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Urmila
Matondkar
Date of Birth 4 February 1974, Bombay, India
Height 5' 1˝" (1.56 m)
The daughter of a lecturer, actress Urmila Matondkar began
her celluloid career as a child artiste with the film _Kalyug
(1980)_ . Although an average film at the box-office, her
next film, Masoom (1983), about a family coping with an
illegitimate member, showed her acting talents blossom and
she received critical acclaim from both her fans and the
film fraternity. She subsequently appeared in a number of
films including Dacait (1987), where she plays Sunny
Deol's under-aged sister who gets brutally raped.
Years later, Urmila then made her debut as an adult
actress in N. Chandra's Narasimha (1991) opposite Sunny
Deol . She then did the fantasy Chamatkar (1992/I) with
the then-débutant Shahrukh Khan and Shreemaan Aashique
(1993), a comedy on male chauvinism opposite Anupam Kher
and Rishi Kapoor and a crime movie Drohi (1992), But no
matter what films she did, while her fellow actresses
Manisha Koirala and Raveena Tandon reached the peak of
their popularity with blockbuster after blockbuster,
success seemed to elude her.
Then she did Ram Gopal Varma's Rangeela (1995), a tale of
a girl's journey in the film industry. The movie came as a
refreshing surprise and Urmila gave a magnificent
performance, which is no small feet alongside actors Aamir
Khan and Jackie Shroff, but what gave the film classic
status was A.R. Rahman's music, Asha Bhosle's songs and
designer Manish Malhotra, who transformed Urmila from a
Maharashtrian middle-class girl into a sexy and glamorous
actress. With this movie Urmila revolutionized sensuality
on the Indian screen. What most actresses hadn't managed
even after a dozen hits, Urmila had achieved with only one
film. And ever since, she has been associated with Asha
Bhosle's sensual voice and of course the image of the
sizzling seductress - in fact, she is still known for her
sizzling sensuality and her stunning looks.
However, Urmila is not to be judged only for her looks.
She is also an actress of great talent and skill - her
performance in Satya (1998) as a modest girl whose
boyfriend, the titular character, gets sucked into the
Bombay underworld is one of her best ever performances to
date. And since 2000, she began to play roles of depth and
substance, making an impact most notably in the films
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Pinjar
(2003), a drama based on India's partition, Maine Gandhi
Ko Nahin Mara (2005), about a man accused of Gandhi's
murder and Ek Dhun Banaras Kee (2006).
As of 2006, she has acquired several assignments, both
using her talents as an actress and as a seductress - she
is doing Onir's Bas Ek Pal (2006) and Ram Gopal Varma's
Sholay (2006), the latter of which audiences are eagerly
waiting for with bated breath...
Today Urmila is known as one of Bollywood's most versatile
actresses. After Sridevi, she is known to have the played
the most varied characters next to fellow actresses Tabu
and Mahima Chaudhry.
Indian model.
Her father is a lecturer
Has worked with other top actresses like Sridevi, Manisha
Koirala, Mahima Chaudhry, Juhi Chawla and Rekha which
proves that she's not afraid to share credit.
Also well known (along with actresses Sonali Bendre,
Raveena Tandon and Sushmita Sen) for her sensational dance
numbers.
She started her career as a child artist.
She has played three different negative roles: In 'Kaun'
she was a sociopath, in 'Pyar Tune Kya Kiya' she plays a
desperate woman who won't give up at any cost to get what
she wants and in 'Om Jay Jagadish', she plays the arrogant
and uptight wife and daughter-in-law. She has played a
semi-negative role in 'Bhoot', where she plays a newly
wedded housewife who gets possessed by a dead woman.
Was very good at academics in school. has been awarded the
scholarship (state wide conducted examination) in the 4th
standard.
Personal Quotes
When I saw Chamma Chamma, I was extremely disappointed. It
wasn't even one-hundredth of what I'd put in.
People can't digest the fact that I am still sane, while
everyone around is breaking down
I am obsessed with the way I look in a film. I can't look
like a mess to prove that I am not vain.
I haven't patented my acting style. So anybody is free to
copy it as and when desired. Many actresses have already
tried it, successfully or unsuccessfully
I honestly feel that what we are doing is no big deal.
After Sridevi, none of us can even claim, we are such big
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