Urmila Matondkar(Marathi:उर्मिला मातोंडकर) (born on February 4, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a well-known Indian Bollywood actress. She was earlier known for her bold image. She was perhaps one of the most famous sex symbols of the 1990's. Today, she is considered a serious actress with many critical acclaimed movies to her name. is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ... The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance consists of two awards: Critic’s Award for Best Actor & Critic’s Award for Best Actress. ... A hindi word. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ...

Career

She started her career as a child artist; perhaps the best known of her early movies is the 1983 Masoom. She made her film debut as an adult actress with the film Narasimha along with Sunny Deol. She also starred in the fantasy film Chamatkar along with Shahrukh Khan. Her first big hit was the 1995 Rangeela, in which she played a star-struck dancer. She was nominated for a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her work in Rangeela. Her first film with Director Ram Gopal Verma was Drohi. She has starred in many subsequent RGV pictures, such as Daud, Satya, Kaun, Mast, Jungle, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Bhoot, and Ek Hasina Thi. Masoom was Shekhar Kapoors first directorial venture. ... Chamatkar (Translation: Miracle) is a Hindi movie which was directed by Rajiv Mehra and released in India on 1992. ... Shahrukh Khan (born November 2, 1965) (Hindi: शाहरुख़ ख़ान, Hindko: شاہ رخ خان) is a highly acclaimed Bollywood actor, producer, and recent host of the game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati. ... Rangeela (1995) is a Hindi-language movie, a product of the Bollywood film industry. ... The Filmfare Best Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... Ram Gopal Verma or better known as the factory is one of the few maverick film makers of the Hindi film indutry. ... Daud is the name used in the Quran for David. ... Satya is a 1998 Hindi movie, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. ... The k-rune ᚲ (Younger Futhark ᚴ, Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᚳ) is called Kaun in both the Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems, meaning ulcer. The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is Kaunan. ... Mast is a 1999 film by Indian director Ram Gopal Verma filmed in Austria, Italy, Namibia, and South Africa. ... Box Log Falls, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia Jungle usually refers to a dense forest in a hot climate, such as a tropical rainforest. ... A hindi word. ... Ek Hasina Thi (Devnagari: एक हसीना थी, English: There Was a Beautiful Girl) is a 2003 Bollywood psycho thriller produced by Ram Gopal Varma, directed by debut filmmaker Shriam Raghavan and starring Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. ...

Her most notable films since Rangeela have been Judaai for which she received various award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Satya where she proved her strong dramatic abilities and Bhoot where she played a ghost-possessed woman. Her performance in the latter was well acclaimed and earned her her first Filmfare Award for best performer and various Best Actress awards at different award ceremonies. She also turned in strong dramatic performances in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya - where she played an obsessive Villain role, Pinjar, Tehzeeb, Ek Hasina Thi, Naina , Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara and Banaras. Mantondkar has been recognized as one of India's most versatile actresses for these performances. Judaai (Separation) was a blockbuster Bollywood film which was the swan-song of actress Sridevi, who left the industry to marry the films producer Boney Kapoor. ... Satya is a true badman. ... A hindi word. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ... Pinjar (Hindi: पिंजर, Urdu: پنجر) is a 2003 film about Hindu-Muslim tension. ... Ek Hasina Thi (Devnagari: एक हसीना थी, English: There Was a Beautiful Girl) is a 2003 Bollywood psycho thriller produced by Ram Gopal Varma, directed by debut filmmaker Shriam Raghavan and starring Urmila Matondkar and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. ... This section has been identified as trivia. ... Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (I Did Not Kill Gandhi) (2005), is an Indian film, directed by Jahnu Barua and starring Anupam Kher. ...

She is considered to be an outstanding dancer and has been a featured performer in many Bollywood "item numbers". Perhaps her best-known item number is the Chamma Chamma sequence from the 1998 China Gate. A brief Westernized version of Chamma Chamma appeared in Baz Luhrman's 2001 film musical, Moulin Rouge! -- minus Urmila. Other hit numbers include the opening song of Company, Aaiye Aajaye from the hit film Lajja. She has recently been signed to perform the item song in the Ram Gopal Verma remake of the classic 1975 film Sholay titled Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag. She will be playing the role originally played by the legendary Helen. Recently she has even lent her voice for Asha Bhonsle's album Asha and Friends Vol 1(2007) for the duet song "Mehbooba Dilruba". Important note is that Bhosle sang the maximum number of songs in the 90's and the 2000's, for Urmila. She is also rumoured to play the vamp in the movie Do Bahnon ki Kahani which is a sort of a remake on the Korean thriller mystery movie Janghwa, Hongryeon. This would be the third time she plays villain in a movie after Kaun and Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. Item number is a term commonly used to describe a catchy, upbeat dance song in an Indian movie that has no relevance to the plot of the film. ... China Gate is a 1998 Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann, New South Wales, 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director. ... Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Academy Award-winning Australian jukebox musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ... Look up company in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lajja (Bengali: লজ্জা Lôjja) is a novel in Bengali by Taslima Nasrin, a writer of Bangladesh. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the 1975 movie. ... Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag is a forthcoming 2007 film, a remake of Indias biggest hit, the 1975 film Sholay. ... Helen Helen Richardson Khan (born October 21, 1939) was a Bollywood dancer and actress of Anglo-Burmese extraction, best known for playing vamps and vixens in Bollywood movies of the 1960s and 70s. ... Asha Bhosle (आशा भोसले) (born September 8, 1933) is one of the leading singers of the Indian subcontinent. ... A Tale of Two Sisters (장화, 홍련 Janghwa, Hongryeon literally Rose Flower, Red Lotus) is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film. ... The k-rune ᚲ (Younger Futhark ᚴ, Anglo-Saxon Futhorc ᚳ) is called Kaun in both the Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems, meaning ulcer. The reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is Kaunan. ...

Awards

Won

• 2002 - Bollywood Movie Award - Most Sensational Actress - Pyar Tune Kya Kiya
• 2003 - Filmfare Critics Award Best Performance - Bhoot.
• 2003 - 1st Annual Apsara Awards, Best Actress - Bhoot.
• 2003 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actress - Bhoot.
• 2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female - Bhoot.
• 2003 - Star Screen Award Best Actress - Bhoot.
• 2006 - Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actress - Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara.

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Nominated

• 1995 - Filmfare Best Actress Award - Rangeela
• 1997 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award - Judaai
• 1998 - Filmfare Best Actress Award - Satya
• 2001 - Filmfare Best Villain Award - Pyar Tune Kya Kiya.
• 2003 - 1st Annual Apsara Awards, Best Actress - Pinjar.
• 2003 - Filmfare Best Actress Award - Bhoot
• 2004 - Filmfare Best Actress Award - Ek Hasina Thi
• 2004 - Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Female - Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara.

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Filmography

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See also

• List of Indian movie actresses

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External links

• Urmila Matondkar at the Internet Movie Database