Urvashi Rautela Says There’s A Temple In Her Name Near Badrinath: ‘South Mein Bhi Urvashi Mandir Ho’
Urvashi Rautela says a temple is dedicated to her near Badrinath and students call her 'Damdamamai'.
Urvashi Rautela is once again making headlines and this time with a rather surprising claim. The actor recently revealed that a temple has been dedicated to her in Uttarakhand, and she now hopes to have one built in her honour in South India too.
In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, Urvashi claimed, “There is a temple in my name in Uttarakhand. If one visits Badrinath, there is a ‘Urvashi temple’ right next to it."
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When asked if people go to the temple to seek blessings, she laughed and said, “Ab mandir hai toh woh hi toh karenge (It’s a temple, they will do that only)."
Siddharth followed up by asking whether people actually take blessings at the temple, to which Urvashi replied, “Aise chilla chilla ke kaun bolta hai (Who shouts and takes blessings)."
She added that the temple does attract devotees and claimed that even students from Delhi University offer prayers to her. “They even garland my pictures," she said, further revealing that she is fondly referred to as ‘Damdamamai’ by these students.
“I am being serious about it. It is true. There are news articles about the same too. You can read them," Urvashi asserted when the host reacted with astonishment.
The actor, who has worked in multiple regional film industries over the years, expressed her wish for a similar temple to be constructed in her honour in the South. She has been gradually increasing her presence in South Indian cinema and hinted at wanting her fanbase there to show similar admiration.
On the work front, Urvashi was recently seen in a special dance number titled Sorry Bol in Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda’s film Jaat. The song received mixed reactions from audiences. While some praised her energetic performance, others pointed out similarities in the tune to the iconic Tip Tip Barsa Paani.
Jaat, which also stars Regina Cassandra, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Saiyami Kher, hit the theatres on April 10. The film had a lukewarm critical reception but managed a decent box office performance. A sequel has already been announced.
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