4th February 1974 Urmila Matondkar Was Born In Mumbai

Urmila Matondkar

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Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar
Born	4 February 1974 (age 41)^[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ethnicity	Konkani^[2]
Occupation	Actress, Television presenter
Years active	1980–present

Urmila Matondkar (Marathi: ऊर्मिलाा मातोंडकर) (born 4th February 1974)^[3] is an Indian film actress, known for her works in Bollywood, few Telugu andTamil films.^[4] Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narsimha (1991). She established herself as a leading actress in mainstream Hindi cinema with her films such as Rangeela (1995), Judaai (1997), and Satya (1998), all of which earned her Filmfare nominations. These roles contributed to a new screen persona, where she was known for her intense style and dancing skills, and was frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol.^[5]^[6]

She has also gained wide recognition in Telugu and Tamil cinema through hits like Antham (1992), Gaayam (1993), Indian (1996), and Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997).^[7]^[8] She subsequently took on several psychological roles, delivering a range of critically acclaimed performances. These parts include a psychopath in Kaun (1999), an obsessive lover in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya(2001), a possessed woman in Bhoot (2003), and a merciless avenger in Ek Hasina Thi (2004). For her performance in Bhoot, she won a Filmfare Awardin the Best Actress (Critics) category. She followed with leading roles in art and independent films, such as Tehzeeb (2003), Pinjar (2003), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005), and Bas Ek Pal (2006).^[9]

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EARLY LIFE[EDIT]

Urmila Matondkar was born in Mumbai on February 4, 1974. Her father was a lecturer. Her mother tongue is Marathi.^[7]^[8]

CAREER[EDIT]

As a child artist (1977-1983)[edit]

Urmila's first role as a child artist was in 1977 in the film 'Karm'. 1981 with Kalyug and she achieved success at the age of 9 in Shekhar Kapur's Masoom in 1983.

Professional expansion (1989-1994)[edit]

She made her adult debut as an actress with the film Bade Ghar Ki Beti. She next starred in the fantasy film Chamatkar, along with Shahrukh Khan. In 1989, Urmila was paired opposite Kamal Haasan in the Malayalam blockbuster Chanakyan. She went on to frequently collaborate with film director Ram Gopal Verma, who is known for his thrillers. Her first film with him was Antham (Telugu film), which was a bilingual film and was titled as Drohi (1992 film) in Hindi. She has also made her appearance in Doordarshan Serial Bible Ki Kahaniyan. Since then, she has starred in numerous subsequent RGV pictures, like Gaayam (Telugu).

Rangeela and commercial success (1994-2003)[edit]

Urmila returned to film as the female protagonist Mili Joshi, in the romantic comedy Rangeela (1995). Featured oppositeAamir Khan, the film relates the story of two people with contrasting personalities. The film was received favourably by critics and became successful at the box office with gross earnings of

1160.5 million (US$18 million).^[10]^[11] Gomolo described "urmila looking the glam girl as ever and superb perfomances", at the 41st Filmfare Awards, Rangeela was nominated for twelve awards including a Best Actress nomination for Matondkar. Following RGV projects wereAnaganaga Oka Roju (1997), Daud (film) (1997), Satya (1998), Kaun (1999), Mast (2000), Jungle (2000), Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), Bhoot (2003), and Ek Hasina Thi (2004).

In 1997 her film Judaai was a hit but her other releases such as Daud and Aflatoon were not as successful.^[12] Her performance in Judaai earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award nomination.^[13]

In 1998, she earned critical acclaim for her performance in Satya, for which she received another Filmfare nomination. The film was received favourably by critics and became successful at the box office with gross earnings of

690.1 million(US$11 million).^[14] ^[15] Mohammad Ali Ikram of Planet Bollywood described Matondkar as "Urmila Matondkar as Vidhya, an aspiring singer caught in the deceptive web of Satya's love, proves she is a multi-faceted actress. If in one movie this actress can be street-smart and sexy (Daud), the next minute she is convincingly conservative, innocent and docile".^[16]

