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BOLLYWOOD INTERVIEWS
Mumbai,
April 13,2018
From being the bubbly girl in "Rangeela" to a film star in "Mast", from
a psycho lover in "Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya" to her recent appearance in the song
"Bewafa beauty" -- Urmila Matondkar has never failed to prove three strong
elements as an actress in her career - power of acting, unmatched dancing skill
and image of being desirable. The actress says as a woman, she always finds the
tough but right chord to be seductive and not vulgar as the line is very thin.
"Being seductive is a part of womanhood and if a woman feels it strongly as a
part of her personality, it is never represented in a wrong way. There is a very
thin line between being seductive and vulgar, but it comes from the performer. I
think I never fell in the grey area or went over the top because I am a
strong-headed actor and I feel seductive as a woman.
"So whatever bold dance that I performed on-screen, it never looked vulgar,"
Urmila told IANS in an interview.
While objectifying women in an 'item song' has been common practice in most of
the mainstream Bollywood films, it is very interesting how Urmila's last
released song "Bewafa beauty" from the film "Blackmail", teases the intellect of
a man in the film.
"Wasn't that fun to watch?" Urmila laughed out loud.
"Lyrically and contextually, the song is very interestingly put out and I liked
that part. Having said that it was not my conscious decision to be a part of
this song, but I was just trying out something very different that has not
happened in the recent past," said the actress, known for some superhit dance
numbers like "Hai rama", "Tanha tanha", "Chamma chamma" and "Ruki Ruki".
In times of social media, several actresses who wear bikinis and bold outfits
get criticism.
Asked if people are becoming over critical and bully actors, Urmila said: "Yes,
that is happening. But in the era of social media, when we are putting out our
videos, photos for promotional purpose and giving our audience a chance to share
their opinion, we should expect both good and bad. Otherwise, one shouldn't put
it out there at the first place.
"Having said that there is a difference between constructive criticism and
personal attack. As actors, we should identify that before considering the
opinion. One should never take the latter to their heart, never", she added.
Urmila's career has been a mix of films in the commercially successful space as
well as those with strong content with titles like "Bas Ek Pal", "Maine Gandhi
Ko Nahin Mara" and "Pinjar".
Was it a conscious decision to balance out both kind of cinema?
"Not really, because for me, every character that I play is an experience. So,
the criteria were to try out something that I have never done before... Then of
course overall story, the director... But it was never a strategy to balance out
commercial and art house cinema. It was never that.
"Look, our film industry now is going through a transition where some films are
made on a middle-aged woman. I think it is a combination of what the audience
wants to watch and what makers can deliver. I do not think there is any dearth
of stories, but with the success of each film, makers will gain confidence to
make more films on women of all ages," said the 44-year-old who is not really
planning for her next film outing with any filmmaker soon.
"Life goes on between what we plan and what the situation offers us. Like the
way I did not plan 'Bewafa beauty', my next film will come to be when it is
destined to happen," she winked.
