‘Yai re yai re jor lagake naache re, yai re yai re milke dhoom machaaye re…..’
This is the song I am reminded of whenever I hear of Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar. As a 90s kid, I take the leverage to say that she pretty much dominated the songs I listened to, and among the handful of movies I watched back then, a majority of them starred her.
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And it was heartbreaking to see her taking a sabbatical from the entertainment industry after her marriage and even more shocking to hear that she was a victim of nepotism in Bollywood.
Opening up about it, she told Times Of India, “I did face nepotism though I didn’t speak about it that time.”
“It would have been viewed as a ‘sour grapes’ attitude. Or ‘Nach na jaane aangan teda.’ Whether it’s politics, films, or any other industry, nepotism is as much there as the sun, moon, and stars. It’s obvious in the film industry because it’s in the public eye.”
The ‘Rangeela’ actor also divulged why she wasn’t seen in movies after her marriage to Mir Mohsin Akhtar in 2016.
“I didn’t give it up. Life comes in different phases. I believe in living up to each phase. When I got married, I wanted to enjoy that. I don’t believe life is a one-track episode. I see it as multi-faceted. I want to experience everything to the fullest. Films have been the best part of me. But it’s not the end of me and my life. I have a great body of work behind me. So, I need to feel excited enough about a project to take it up.”
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Getting up close and personal, she also talked about her views on motherhood and if she will become a mother in the near future.
“Yes and no. If it happens, it happens. I’m not looking forward to it nor am I ‘not looking forward’ to it. It’s not necessary for every woman to be a mother. Motherhood should happen for the right reason. I love children. But there are so many children out there who need our love and care. It’s not necessary that they be born from you.”
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Back in September 2020, several celebs came in support of actor-politician Urmila Matondkar after Kangana Ranaut called her a ‘soft porn’ star.
Be it motherhood, acting or politics, she rightly said, ‘to each his own.’
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