In 1999, she got rave reviews for her performance as a psychopath in Kaun, which was a moderate success. Khalid Mohamed of The Times of India (who would later cast her in Tehzeeb) wrote that she "rivets the viewer's interest, carrying off entire reels on her shoulders, through a gamut of quicksilver facial expressions. Vulnerable and baffled, she is utterly believable as the traumatised girl-next-door."^[17] She saw further success with Jaanam Samjha Karo, Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain and Khoobsurat, all moderate successes at the box office. However, Matondkar's performance was generally well received by critics ( Rediff describing "Urmila is just about the only heroine who can give Karisma a run for her money when it comes to pelvic thrusts").^[18]

During the 2000s, Matondkar revealed strong, dramatic and psychological features in her roles, and delivered a number of critically acclaimed performances. In 2000, Matondkar co-starred in David Dhawan comedy Kunwara, the film under-performed at the box office grossing of

430.3 million (US$6.8 million).^[19] She won favourable reviews for her role as an obsessive lover in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), and received various Best Villain nominations for her performance.The film was received favourably by critics and became successful at the box office with gross earnings of

280.5 million(US$4.4 million).^[20]

In 2003, she was part of several projects. She played the role of a north Indian girl in the background of the 1947 India partition in the critically acclaimed Pinjar. She played the title role in Khalid Mohammed's drama Tehzeeb, starring alongShabana Azmi. However, she was mainly noted for her performance in Bhoot, a horror movie. Matondkar enacted a ghost-possessed woman; her performance was much appreciated by critics and audiences and she won her first Filmfare Award under the Best Actress (Critics' Choice) category, as well as various Best Actress awards at different award ceremonies, such as Star Screen Awards, Zee Cine Awards and Bollywood Movie Awards. She later received the national honour Rajiv Gandhi Award for the film, as a recognition to her achievement in Bollywood. Taran Adarsh wrote of her performance, "...the film clearly belongs to Urmila Matondkar all the way. To state that she is excellent would be doing gross injustice to her work. Sequences when she is possessed are simply astounding. If this performance doesn't deserve an award, no other performance should. It beats all competition hollow."^[21]

Continuing in other roles and Critical acclaim (2004-2008)[edit]

In 2004, she got critical recognition for her performance as a merciless avenger in Ram Gopal Verma's Ek Hasina Thi, co-starring Saif Ali Khan. She played the role of a deceived woman who is jailed because of her lover, played by Khan, and later flees from prison to avenge him. Once again, Matondkar was nominated for a Filmfare for her performance in the film. Ek Hasina Thi was a financial success with global revenues of

170.4 million (US$2.7 million).^[22]

Next year in 2005, she tried her hand with another horror film, playing the title role in the film Naina, which failed. However, her performance as the caring daughter of Anupam Kher in Jahnu Barua's art film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Marawas very well received, and she won her second Bollywood Movie Award for Best Actress.

Apart from holding a successful acting career, she is regarded as an outstanding dancer and has been a featured performer in many Bollywood item numbers. Her best-known item number is the Chamma Chamma sequence from the 1998 China Gate. Other hit numbers include Aaiye Aajaye from the hit film Lajja. She was signed to perform the item song in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, a remake of the 1975 blockbuster Sholay. She played the role originally played by Helen.

In 2007, Matondkar lent her voice for Asha Bhonsle's album Asha and Friends Vol 1, where she performed with Bhosle the duet song "Mehbooba Dilruba". In fact, throughout the 1990s – 2000s, Bhosle sang the maximum number of songs for Urmila. In that same year, she was seen on the second season of the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on Sony Television as a judge along with Jeetendra and Shiamak Davar.

In 2008, Matondkar was seen with Himesh Reshammiya in a remake of the 1980 film Karz, titled Karzzzz. Even though the film flopped miserably at the box office, Urmila was praised for her acting and adding her own flavour to the role of Kamini. In 2012, Urmila Matondkar stated her comeback with an animated Hindi feature film Delhi Safari.^[23]

As a reality show judge (2008-2012)[edit]

Matondkar in July 2010

In 2008, Matondkar debuted on Indian television as a host of a reality show named Waar Parriwar.

