Urmila Matondkar reveals she was questioned for starring in Kaun, would ‘scream’ in interviews that it isn’t Kuch Kuch Hota Hai or a Judaai

In an interview with Hindustan Times, Urmila said that Kaun was a result of a “bunch of crazy people” coming together, with her being “the craziest of all”.

While Kaun got acclaim–and has since become a cult film– it wasn’t a blockbuster success. “I was constantly screaming in my interviews that you can’t expect it to become a Kuch Kuch Hota Hai or a Judaai because it is not made with that kind of mindset, budget or intent. A producer came to me and said how could you even do a role like that?” she said.

 

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For Urmila Matondkar, Kaun happened after the massive success of Rangeela and naturally the film for her was a “risk” since Manoj Bajpayee and her other co-star Sushant Singh were “comparatively newcomers”. She added that they didn’t have “as much to lose like I did”. The actor said the movie was experimental as it was unusual back then to have films shot in one closed space with actors in the “same attire, restricted frames”.

“Things were literally being made as we were enacting it in front of the camera. And because there was no bound script, it was written on set and seen how they get unravelled as we performed them,” she shared.