Urmila Matondkar(Ht. 5' 3") was born on February 4, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is a Bollywood actress.

The daughter of a lecturer, actress Urmila Matondkar began her celluloid career as a child artiste with the film Kalyug (1980) . Although an average film at the box-office, her next film, Masoom (1983), about a family coping with an illegitimate member, showed her acting talents blossom and she received critical acclaim from both her fans and the film fraternity. She subsequently appeared in a number of films including Dacait (1987), where she plays Sunny Deol's under-aged sister who gets brutally raped.

Years later, Urmila then made her debut as an adult actress in N. Chandra's Narasimha (1991) opposite Sunny Deol . She then did the fantasy Chamatkar (1992/I) with the then-débutant Shahrukh Khan and Shreemaan Aashique (1993), a comedy on male chauvinism opposite Anupam Kher and Rishi Kapoor and a crime movie Drohi (1992), But no matter what films she did, while her fellow actresses Manisha Koirala and Raveena Tandon reached the peak of their popularity with blockbuster after blockbuster, success seemed to elude her.

Then she did Ram Gopal Varma's Rangeela (1995), a tale of a girl's journey in the film industry. The movie came as a refreshing surprise and Urmila gave a magnificent performance, which is no small feet alongside actors Aamir Khan and Jackie Shroff, but what gave the film classic status was A.R. Rahman's music, Asha Bhosle's songs and designer Manish Malhotra, who transformed Urmila from a Maharashtrian middle-class girl into a sexy and glamorous actress. With this movie Urmila revolutionized sensuality on the Indian screen. What most actresses hadn't managed even after a dozen hits, Urmila had achieved with only one film. And ever since, she has been associated with Asha Bhosle's sensual voice and of course the image of the sizzling seductress - in fact, she is still known for her sizzling sensuality and her stunning looks.

However, Urmila is not to be judged only for her looks. She is also an actress of great talent and skill - her performance in Satya (1998) as a modest girl whose boyfriend, the titular character, gets sucked into the Bombay underworld is one of her best ever performances to date. And since 2000, she began to play roles of depth and substance, making an impact most notably in the films Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Pinjar (2003), a drama based on India's partition, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005), about a man accused of Gandhi's murder and Ek Dhun Banaras Kee (2006).

As of 2006, she has acquired several assignments, both using her talents as an actress and as a seductress - she is doing Onir's Bas Ek Pal (2006) and Ram Gopal Varma's Sholay (2006), the latter of which audiences are eagerly waiting for with bated breath...

Today Urmila is known as one of Bollywood's most versatile actresses. After Sridevi, she is known to have the played the most varied characters next to fellow actresses Tabu and Mahima Chaudhry.

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Filmography

London Dreams (2007) (filming)
Sholay (2007) (filming) .... Dancing Seductress - 'Mehbooba Mehbooba'
Speed (2007) (filming)

Bas Ek Pal (2006) .... Anamika Joshi
Ek Dhun Banaras Kee (2006) .... Shwetambari M. 'Shweta' Nath
... aka Banaras (India: Hindi title)
... aka Banaras: A Mystic Love Story (India: English title)
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) .... Trisha Chaudhury
Naina (2005) .... Naina
... aka Evil Eyes (International: English title: informal literal title)
Ek Hasina Thi (2004) .... Sarika Vartak
... aka There Was a Beautiful Girl (India: English title)
Tehzeeb (2003) .... Tehzeeb Mirza
Bhoot (2003) .... Swati
... aka Ghost (International: English title: informal literal title)
... aka Ghost House (Philippines: English title)
Pinjar (2003) .... Puro/Hamida
... aka The Cage (International: English title: informal title)
Deewangee (2002) .... Sargam
... aka Obsession (International: English title)
Om Jai Jagadish (2002) .... Neetu
Company (2002) .... Special Appearance (Title sequence)
Lajja (2001) .... Special appearance
... aka The Shame (India: English title: literal title)
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001) .... Ria
Deewane (2000) .... Sapna
Jungle (2000) .... Anu Malhotra
Kunwara (2000) .... Urmilla Singh

Khoobsurat (1999) .... Shivani
Dillagi (1999)
Mast (1999) .... Mallika
Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999) .... Radhika
Jaanam Samjha Karo (1999) .... Chandni
Kaun (1999) .... Miss Malhotra
... aka Evaru (India: Telugu title: dubbed version)
... aka Thriller (India: English title)
Kudrat (1998) .... Madhu
Satya (1998) .... Vidya
Chhota Chetan (1998) .... Miss Hawa Hawai
China Gate (1998) .... Sensational dancer
Aflatoon (1997) .... Pooja
Daud: Fun on the Run (1997) .... Bhavani
Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997) .... Sapna
Judaai (1997) .... Jhanhvi Sahni
Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997)
Indian (1996) .... Sapna
... aka Bharateeyudu (India: Telugu title: dubbed version)
... aka Hindustani (India: Hindi title: dubbed version)
Shikaar (1996)
Rangeela (1995) (as Urmila Mathondkar) .... Mili Joshi
... aka Full of Colour (USA: TV title)
Money Money (1995)
Thacholi Varghese Chekavar (1995) .... Maya
Kanoon (1994) .... Shalu
... aka The Law (International: English title)
Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1994) .... Roshni
Tejasvini (1994)
Bedardi (1993)
Gaayam (1993) .... Chitra
Shreemaan Aashique (1993) (as Urmila) .... Shakuntala (Shaku)
Drohi (1992) (as Urmila) .... Bhavana (Krishna's sister)
Antam (1992) .... Bhavna
... aka Anth (India: Hindi title: dubbed version)
Chamatkar (1992/I) .... Mala Kumar
Narasimha (1991) .... Meenu S. Singh

Bade Ghar Ki Beti (1989) .... Pushpa
Chanakyan (1989) .... Remu
Dacait (1987) .... Shanta
"Zindagi" (1987) TV Series
Sur Sangam (1985) (as Urmila) .... Das Babu's pupil
Bhavna (1984) .... Ram Kishen's Daughter
Masoom (1983) .... Pinky D. Malhotra
... aka Innocent
Kalyug (1981) (as Urmila) .... Parikshit
... aka The Machine Age
Zaakol (1980)

                                       Urmila Matondkar's Quotes

When I saw Chamma Chamma, I was extremely disappointed. It wasn't even one-hundredth of what I'd put in.

People can't digest the fact that I am still sane, while everyone around is breaking down

I am obsessed with the way I look in a film. I can't look like a mess to prove that I am not vain.

I haven't patented my acting style. So anybody is free to copy it as and when desired. Many actresses have already tried it, successfully or unsuccessfully

I honestly feel that what we are doing is no big deal. After Sridevi, none of us can even claim, we are such big stars.

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