'Rangeela Girl' Urmila Matondkar married Kashmiri Muslim Mohsin Akhtar on 3 March 2016. Urmila was trolled a lot after marriage. There were reports that Urmila has also changed her religion after marriage. There were reports that she has changed her name to Maryam Akhtar Mir. However, the actress has denied all these reports.
Urmila said this about changing her religion
Urmila reacts to her religious conversion after marriage Urmila said, 'I don't appreciate this kind of politics. First of all how does it matter? The kind of person I am, I do things my way. I am proud of who I am. I am not saying that I am a person who never makes mistakes but I have never done anything for which I have to be ashamed.
Did Urmila change her religion?
'In the kind of industry (films) I was in, it took a lot of effort to keep myself away from negativity, toxicity and gossip. I stay away from all this. So when the news of conversion came, I felt very bad. I am a Hindu. I follow Hinduism. But I believe in Hinduism in a broad sense, not the Hinduism that is being sold these days. Even if I had converted to Islam, I would have said it proudly. No one else should worry about it.
Let us tell you that Urmila's married life is not going well. The news of her and Mohsin Akhtar's divorce is constantly in the headlines. There are reports that Urmila has filed for divorce. However, no official statement has been issued by Urmila and Mohsin yet.