Urmila Matondkar(born on February 4,1973 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actress.

She started her career as a child artist; perhaps the best known of her early movies is the 1983 Masoom . Her first big hit was the 1995 Rangeela, in which she played a star-struck dancer. She was nominated for a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her work in Rangeela. This was her first film for director Ram Gopal Varma -- but not her last. She has starred in many subsequent RGV pictures, such as Daud, Satya, Kaun, Mast, Jungle, and Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya .

Her biggest hits since Rangeela have been Judaai and Bhoot . She also turned in a strong dramatic performance in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya in 2001, for which she was nominated to the Filmfare Best Villain Award.

Urmila is an outstanding dancer and has been a featured performer in many Bollywood "item numbers", in which a star gives a cameo performance in a song-and-dance number. Perhaps her best-known item number is the "Chamma Chamma" sequence from the 1998 China Gate. A brief Westernized version of Chamma Chamma appeared in Baz Luhrman's 2001 film musical, Moulin Rouge -- minus Urmila.

Filmography

• Ek Hasina Thi (2004)... nominated Filmfare Best Actress Award
• Pinjar (2003)
• Tehzeeb (2003)
• Bhoot (2003))... winner Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress
• Deewangee (2002)
• Om Jai Jagadish (2002)
• Company (2002)...(title sequence) (song)
• Lajja (2001)...(special appearance) (item number)
• Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001)...nominated Filmfare Best Villain Award
• Kunwara (2000)
• Deewane (2000)
• Jungle (2000)
• Kaun (1999)
• Khoobsurat (1999)
• Dillagi (1999)
• Mast (1999)
• Hum Tum Pe Marte Hain (1999)
• Janaam Samjha Karo (1999)
• Chhota Chetan (1998)
• China Gate (1998)...(sequence also seen in "Moulin Rouge")
• Kudrat (1998)
• Satya (1998)...nominated Filmfare Best Actress Award
• Anaganaga Oka Raju (1997)
• Aflatoon (1997)
• Daud (1997)
• Mere Sapno Ki Rani (1997)
• Judaai (1997)...nominated Filmfare Best Actress in a Supporting Role
• Shikaar (1996)
• Indian (1996)
• Money Money (1995)
• Tacholi Varghese Chekavar (1995)
• Rangeela (1995)...nominated Filmfare Best Actress Award
• Aa Gale Lag Ja (1994)
• Kanoon (1994)
• Bedardi (1993)
• Gaayam (1993)
• Shreeman Aashiq (1993)
• Drohi (1992)
• Antam (1992)
• Chamatkar (1992)
• Narasimha (1991)
• Chanakyan (1989)
• Zindagi (1987)
• Dacait (1987)
• Sur Sangam (1985)
• Masoom (1983)
• Kalyug (1980)

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