Very thin line between being seductive and vulgar: Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar is a Bollywood actress known for her role in 'Rangeela', 'Mast', anda psycho lover in 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'. She recently appearanced in the song 'Bewafa beauty' in the film 'Blackmail'.

Urmila has never failed to prove three strong elements as an actress in her career - the power of acting, unmatched dancing skill and image of being desirable.

"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 to a leading news agency.

Asked about her newlyreleased song 'Bewafa beauty' which teases the intellect of a man she laughed out loud and said,"Wasn't that fun to watch?". The actress says that as a woman, she always finds it tough but right chord to be seductive and not vulgar as the line is very thin.

In the times of social media where nowadays several actresses who wear a bikini and do bold scenes are being criticised for the role they perform, 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 in the first place.

Asked how does she balance out between commercial and art house cinema, she replied, "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, the overall story, the director... But it was never a strategy to balance out commercial and art house cinema. It was never that.

Urmila further added,"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."

The 44 years old actress is right now not planning to do any role or dance number in the movies but says that when it is destined to happen will come her way.