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Ethnicity
  
Marathi

Height
  
1.55 m

Role
  
Film actress


Name
  
Urmila Matondkar

Years active
  
1980–present

Siblings
  
Mamta Matondkar

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Born
  
4 February 1974 (age 50) (
1974-02-04
)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Occupation
  
Actress, Television presenter

Parents
  
Shivinder Singh, Rukshana Sultana

Movies
  
Rangeela, Judaai, Jaanam Samjha Karo, Bhoot, Ek Hasina Thi

Similar People
  
Manisha Koirala, Mahima Chaudhry, Juhi Chawla, Amrita Arora, Tabu

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Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress primarily known for her work in Bollywood films. Matondkar has also appeared in Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam language films. She is particularly known for her work in the thriller film genres, and is cited in the media as a sex symbol. She established herself as the influential celebrities in India. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including one Filmfare Award among seven nominations. Her film roles contributed to a then-new screen persona for a Hindi film heroine, in which she was known for her intense style and dancing skills. Having done so Matondkar has established herself as the leading actress of 90s

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Matondkar made her acting debut as a child artist in the 1980 Marathi film Zaakol, and had her first Bollywood release with the drama Kalyug (1981). She later gained recognition for her child role in the highly acclaimed drama Masoom (1983), following which she appeared in few other films as a child artist. Matondkar played her first adult role in the blockbuster Malayalam film Chanakyan (1989), and followed it with the box office hit Narsimha (1991), her first Bollywood film as an adult. Initially She got success as a lead heroine and worked with Ram Gopal Varma in many movies

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Matondkar's career prospects improved when filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma cast her as the female lead in the highly successful romantic drama Rangeela (1995), following which she received widespread praise for her performances in the drama Judaai (1997) and the crime thriller Satya (1998). Matondkar also achieved success in Telugu and Tamil cinema with roles in Antham (1992), Gaayam (1993), Indian (1996), and Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997). She later garnered critical recognition for portraying a range of intense psychological characters, including that of a serial killer in the 1999 thriller Kaun, an obsessive lover in the 2001 thriller Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, a possessed woman in the 2003 horror film Bhoot, for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress, and a violent avenger in the 2004 thriller Ek Hasina Thi. Matondkar has also played leading roles in lesser-publicized films of independent filmmakers, including the dramas Tehzeeb (2003), Pinjar (2003), Naina (2005), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005), Bas Ek Pal (2006), and the Marathi film Ajoba (2014).

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In addition to acting in films, Matondkar is involved with several humanitarian causes and is vocal about issues faced by women and children. She has featured as a talent judge for the 2007 reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 2. In 2016, she married model Mohsin Akhtar Mir.

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Early life and background

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Matondkar was born on 4 February 1974 in Mumbai. She has a younger sister Mamta and an elder brother Kedar who was in Indian Air Force as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician. Mamta is also an ex-actress. Urmila's native language is Marathi. Urmila passed Tenth from Mumbai in 1984.

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She married Kashmir-based businessman and model Mohsin Akhtar Mir on 3 March 2016.

As a child artist (1977–88)

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Urmila's first role as a child artist was in 1977 in the film Karm. Following minor roles in Shreeram Lagoo's Marathi film Zaakol (1980) and Kalyug (1980), she achieved success at the age of 9 in Shekhar Kapur's Masoom in 1983. She was praised for her roles by critics.

Adult debut and career beginnings (1989–1993)

She appeared in few movies like Bade Ghar Ki Beti in small role. She debuted with movie Narsimha. 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 in Hindi. She has also made her appearance in Doordarshan serial Bible Ki Kahaniyan and Indradhanush. Since then, she has starred in numerous subsequent RGV pictures, like Gaayam (Telugu).

Stardom and public recognition (1994–98)

Urmila returned to film as the female protagonist Mili Joshi, in the romantic comedy Rangeela (1995). Featured opposite Aamir 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 15.05 crore (US$2.3 million). Gomolo described "Urmila looking the glam girl as ever and superb performances", at the 41st Filmfare Awards, Rangeela was nominated for 12 awards including a Best Actress nomination for Matondkar. The film also gave Urmila's career a new lease of life the success of Rangeela... established Matondkar as a leading actress of Hindi cinema.

In the same year, she also starred alongside Mohanlal in the Malayalam film Thacholi Varghese Chekavar.

