important role in his movies. Like, even in Dil Toh Pagal, I just pointed it out to someone. I said, ...