Pad Man actress Urmila Mahanta gets married to 83 actor R Badree

Actress Urmila Mahanta got married to actor R Badree in a small ceremony on Monday in Chennai. Mahanta is an Assamese actress who has also been seen in Hindi films like Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015), Akira (2016), Chakallaspur (2017), Viraam (2017), Beyond The Clouds (2018) and Pad Man (2018). 

Badree has appeared in a Bengali movie Nandigramer Chokher Pani (2014) and Kabir Khan’s Hindi web-series The Forgotten Army — Azaadi Ke Liye. He also stars in the filmmaker’s keenly awaited 83. The film, which is about India’s cricket World Cup victory of 1983, will see him play cricketer Sunil Valson. 

Both Mahanta and Badree were in the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Speaking to the Bombay Times, Mahanta said, “It’s been a decade since we've known each other. Badree is from South India and the South is very special to me as I started my film career there. I am fortunate to receive warm recognition with my very first Tamil film Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2013). And coincidentally now I have found the love of my life in Chennai itself. I feel extremely blessed to find my life partner from among my FTII batch-mates.” 

She added, “We first met in FTII Pune in 2007 and it’s been quite an exciting journey for us. We are fortunate to belong to the same field which strengthens our bond.”