Article Updated 17 January, 2004 06:36:48 PM IST   Urmila Matondkar By Our Correspondent ©2004 Bollyvista.com   After 'Chamatkaar' (with Shah Rukh Khan), 'Narsimha' (with Ravi Behl), 'Aa Gale Lag Jaa' (with Jugal Hansraj) and innumerable other duds (including one opposite Rishi Kapoor!!), Urmila Matondkar was virtually written off from the industry. When Ram Gopal Varma decided to descend on her like a messiah with 'Rangeela', her career path took a U-turn. Urmila became the industry's overnight sex goddess with her dare-bare scenes and went on to do practically all of Varma's films - 'Daud', 'Satya', 'Mast', 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya', 'Jungle', 'Bhoot' and the recent 'Ek Hasina Thi'. Born to a simple middle-class Maharashtran family, Urmila was suddenly catapulted to the astral plane as she was signed up by a slew of big producers opposite big stars like Anil Kapoor ('Judaai'), Govinda ('Hum Tumpe Marte Hain'), Ajay Devgan ('Deewane'), Salman Khan ('Jaanam Samjha Karo'), Sanjay Dutt ('Khoobsurat'), Akshaye Khanna ('Kudrat'), Akshay Kumar ('Aflatoon') and many more. In between, Urmila went through a major lull in her career as her releases began flopping one after the other. She was even ripped apart for her performances by the critics, especially for her motor-mouth! But 2003 was a landmark in Urmila's career. She had not one but three female-oriented and performance-driven releases - 'Bhoot' (for which she has been nominated for various awards), 'Pinjar' and 'Tehzeeb'. The fourth in the coveted list is the recent 'Ek Hasina Thi', in which, she has once again, given a solid account of her mettle. Urmila's next few projects include one by M.F.Husain and another by Tanuja Chandra.   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/36/1675