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Urmila Matondar says she has confronted nepotism: ‘I didn’t talk about it as it will have been known as case of bitter grapes’ 

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Urmila Matondkar, earned the title of the ‘Chamma Chamma’ lady of Bollywood after she danced her approach into the hearts of cinephiles together with her songs like “Rangeela Re” (Rangeela), “Chamma Chamma” (China Gate), “Kambaqt Ishq” (Pyar Tune Kya Kiya), “Tanha Tanha” (Rangeela) and others. But the actor, who has accomplished a row of critically acclaimed movies in her profession, is sad how her efficiency within the music “Hai Rama” was credited to her “sex appeal” and never her performing prowess.
In a latest interview with The Times of India, Urmila questioned how solely tear-jerking performances will be known as good and what she did in “Hai Rama” was simply “about sex appeal and nothing to do with acting.” The actor mentioned that ‘Appearing sexy’ additionally calls for performing. The actor, who turns 48 subsequent week, recalled that in Rangeela’s critiques her garments and hair discovered a point out, however no one wrote a ‘decent’ phrase about her.

Urmila hails from a non-filmy background. Her household had no connection within the movie business when she made her debut within the 1991 movie Narsimha after showing as a toddler artist in films like Kalyug, Masoom, Dacait, and Bade Ghar ki Beti, amongst others. But it was not simple for the actor to make a spot for herself within the aggressive business. Like many others, she too felt the brunt of nepotism within the business however she by no means talked about it as she feared it will be seen as “a ‘sour grapes’ attitude or ‘Nach na jaane aangan teda’”.
Urmila final featured within the music “Bewafa Beauty” in Irrfan Khan’s movie Blackmail. She has films like Pinjar, Bhoot, Ek Haseena Thi, Pyar Tune Kya Kiya and Kaun to her credit score. In Satya, she held her personal regardless of Manoj Bajpayee being the lead actor.