The actress says just because she was not seen on the screen for the past two years doesn’t mean that she has snapped off her ties with films.
Actress Urmila Matondkar might have been away from the camera for a while, but she insists that she has never really been away from films. “There’s much more to cinema than just facing the camera, and I have been busy with a lot of it,” says the Rangeela girl as we catch up with her for a quick chat. “Besides that, I have also been travelling, reading, doing lots of things that I never had the time to do before. I have always grabbed life with both hands and made the most of it, and that’s what I have been up to,” she adds.
Urmila is really excited about her next film, where she has lent her voice to a leopard in Nikhil Advani’s next, Delhi Safari. What drew Urmila to the animated film is the excitement of being a part of something that you are convinced will add a dimension to you.
“Just because it is a voiceover, it doesn’t become any less exciting or challenging for an actor. Working on this film has been a mad, crazy and fun ride for me, as every actor has brought on some quirkiness to their characters,” says the actress.
However, she refuses to call it her comeback. “There is no comeback for me! Films are always a part of the actor and specially in my case because I started out as a child actor. Just because I was not seen on the screen for the past two years doesn’t mean I have snapped off my ties with films. Where’s the question of a comeback, then? I think it’s a very shallow word that we only use here. Would Meryl Streep’s film when she’s at 60 be called a comeback? Then why use the term here?” she questions.
Considering she is catching up on all the different aspects of cinema, one can’t help but wonder if she has any plans of turning director or producer like many of her peers? “No,” she says dramatically. “I don’t have the personality to either direct or produce a film. I have the personality of an actor, and that’s what I am happy being. I don’t believe in dabbling in everything coming my way, ki chalo abhi painting kar lo, abhi book likh lo, just to stay in the limelight. Those who do it, do it, but I don’t need that, thanks! I am a people-made star and after the success that I’ve had, it’s more important for me to think of quality than quantity,” she says. “I have always believed that success is great, but beyond that we need to grow as human beings too and learn to see what’s beyond that beautiful bubble that we live in. I’d hate to be a fabulous actor but not have grown as a person. I prefer work that would take me forward rather than doing everything that comes my way,” smiles Urmila. So, what would excite her then? “The same as always! Interesting scripts… I am game for them any day,” she says.
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