Urmila & Akshay were sell-out

Urmila & Akshay were sell-out
Thursday, June 15, 2006 16:25 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Jet lag seems to have been invented for Urmila Matondkar. She has barely touched Mumbai after wowing Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies with her performance, when she's off to IIFA on Thursday.

"I've to go to Dubai because my friend Manish Malhotra has a fashion show there. But I won't be performing this time. Thank God! I'm so exhausted. Trinidad was so exhilarating! I visited the island for the first time.

Though the population there is of Indian origin they don't speak Hindi. But they're crazy about all things Bollywood. I did one solo act then I my grand finale with Akshay Kumar brought the house down."

Speaking of Akshay brings a smile to Urmila's voice. "Akshay and I go back a long way. We did a film Aflatoon some years ago. He's such a livewire on stage. And if I may say so myself, I love dancing. So it's a double pleasure when your partner on stage turns out to be as enthusiastic as Akshay."

Urmila couldn't see much of the beautiful island though. "We barely got in, rehearsed and went on stage. I wish I could've seen a bit of the island. But the show went so well. I kept hearing these depressing reports about other world concerts from Bollywood. And I got scared. Fortunately our show in Trinidad was a sell-out."

Back home Urmila's travelling plans seem endless. "Onir my director of Bas Ek Pal says I should be given a travelling trophy. After I return from Dubai I'll be going to Karachi for the premiere of Mughal-e-Azam. I'm really looking forward to that since it's my all-time favourite film."

This would be Urmila's second visit to Pakistan. "Last year I had been to Lahore.People said it's like Delhi, and that's true. Now I'm going to Karachi which I'm told is like Mumbai. So I'm sure I'll feel quite at home."

About dropping out of Apoorva Lakhia's Shootout At Lokhandwala, Urmila says, "What's the big deal? Actors are always in and out of projects. I thought it better to opt out now rather than have date issues later.

Because I'll be busy with other events during the time the film was to be shot. But I'm sure Apoorva Lakhia will make a really good film. I've rarely seen a director so passionate about his script. I'd love to work with him in a future project."
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