Following RGV projects were Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997), Daud (1997), Satya (1998), Kaun (1999), Mast (1999), 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, Aflatoon and Mere Sapno Ki Rani were not as successful. Her performance in Judaai earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award nomination. The film, which co-starred Anil Kapoor and Sridevi, also emerged as a major commercial success.

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 the film was a big hit at the box office solidifying Matondkar's position as the leading lady of the 90's. 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". The box-office hit movie Kudrat came next the film was well received by critics.

Professional expansion and success (1999–2003)

In 1999, Matondkar had six film releases; four of them − Jaanam Samjha Karo, Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain, Mast and Dillagi − were critical and commercial success. 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"). Her first hit that year was Ram gopal Varma's thriller film Kaun, opposite Manoj Bajpai, in which she played, the nameless character. 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". Matondkar next played the love interest of Dutt's character in the hit action comedy Khoobsurat.

During the 2000s, Matondkar revealed strong, dramatic and psychological features in her roles, and delivered a number of critically acclaimed performances. In 2000, Matondkar re-united with Ram Gopal Varma for one projects, the action film Jungle (2000 film)(alongside Fardeen Khan and Sunil Shetty). It was a moderate critical and commercial success. In the same year she acted opposite Govinda in Kunwara, a romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan, the film under-performed at the box office grossing of 181.8 million (US$2.8 million).

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 28.05 crore (US$4.4 million).

In 2002, Matondkar appeared alongside Fardeen Khan and Anil Kapoor in Anupam Kher's love-saga Om Jai Jagadish. She played the role of Neetu, the love interest of the protagonist (played by Fardeen Khan). The film received positive to mixed comments from critics, but failed commercially. Anees Bazmee's psychological thriller Dewangee was Matondkar's next release; she played a pretty dancer-cum-singer in the film. Co-starring Ajay Devgan and Akshaye Khanna, the film was well received by critics and did moderate business at the box office. Deepa Gumaste, writing for Rediff, praised the performances of the three leads and wrote "As usual, the heroine has little to do apart from looking cute in the first half and scared in the second. It is another matter that she is supposed to be the object of the film's conflict. For what it is worth, Urmila Matondkar executes her part well".

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 along Shabana Azmi, both of which underperformed at the box office.

However, she was mainly noted for her performance in Bhoot, a horror film. 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". Khalid Mohamed wrote, "Matondkar is consistently excellent - controlled and persuasively vulnerable – as the beleaguered wife, evoking your concern and empathy. She’s the major triumph of Bhoot actually".

The film became successful at the box office with gross earnings of 224.1 million (US$3.5 million).

Critical acclaim and decrease in workload (2004-2014)

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 The film was a box office success. 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 performances.

Next year in 2005, she tried her hand with another horror film, playing the title role in the film Naina. However, her performance as the caring daughter of Anupam Kher in Jahnu Barua's art film Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara was very well received, and she won her second Bollywood Movie Award for Best Actress. She next appeared in Pankaj Parashar's Love Story film Banaras: A Mystic Love Story with Ashmit Patel and Dimple Kapadia, the film was not well received by critics. Raja Sen described "it as And then there's Urmila. Let's start with the good. She looks great, refreshingly beautiful and striking. That's about it. This is an actress who has worked hard to earn respectability, but this role, like the film itself, suffers from inconsistency". She next starred alonsgide in the woman-centric drama Bas Ek Pal (2006). Matondkar's all four releases underperformed at the box office.

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 was dubbed a failure critically, 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.

In 2008, Matondkar débuted 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.

In 2012 Urmila Matondkar is a judge on a Marathi dance reality show Dance Maharashtra Dance on Zee Marathi and was seen in marathi movie Hridayanath.

In 2014, Urmila Matondkar made her Marathi film début with the film Ajoba. she was praised for her performance by critics.

Comeback (2017-present)

She will be making a comeback in a special item song in Irrfan Khan's Raita.

