Urmila Matondkar to field for Congress?

There are speculations going on in the political atmosphere about Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar joining Congress and contesting from Mumbai.

According to a news agency IANS report citing sources, Matondkar might be fielded from the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency.

The news agency reports that although her family refused to comment on the speculations, sources have let slipped that her name is at "an advanced stage of consideration by the party leadership", the final decision of which will be made public in a short while.

It may be noted that six of Mumbai's Lok Sabha constituencies will go polling on April 29 in the fourth polling phase of the state.

If speculations be true, the actor would be facing BJP's MP Gopal Shetty once considered to be the party's stronghold.