Urmila Matondkar has done varied roles in her long career as an actor and been a trend setter but for some reasons, never given due credit. As a child star, they said, Master Jugal Hansraj was better than her in Masoom, in Rangeela they credited the film’s music and costumes. In Satya they said Shefali was better than her and in Daud Sanjay Dutt was better. The cycle continued when she came into politics. After a successful campaign for the Congress, she was denied both, position and credit. Urmila joined Shiv Sena. A year ago, when the film fraternity was bullied by Kangana Ranaut, Urmila was the only one who raised her voice.
In her birthday month I recall many significant conversations with the actor. What is it about you that you never age? I asked her and she had blushed, “I am careful about exercising and also what I eat. I would have looked like this even if I was not an actor.” We were at screening of her film, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya and I was curious to know if she considered herself a method actor? She said she was a disciplined actor and requires the guidance from all her directors. “I don’t like to be spoon fed because I need my space to reflect, for instance, I was very clear that I had to make Riya likeable in this film because once the conflict begins, the audience is bound to have mixed emotions towards her”.
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