Urmila Matondkar is excited about her role in the supernatural thriller "Naina", set for a May 20 release.

In the film, Urmila plays the role of a blind girl who recovers her vision after 20 years, according to Bollywood Trade.

"It is nowhere close to 'Bhoot'," says Urmila. "'Bhoot' was strictly in the horror genre while 'Naina' deals with the supernatural and the paranormal. There is a strong emotional undercurrent to the story as well, which I found very appealing," she says.

It has been more than a year since Urmila has had a release to her credit, which she attributes to a conscious decision of doing only select roles.

"After 'Ek Haseena Thi' I decided to take a break and check out the roles that were offered to me. Post 'Bhoot', there were a lot of horror films that came to me but none of them seemed to be inspiring enough to be taken seriously. Also, I felt that I had reached a stage in my career where I could afford to pick and choose," she says.

Does she feel upset that some of the more substantial roles that could have come her way have gone to other actresses?

"Not in the least. I am not the kind who'll chew my nails in despair about what others are being offered. It is more important to focus on your own abilities as an actor and get the best of what is being offered to you."

Urmila has got two other releases lined up this year, Pankaj Parashar's mystical and spiritually oriented film "Benares" and Anupam Kher's "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara".

"Without being boastful I think I am one of the few achievers who has had the audacity to do what I believe in without bowing down to the dictates of commercial constraints," she says.