Urmila
Matondkar
has
given
us
several
memorable
performances
in
her
illustrious
film
career.
Out
of
those,
her
portrayal
of
an
obsessed
lover
in
late
Raja
Mukherjee's
romantic
thriller
Pyaar
Tune
Kya
Kiya
set
the
bar
for
anti-heroines
in
Bollywood.
The
film
which
was
a
remake
of
the
Hollywood
flick
Fatal
Attraction,
revolved
around
Urmila's
character
Ria
who
is
determined
to
to
do
what
it
takes
to
get
her
lover
(played
by
Fardeen
Khan)
at
any
cost.
Pyaar
Tune
Kya
Kiya
completes
20
years
today
(April
27,
2021).
In
a
chat
with
a
leading
tabloid,
Urmila
opened
up
about
some
of
the
sweetest
compliments
she
had
received
from
the
film
fraternity
for
her
performance
in
this
film.
Speaking
about
how
late
Feroz
Khan
lauded
her
performance,
the
actress
told
Hindustan
Times,
"Feroz
Khan
saab
said
you
made
me
cry
and
I
don't
like
crying'.
I
was
stumped.
Unfortunately,
Rajat
is
no
more
but
he
had
a
lot
of
energy
on
sets.
We
made
sure
that
the
nuances
in
the
scenes
were
taken
care
of
and
Ria's
vulnerability
was
not
affected."
Urmila
also
revealed
that
Bollywood
superstar
Hrithik
Roshan
had
also
complimented
her
for
this
flick.
"Another
one
was
from
Hrithik
Roshan,
who
after
watching
my
introduction
shot,
told
me
that
he
couldn't
believe
that
a
woman's
back
could
look
so
defined," Hindustan
Times
quoted
her
as
saying.
The
Rangeela
star
said
that
her
character
Ria
broke
the
mould
when
it
came
to
women
characters
on
screen.
Urmila
was
quoted
as
saying,
"In
our
films,
we
are
used
to
innocent,
saccharine
sweet
heroines
but
back
then,
this
film
and
my
character,
Ria
broke
the
mould.
We
had
seen
anti-hero,
which
were
accepted
by
audiences
but
not
anti-heroine!"
She
added,
"Today,
if
a
movie
like
this
is
released,
it
won't
be
a
novel
idea
as
we
have
seen
many
on
OTT
and
in
cinemas.
But
back
then,
it
broke
boundaries.
I
am
glad
that
I
got
the
chance
to
do
that
way
earlier
than
others.
That's
why
it
remains
a
special
film
in
my
career.
I
had
said
this
back
then,
that
even
after
10
years,
heroines
will
think
twice
before
taking
up
such
a
role,
let
alone
do
justice
to
it."
Walking
down
the
memory
lane,
Urmila
Matondkar
also
revealed
the
story
behind
her
'dislevelled
look'
in
the
film
and
shared
that
Manish
Malhotra
who
was
supposed
to
design
costumes,
couldn't
do
it
because
of
his
busy
schedule.
"I
ended
up
putting
together
a
dishevelled
look
for
Ria.
There
was
minimal
to
none
makeup
in
most
scenes.
Other
than
the
physical
traits,
to
take
a
character
who
people
don't
like
and
make
her
vulnerable,
form
connect
with
the
audiences
was
challenging
and
the
whole
journey
was
an
incredible
process.
In
fact,
people
were
rooting
for
Ria
in
many
scenes
and
it
was
a
big
success
for
me,
personally,
that
as
an
actor
I
could
manage
to
connect
with
the
audiences.
Though
Ria
was
wrong
in
her
obsession,
her
feelings
were
so
genuine
that
appealed
to
people,"
Urmila
told
Hindustan
Times.
The
actress
won
rave
reviews
from
the
critics
and
the
audience
for
her
remarkable
performance
in
this
romantic
thriller.