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One of the biggest "Dahi Handi" organized by Sankalp Pratisthan, was a huge success. Sankalp Pratisthan is spearheaded by the producer of 'Vaah Life Ho To Aisi' and 'Apne' Ms. Sangeeta Ahir. The Sankalp Pratisthan 'Dahi Handi' at Worli, organized by Sachin Ahir & Sangeeta Ahir is one of the biggest in Mumbai. It has one of the most attended crowds of around 200000 attending the event every year. It has the maximum Bollywood celebs attending the event, making it one of the most high profile celebrations in the country. This year the celebs present were Jeetendra, Urmila Matondkar, Geeta Basra, Asrani, Sachin Khedekar, Rati Agnihotri, Shaina NC etc. Sukhwinder Singh gave a very high powered performance and grooved to the dance troupe of 70 dancers which had the crowed constantly on their feet. Even celeb Dj Akhtar grooved the crowed with his Bollywood Mixes, whilst Preeti Jhangiani regaled the crowed with her performance. But the highlight of the event was when Urmila Martondkar started singing folk songs in the local language Marathi, which had the crowd literally on the high. Says Sangeeta Ahir, "Sankalp Pratistan started the Dahi Handi celebration 5 years ago to bring back the local youth that would travel to the far off suburbs. We received the celebration on a small scale 5 years back and right now it has become a huge event." She adds, "We discussed and felt that it was rather sad that the festival had died down after the Mills were shut at Lower Parel and Worli and therefore revived the festival celebration here. Sankalp Pratistan, our organization, is involved in a lot of social service activities throughout the year." Sankalp Pratisthan 'Worli Dahi Handi' also had a galaxy of politicians like Praful Patel, Chagan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil, Nilesh and Narayan Rane, Nawab Malik, attending the event. The event had more than 400 groups of Govindas trying their luck to break the Dahi Handi, with gifts being distributed to most of them. Indeed the Sankalp Pratistan Dahi Handi at Worli was a star studded event !!
"Urmila helped me in action sequences" - Shweta Kumar
While shooting for a crucial action sequence during the climax of KARZZZZ, debutant Shweta Kumar was worried that she may accidentally hit Urmila Matondkar. However, experienced Urmila came to her help and taught her the finer points of performing action sequences in front of the camera. "I was so nervous since the scene required me to run and pounce on her neck", remembers Shweta, "In any case I have grown watching her movies as a kid and here I was sharing screen space with her. Now for the climax sequence, I had to go to an extent of strangulating her. I didn't know what to do since I was worried whether I may end up hurting her unintentionally." Generally in scenes which require an actor to fall over another, a mattress is provided for cushion support. However, since this was a long shot on a wide angle, such precautions couldn't be taken. "There were clear instructions that I had to fall on her and hold her neck. It sounded all so dangerous and I couldn't get it right at all. I was scared and hence very delicate in my approach. My action director was unhappy with the performance too and this is when Urmila sensed that something was wrong", says Shweta. "She approached me and made me feel comfortable. Once I opened up, I told her about my fears. She first cajoled me and then explained in detail how to get the perfect shot. She taught me some finer points and mentioned how we could just bend on an angle and have a slight fall while pretending as if this has been done with quite some force. Thereafter she even went to the extent of demonstrating it herself. It was very sweet of her and my respect for her increased manifold after that", says Shweta in a sentimental tone. "Even otherwise she has been very accommodating", continues Shweta, "Clich©d as it may sound but the fact is that in spite of years of experience behind her, she never threw her weight around. She was extremely down to earth and never made me feel like a newcomer. I would love to work with her again; she just makes you so comfortable on the sets."
Urmila Matondkar ties knot with Mohsin Akhtar
Actress Urmila Matondkar known for her stellar roles in films like Rangeela, Satya, Pyaar tune Kya Kiya and many more- tied the knot a while back with Kashmiri based businessman & model- Mohsin Akhtar Mirin a quiet wedding ceremony. Unlike the typical star studded weddings of Bollywood stars, the couple kept it simple and private. A close friend of the Rangeela star, Designer Manish Malhotra was the only Bollywood personality present at the wedding. Without divulging in more details, Urmila Matondkar says “We kept it a exclusive wedding with just family and friends at the celebration. Since our families wanted the wedding to be a low key affair we mutually decided to keep it private. We seek your blessings on embarking this new journey of our lives ”
The Gamble of Urmila
Urmila Matondkar inaugurated the Casino Shangrila, the newest addition of gaming facility in Kathmandu. Urmila wearing white sleeveless t-shirt with colourful Punjabi Lehenga inaugurated the seventh casino of Nepal in Hotel Shangri-La by lighting the traditional Lamp last evening amidst hundreds of guests. Urmila who is in the beautiful Himalayan country didn't give any performance of her own but watched others perform to Hindi music, including 'Kaanta Laga'. Urmila has been going through a difficult phase in her film career. For, she is no spring chicken to enact the teeny bopper roles, and she isn't over-the-hill to say no to glamorous roles. But it defies reason as to why she is segmenting herself only in the mould of 'Sensible' cinema like 'Pinjar', 'Banaras', 'Tehzeeb' etc. She would be seen next in 'Bas Ek Pal', another small film that hasn't been able to create enough buzz in spite of having fantastic music. Maybe, she should realize that if her focus lies only in performance oriented roles, then a 'Bhoot' or a 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya' also gave her chance to showcase histrionics successfully. The audience would love to see her glamorous avatar. And even she should realize that it's time she upped her Glam-Quotient. Before it's too late!
Grey streaks for Urmila
Urmila Matondkar is highly excited to play Kamini played earlier by Simi Garewal in the original Karz. It has been reported that Urmila's character will look very much similar to the one enacted by Simi in the Subash Ghai version. The second half of the film will have Urmila sporting a grey streak on her hair. Sources suggest that Satish Kaushik who is directing the film has already worked things out with Urmila who is keen on doing so. Urmila will carry grey streaks for only a short part in the second half of the film. It has been reported that Urmila's character will be more glamorous than the original with Urmila grooving to a special dance number. When contacted, the producers of the film would prefer keeping mum at the moment.
Himesh and Urmila in an item song!!!
Singer, music composer and actor Himesh Reshammiya is all set to shoot an item song with the hot and sizzling diva Urmila Matondkar for his film 'Karzzz'. The song is titled 'Tandoori Nights' and will be shot in Mumbai. Both have recently completed a 40-day outdoor shoot for 'Karzzz' in South Africa and Johannesberg. Urmila would be playing the role of Simi Garewal in the original film 'Karz'. However the original 'Karz' did not have an item song for Simi. This is for the first time the duo Urmila and Himesh would be seen on the screen. The item song has been sung by Himesh himself and for the actress Sunidhi Chauhan has lent her voice. The remake 'Karzzzz', is being produced by Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar and is being directed by Satish Kaushik, who is at the moment in the hospital recuperating after a surgery. The film stars the mega star Himesh Reshammiya, Debutante Shweta Kumar, Raj Babbar, Urmila Matondkar, Gulshan Grover, Danny Denzongpa and Rohini Hatangadi. Urmila's look in the movie is being designed by Manish Malhotra on the basis of the concept Mr. Bhushan Kumar,M.D. and Chairman, T-Series had in his mind. The look will be pastels with shimmer and satin. Well, looks like Urmila will be scorching the screen yet again!