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Indian actress Urmila Matondkar Topics: Entertainment Tags: Urmila Matondkar View |
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Urmila Matondkar (lang-mr??????? ????????) (born on 4 February 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian Bollywood actress.
Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug (Kalyug (1980 film)), debuted as an adult in Narasimha (1991). She established herself as a popular actress of mainstream Hindi cinema with her roles in films like Rangeela (1995), Judaai (Judaai (1997 film)) and Satya (Satya (film)) (1998), all of which earned her Filmfare (Filmfare Awards) nominations. These roles contributed to a change in her public persona, where she was known for her intense style and dancing skills, and was frequently featured in the Indian media as a sex symbol.
She subsequently took on several psychological roles, and has delivered a range of critically acclaimed performances. Among these included her roles as a psychopath in Kaun (1999), an obsessive lover in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), a ghost-possessed woman in Bhoot (2003), and a merciless avenger in Ek Hasina Thi (2004). For her performance in Bhoot, she won her first Filmfare Award in the Best Performer (Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance) category, as well as several other awards for Best actress at a number of award ceremonies. She followed it with leading roles in art and independent films, such as Tehzeeb (Tehzeeb (2003 film)) (2003), Pinjar (2003), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) and Bas Ek Pal (2006).
Date of birth: 1974-02-04
Birth Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation: Actress, television presenter
Years Active: 1980 - 1991 - present