Urmila Matondkar She has recently been in the news as her ex-husband Mohsin Akhtar got married for the second time, two years after their divorce. With Mohsin announcing his marriage to Nidhaa Bhatt, people are drawn to Urmila’s relationship with Mohsin. Although she was one of the leading actresses in the 90s with films like ‘Rangeela’, ‘Jungle’, ‘Daud’ etc., Urmila has been away from the limelight since her marriage. But while she was constantly working, apart from the movie and the love she got from the audience, Urmila was also in the news for her relationship speculations. Ram Gopal Varma. He has collaborated with him many times in various films and has given his best films with him. Their professional relationship sparked rumors of a personal relationship. This constant buzz about their equation affected Ram Gopal Varma’s personal life as well. Various reports suggested that his growing closeness to Urmila caused tensions in his marriage to Ratna. Speculations about the alleged affair continued for years, with some reports even claiming that Ratna had once slapped Urmila in the midst of an argument. Eventually, Ram Gopal Varma and Ratna ended their marriage.Addressing the long-standing rumours, in an earlier interview with The Times of India, RGV chose not to engage directly with the speculation and offered a philosophical response.He said: “You see my point… if it was true why wouldn’t I say it? You’ve been talking for a long time, 28 years. The thing is, I wouldn’t like to talk about anything that happened a long time ago. I can always deny it, and it’s the same thing I would do now.’Over the years, the filmmaker has openly expressed his admiration for Urmila. In his autobiography, “Guns And Thighs: The Story Of My Life,” he wrote about the impact they had when they worked together.He wrote in his book, “After entering films, the first girl who influenced me was Urmila Matondkar. I was mesmerized by Urmila’s beauty, from her face to her figure…everything about her was divine. He did a few films before Rangeela, they didn’t do well and didn’t have much of an impact on the audience either”.Later, Urmila found love with model-turned-actor Mohsin Akhtar. The two reportedly met in 2014 at the fashion designer’s wedding celebrations Manish MalhotraRiddhi Malhotra’s nephew. Their friendship gradually turned into a relationship, and despite a decade-long age gap, they tied the knot on March 3, 2016 in an intimate ceremony at Urmila’s residence in Mumbai. The celebrations included Hindu wedding rituals and a private nikah ceremony.They divorced in 2024.
