She is one of the most. [6][7] She garnered critical recognition for portraying a range of intense characters in several psychological thrillers and horror films, including a serial killer in Kaun (1999), an obsessive lover in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), a possessed woman in Bhoot (2003) and a violent avenger in Ek Hasina Thi (2004). She is an actress with a lot of style and a fair amount of substance. She played Swati, a ghost-possessed woman. There were no written lines, no cues, no second chances. She made her debut as an adult in 1989, with T. K. Rajeev Kumar's Malayalam blockbuster Chanakyan, opposite Kamal Haasan. I am not quite turning into a serious actress. She did her schooling from Mumbai and went to Pune University, Pune to pursue her graduation in arts (philosophy). I want to be a fair combination of style and substance. Khalid Mohamed of The Times of India (who would later cast her in Tehzeeb) wrote, "She rivets the viewer's interest, carrying off entire reels on her shoulders, through a gamut of quicksilver facial expressions. [30] Mohammad Ali Ikram of Planet Bollywood wrote, "Urmila Matondkar as Vidhya, an aspiring singer caught in the deceptive web of Satya's love, proves she is a multi-faceted actress. She was a studious child. "[84] In an interview with Rediff, Matondkar described her approach to acting: I have always tried to make life interesting for myself by doing different roles that connect mainstream cinema with its offbeat counterpart. [20][21] Nirupama Subramanian of India Today felt the film was a commercial potboiler and wrote, "Indian has dances, foot-tapping melodies by A. R. Rahman and two pretty women, Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar". Ruparel College, University of Mumbai. [23] The film was India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1996, but was not nominated. She resides at 93/14, Lokhandwala Road, Andheri West, Mumbai. [73] She has walked the runway for designers such as Manish Malhotra[74] and Rohit Verma. Ruparel College, University of Mumbai. We'll send you more. She has two pet dog named Sheru and Zorro. A remake of the 1994 Telugu film Shubhalagnam, it tells the story of Kajal (played by Sridevi), lured by wealth who asks her husband, Raj (played by Anil Kapoor), an honest engineer, to marry Janhvi (played by Matondkar), the rich daughter of his boss. Good performances, especially by lead actress Urmila Matondkar and by Manoj Bajpai as her Muslim partner, compensate for a slightly wobbly structure". This is an actress who has worked hard to earn respectability, but this role, like the film itself, suffers from inconsistency". The film was a major critical and commercial failure, however, Matondkar was praised for her portrayal and adding her own flavour to the role of Kamini. Urmila joined the Indian National Congress on 27 March 2019. Her first adult role came with the Malayalam film Chanakyan (1989), and her first adult role in Hindi cinema came with the action drama Narsimha (1991), both of which were commercial successes. "[63] Matondkar won her second Bollywood Movie Award for Best Actress. She started her career as an adult actress in 1989 with the Malayalam film Chanakyan opposite Kamal Hassan. [28] She next reunited with Varma for her third Telugu release, the road movie Anaganaga Oka Roju, starring alongside J. D. Chakravarthy. Urmila also has an elder brother, Kedar Matondkar, who has worked in the Indian Air Force as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician. It beats all competition hollow". She played Sargam, a popular singer, who is the object of conflict between the protagonist and antagonist. The same year, she re-united with Sanjay Dutt for EMI. Seductive and steely, she’s quite explosive. Urmila Matondkar with the Congress party workers. She received another Filmfare Award for Best Actress nomination and also received the national honour Rajiv Gandhi Award for the work in the film, also recognising her achievements in Bollywood. Urmila Matondkar was born on 4th February 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra state. The only person she expresses her love to is her mentally challenged sister. shivinder singh urmila matondkar. Urmila Matondkar belongs to a Marathi Hindu Family. Urmila and her husband have a huge age gap. The film was premiered in the Marché du Film section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. [72], During her years in the film industry, Matondkar has been involved in different charitable organisations and has particularly supported women's causes in India. Her first hit that year was Varma's psychological horror thriller Kaun, opposite Manoj Bajpayee, where she played a nameless character. The film (which marked the debut of Sriram Raghavan) tells the story of a Satika Vartak, a deceived woman, played by Matondkar, who is jailed and arrested for having links with the underworld, because of her lover, played by Khan, and later flees from prison to seek revenge on him. [54], She achieved further critical acclaim for her portrayal of the title role of a girl in a strained relationship with her mother, in Khalid Mohammed's crime drama Tehzeeb (2003). 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The next year, Matondkar portrayed Ria, an obsessed lover, in Rajat Mukherjee's romantic thriller Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, a film which received critical acclaim. [10] Her Bollywood adult debut came with N. Chandra's 1991 action drama Narsimha. She has received the Filmfare Award and Nandi Award. She entered films as a child artist through Bollywood hit Kalyug in 1981 co-starring Shashi Kapoor and Rekha. Matondkar played the role of Meenu S. Singh, the rebellious daughter of Baapji (played by Om Puri), a goon lord and capitalist of the city. [29], Her next release was the crime Satya, for which she received another Filmfare Best Actress nomination. [51], Her first release of 2003 was the supernatural horror Bhoot. I have never made tall claims. The film was not well received by critics, with Raja Sen commenting: "And then there's Urmila. [45] Her performance was highly acclaimed and several critics noted her for showing great emotional range and depth. Matondkar earned wide recognition among the audience in 1994 with the romantic drama “Aa Gale Lag Ja.” Thereafter, she established as one of the leading actresses of Bollywood by starring in films like “Rangeela,” “Judaai,” “Daud,” “Satya,” “Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya,” “Ek Hasina Thi,” and “Kaun.” Urmila has featured in various dance numbers out of which “Chamma Chamma” from the film ‘China Gate’ was a huge hit. Urmila started her career as an adult actress in 1989 with the Malayalam film “Chanakyan” opposite Kamal Hassan. Select Page. She has worked in  Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi cinema. Not only does she look amazing, but she acts so well it will leave you speechless. She next played the role of Puro, a North Indian girl who leads a happy life but her dreams of a happy future are shattered when, one evening, she is kidnapped by Bajpayee's character, in the background of the 1947 India partition in the critically acclaimed Pinjar (2003). In 2012, she provided her voice to the role of Begum in the computer-animated comedy Delhi Safari.

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