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Happy Birthday Urmila Matondkar: Looking towards her flawless journey on her 48th birthday

Deepti Bholanda — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 08:35:35 +0000

Urmila Matondkar made quite an entrance in the industry breaking all the mainstream norms. Urmila managed to get fame in a sensual yet stunning presence in Hindi cinema.

Urmila made her debut as a child artist with the 1977 release Karm. She has also starred in several Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi films. She is one those actress who has explored so many genres in the industry. From doing romance drama, rom-coms, family drama, crime thriller, the Rangeela actress is a perfect example of versatility.

Even after more than two decades, her dance numbers are still a hit. She managed to catch audience’s attention by her expressions, performance and sensual appeal. Rangeela actress was famous for her stunning beauty and performance.

She has done films like Bhoot, Kaun, Ek Haseena Thi, Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s Pinjar, Judaai, Jaanam Samjha Karo, Dillagi, Satya and Kaun. She has performed all the roles from mainstream to breaking the norms of women roles in the 90s.

On 27 March 2019, she entered politics by joining the Indian National Congress; however, she quit the party on 10 September 2019; citing lack of leadership and vision in the party. Later, on 1 December 2020, the actress joined the Shiv Sena in the presence of the party chief and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

However, Urmila has managed to make a name in the industry with her effortless talent.

We wish Urmila Matondkar a very Happy Birthday!

23 years of Satya: Manoj Bajpayee film was held off after three days of shoot

CMV — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:33:38 +0000

It’s been 23 years since ‘Satya’ released and got us face-to-face with the gifted actor Manoj Bajpayee who has only aged like an excellent wine on the big screen.

Celebrating the film that gave him his biggest push in the entertainment industry, Manoj said that the film was initially declared a “flop”.

Sharing an image of his character Bhiku Mhatre aka Manoj wrote, “And my life changed…!!! Can’t forget the 3rd July 1998 ..monsoon..it was declared a flop and how it turned out to be the biggest hit ..ran for 25 weeks..!! Satya!!!”

In an earlier interview, Bajpayee revealed that the makers of Satya had been coping with a monetary crunch and the movie was shelved after three days of the shoot. He stated no person knew the rationale because it was “between Ramu and the sooner presenter.”

Satya’ was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and was a gangster drama. It was written by Saurabh Shukla and Anurag Kashyap.

The film paved the way for Manoj as well as Anurag. ‘Satya’ revolves around the life of an immigrant who comes to Mumbai in search of work and becomes friends with Bhiku Mhatre (Manoj) as they get sucked into the underworld.

The film also starred Urmila Matondkar, Paresh Rawal and Saurabh Shukla.Manoj won his first national Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the role.

Revisiting Manoj Bajpayee’s iconic character on his birthday

Parvathy Nambiar — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:12:02 +0000

Actor Manoj Bajpayee has done some stunning and stellar performances in his career. All his characters can easily be called legendary and iconic. Each one of them has stood out in his filmography.

One such iconic and memorable character is the one of Bhiku Mhatre from Satya. The character that finally put Manoj Bajpayee on the map in the industry. Playing the leader of underworld gangs, Bajpayee brought the role to life with his charm.

The loud and rough gang-leader role seemed to come naturally to him, yet there was something very human about Bhiku Mhatre. Manoj Bajpayee’s way of playing the character of a gangster became a lesson for other actors.

The way Bhiku softens when he is with his wife, or how he cared a lot for the members of his gang- all made this character unforgettable. But more than anything, we remember Bhiku Mhatre as the curly-haired, brash gangster with a heart of gold.