In 2011, Matondkar was one of the judges on the dance reality show named Chak Dhoom Dhoom on Colors channel, along with Javed Jaffrey and Terence Lewis.^[23]

In 2012 Urmila Matondkar is a judge on a Marathi dance reality show Dance Maharashtra Dance on Zee Marathi.

In 2014, Urmila Matondkar made her Marathi film debut with the movie 'Ajoba'.

FILMOGRAPHY[EDIT]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1980	Kalyug	Parikshit
1980	Zakol		Marathi
1983	Masoom	Pinky
1984	Bhavna
1985	Sur Sangam
1987	Dacait	Shanta
1989	Bade Ghar Ki Beti	Pushpa
1989	Chanakyan	Renu	Malayalam film
1991	Narasimha	Meenu S. Singh	First adult role in Hindi
1992	Chamatkar	Mala
1992	Antham	Bhavna	Telugu film
1992	Drohi	Bhavna
1993	Shreemaan Aashique	Shakuntala (Shaku)
1993	Gaayam	Chitra	Telugu film
1993	Bedardi	Honey
1994	Kanoon	Shalu
1994	Aa Gale Lag Ja	Roshni
1995	Rangeela	Mili Joshi	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995	Thacholi Varghese Chekavar	Maya	Malayalam Film
1995	Money Money	Chitra	Telugu film, Guest appearance
1996	Indian	Sapna	Tamil film, dubbed in Hindi asHindustani
1997	Judaai	Janhvi Sahni	Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1997	Mere Sapno Ki Rani	Sapna
1997	Anaganaga Oka Roju	Madhu	Telugu film
1997	Daud	Bhavani
1997	Aflatoon	Pooja
1998	Satya	Vidya	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1998	Kudrat	Madhu
1998	China Gate		Item number
1998	Chhota Chetan	Miss Hawa Hawai
1999	Jaanam Samjha Karo	Chandni
1999	Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain	Radhika
1999	Mast	Mallika
1999	Dillagi	Shalini
1999	Khoobsurat	Shivani
1999	Kaun	Nameless character	Villain role
2000	Jungle	Anu
2000	Deewane	Sapna
2000	Kunwara	Urmila
2001	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Ria	Villain role. Nominated—Filmfare Best Villain Award
2001	Lajja		Special appearance in an item number
2002	Company		Special appearance in song
2002	Om Jai Jagadish	Nitu
2002	Deewangee	Sargam
2003	Bhoot	Swati	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
2003	Tehzeeb	Tehzeeb Mirza
2003	Pinjar	Puro aka Kugi/ Hamida
2004	Ek Hasina Thi	Sarika Vartak / Swati	Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
2005	Naina	Naina
2005	Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara	Trisha
2006	Banaras	Shwetamabri
2006	Bas Ek Pal	Anamika
2007	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag	Gypsy Dancer	Item number
2007	Om Shanti Om	Herself	Special appearance
2007	Speed	Richa
2008	Karzzzz	Kaamini	Villain role
2008	EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Parega	Prerana Joshi
2011	Shabri		Cameo
2012	Hridaynath		Item number, Marathi film^[24]
2012	Delhi Safari	Begum	Voice
2013	Life Mein Hungama Hai	Music Teacher
2014	Ajoba	Purva	Released on 9 May 2014, Marathi film^[25]

Television[edit]

Year	Title		Network	Notes
1986	Katha Sagar	Shikha / Urmi	DD National	Episodic Roles
1987	Zindagi	Vimla	DD National
1993-95	Bible Ki Kahaniya	Noah Wife's Niece	DD National
2007	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 2	Herself	Sony TV	Judge
2008	Waar Parriwar	Herself	Sony TV	Host
2011	Chak Dhoom Dhoom	Herself	Colors TV	Judge
2013	Dance Maharashtra Dance	Herself	Zee Marathi	Judge

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