Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi cinema. She started her acting career as a child artiste in Kalyug (1980) and starred as the leading lady in the action Narsimha (1991). The successful romantic comedy Rangeela marked a turning point in her career, following which she received widespread praise for her performances, including the 1997 drama Judaai, the 1998 crime thriller Satya, the 1999 romantic comedy Khoobsurat, the 2000 thriller Jungle and the 2002 psychological romance Deewangee. She also achieved success in Telugu and Tamil cinema with starring roles in Antham (1992), Gaayam (1993), Indian (1996) and Anaganaga Oka Roju (1997). Matondkar garnered critical acclaim and commercial success with Kaun? (1999), Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), Bhoot(2003), for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics), Tehzeeb (2003), Pinjar (2003), Ek Hasina Thi (2004), Naina (2005), Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005), Bas Ek Pal (2006) and the Marathi film Ajoba (2014). She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Filmfare Award, a Screen Award and a Nandi Award. She has also won an Apsara Award, three Bollywood Movie Awards and a Zee Cine Award.
Matondkar also received a special Achievement in Bollywood award at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Awards.
Major awards Asia Film Cafe Awards The Asia Film Cafe Awards is presented by the Bollywood film industry to honor and recognize the professional excellence of their peers. Matondkar has nomination for Best Actress.
YearCategoryFilmResult2005Best ActressEk Hasina Thi
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards The Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards is presented by the Bollywood film industry to honor and recognize the professional excellence of their peers. Matondkar has won one award out of three nominations. All of the nominations were in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category.
YearCategoryFilmResult 2004Best Actress in a Leading RoleBhoot Pinjar 2006Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Bollywood Movie Awards The Bollywood Movie Awards were an annual film award ceremony held in Long Island, New York, United States between 1999 and 2007 celebrating films and actors from the Bollywood film industry. Matondkar was nominated three times and won each time. She has won the Most Sensational Actress award once and the Best Actress award twice.
YearCategoryFilmResult 2001Pyaar Tune Kya KiyaMost Sensational Actress 2004BhootBest Actress2006Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group to honor both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India. Matondkar has won one award in the Best Actress (Critics) category and received six nominations, four in the Best Actress category, one in the Best Supporting Actress and one in the Best Villain category. She became the second actress to be nominated for the Best Villain category.
YearCategoryFilmResult 1996Best ActressRangeelarowspan="4" 1998Best Supporting ActressJudaai1999Best ActressSatya2002Best VillainPyaar Tune Kya Kiya2004Best Actress (Critics)BhootBest Actress2005Ek Hasina Thi
International Indian Film Academy Awards
The International Indian Film Academy Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Matondkar has been nominated twice for the Best Actress Award.
YearCategoryFilmResult2004Best ActressBhoot 2005Ek Hasina Thi2009Best VillainKarzzzz
Asian Network Film Awards YearFilmCategoryResult 2004 Pinjar Best Actress
Stardust Awards The Stardust Awards is an award ceremony for Hindi movies, which is sponsored by Stardust magazine. Matondkar has received one nomination. YearCategoryFilmResult2009Best Actor / Actress In Negative RoleKarzzzz
Star Screen Awards The Star Screen Awards is the only award ceremony in India to be involved with the Executive Director and the Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They are presented annually to honor professional excellence in the Hindi language film industry of India. Matondkar has received three nominations in the Best Actress category, winning the award one time.
YearCategoryFilmResult2002Best ActressPyaar Tune Kya Kiya 2004Bhoot2005Ek Hasina Thi
Zee Cine Awards The Zee Cine Awards is an award ceremony for the Hindi film industry, now held abroad each year. Matondkar has received one award out of four nominations. She has been nominated for the Best Actor - Female category three times, winning it once.
YearCategoryFilmResult1998Best Actor in a Supporting Role - FemaleJudaai2004Best Actor - FemaleBhoot 2005Ek Hasina Thi2006Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
Nandi Awards
YearCategoryFilmResult 1993Best Supporting ActressGaayam(in Telugu)
Honours and recognitions In 2004, Matondkar received the Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress. Matondkar has received a special Achievement in Bollywood award at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Awards.
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