Filmography

Actress
-
Tiwari (TV Mini Series) (filming) as
Kalki Tiwari
2019
Smile Please
2018
Blackmail as
Mili (dancer in bewafa beauty song)
2014
Ajoba as
Vidya
2012
Delhi Safari as
Begum (voice)
2012
Hridaynath as
Special appearance in song
2011
Shabri as
Cameo
2011
Not a Love Story as
Singer / Dancer
2011
Aasaipadugiren
2008
EMI: Liya Hai To Chukana Padega as
Prerna Joshi
2008
Karzzzz as
Kamini R. Verma
2007
Speed as
Richa Verma
2007
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag as
Dancer / Singer
2006
Bas Ek Pal as
Anamika Joshi
2006
Banaras as
Shwetambari
2005
Meri Zindagi Ek Agneepath as
Special Appearance
2005
I Did Not Kill Gandhi as
Trisha Chaudhury
2005
Naina as
Naina Shah
2004
Ek Hasina Thi as
Sarika Vartak
2003
Tehzeeb as
Tehzeeb
2003
Pinjar as
Puro / Hamida
2003
Bhoot as
Swati
2002
Deewangee as
Sargam
2002
Om Jai Jagadish as
Neetu
2002
Company as
Special Appearance (Title sequence)
2001
Lajja as
Special appearance
2001
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya... as
Ria Jaiswal
2000
Deewane as
Sapna
2000
Jungle as
Anu Malhotra
2000
Kunwara as
Urmilla Singh
1999
Tumhare Liye
1999
Khoobsurat as
Shivani
1999
Dillagi as
Shalini
1999
Mast as
Mallika
1999
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain as
Radhika
1999
Jaanam Samjha Karo as
Chandni
1999
Kaun? as
Ma'am
1998
Kudrat as
Madhu
1998
China Gate as
a special appearance in the song 'Chamma Chamma'
1998
Chhota Chetan as
Miss Hawa Hawai
1998
Satya as
Vidya
1997
Anaganaga Oka Roju as
Madhu
1997
Aflatoon as
Pooja
1997
Daud: Fun on the Run as
Bhavani
1997
Mere Sapno Ki Rani as
Sapna
1997
Judaai as
Jhanhvi Sahni
1997
Asha Bhosle: Jaanam Samjha Karo (Music Video)
1996
Shikaar
1996
Indian as
Sapna
1995
Money Money
1995
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar as
Maya
1995
Rangeela as
Mili Joshi
1994
Kanoon as
Shalu
1994
Tejasvini
1994
Aa Gale Lag Jaa as
Roshni
1993
Bedardi as
Honey
1993
Bible Ki Kahaniyan (TV Series) as
Noahs's Wife's Neice
1993
Gaayam as
Chitra
1993
Shreemaan Aashique as
Shakuntala (Shaku) (as Urmila)
1992
Drohi as
Bhavana (as Urmila)
1992
Antham as
Bhavna
1992
Chamatkar as
Mala Kumar (as Urmila)
1991
Narasimha as
Meenu S. Singh
1989
Indradhanush (TV Series) as
Sunita Shirodkar
- Episode #1.9 (1989) - Sunita Shirodkar
- Episode #1.8 (1989) - Sunita Shirodkar
1989
Chanakyan as
Renu
1989
Bade Ghar Ki Beti as
Pushpa
1989
Titliyan (TV Series)
1988
Durghatna (Video)
1988
Ek Bhool (TV Series)
1988
Range Haath (Video)
1987
Zindagi (TV Series)
1987
Dacait as
Shanta
1987
Janjaal (Video)
1987
Naqli Chehra (Video)
1986
Katha Sagar (TV Series)
- Ek Hi Bhool (1986)
- Nandu Ki Chitthi (1986)
1986
Kaala Sindoor (Video)
1986
Tumhare Saharey (Video)
1985
Sur Sangam as
Das Babu's pupil (as Urmila)
1985
Scandal (Video)
1984
Bhavna as
Ram Kishen's Daughter
1983
Masoom as
Pinky D. Malhotra
1983
Khuda Hafiz
1981
Kalyug as
Parikshit (as Urmila)
1980
Sansar as
Leela Shrikanth Manohar (Bauli)
1980
Zaakol
1977
Karm as
Child Artiste (uncredited)
Thanks
2007
Om Shanti Om (very big thanks - as Urmila)
Self
2022
Dance India Dance Super Moms (TV Series) as
Self - Judge
2011
56th Filmfare Awards (TV Special) as
Self - award presenter
2010
55th Idea Filmfare Awards (TV Special) as
Self - award presenter
2007
Om Shanti Om as
Self (as Urmila)
2007
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (TV Series) as
Self - Judge
- Episode #2.1 (2007) - Self - Judge
2006
Asha and Friends (Video short) as
Self
2004
48th Filmfare Awards (TV Special) as
Self (Best Actress [Critics])

References

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