Urmila
Matondkar
has
been
a
part
of
many
hit
dance
numbers
in
her
career
spanning
several
decades.
One
amongst
them
is
the
iconic
'Chamma
Chamma'
song
from
Rajkumar
Santoshi's
1998
film
China
Gate.
But
do
you
folks
know
that
the
actress
had
ended
up
getting
bruised
while
filming
this
song?
Recently
when
the
Rangeela
star
graced
a
dance-based
reality
show,
she
walked
down
the
memory
lane
and
shared
some
of
her
memories
associated
with
this
song
in
which
she
sported
a
'banjaran'
look
and
donned
15-kg
jewellery.
Urmila
said,
"When
we
did
a
look
test
and
photo
session
for
this
song,
Rajkumar
Santoshi
Sir
asked
me,
'aren't
you
wearing
too
much
jewellery?'.
I
told
him
that
the
accessories
are
important
for
the
Banjaran
look
in
the
song.
The
lehenga
itself
was
around
5kg
because
of
all
authentic
work
while
the
jewellery
weighed
around
15kg."
The
actress
revealed
that
director
Rajkumar
Santoshi
warned
her
to
remove
some
pieces
of
jewellery
if
she
wanted
to
because
he
wouldn't
allow
her
to
change
the
look
later,
but
she
decided
to
keep
it
for
authenticity.
Urmila
said
that
when
she
started
filming
the
song,
her
first
step
was
to
give
a
side
look.
As
soon
as
she
did
that,
her
own
earring
slapped
her.
"Us
tamache
ki
goonj
mujhe
aaj
tak
yaad
hai
(I
still
remember
the
echo
of
that
slap)," the
actress
joked
on
the
show.
She
further
said
that
there
were
several
scratches
all
over
her
body
after
she
wrapped
up
the
song.
However,
her
hard
work
and
dedication
paid
off
as
the
song
was
a
huge
hit
with
the
masses
and
earned
her
lot
of
praise
all
across
the
world.
Urmila
recalled,
"My
friend
called
me
from
New
York
and
told
me
that
everyone
was
silent
during
the
entire
movie,
but
as
soon
as
the
song
started,
even
the
people
in
New
York
started
throwing
money
in
the
theatre."
China
Gate
revolved
around
a
group
of
old
exiled
army
men
who
decide
to
free
a
village
from
an
evil
bandit.
The
movie
stars
actors
like
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Amrish
Puri,
Om
Puri,
Danny
Denzongpa,
and
Paresh
Rawal
amongst
others.