Mumtaz-Biography

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Mumtaz,born on 31st July 1947,a Leo is a well known Bollywood actress who won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award for the movies Tere Mere Sapne in 1971 and Khilona in 1970.

She stepped in Bollywood as an extra in 1960's.She was seen playing small roles in films like Mujhe Jeene Do and big roles in small budget movies like Samson,Tarzan and King Kong.She appeared in a number of movies with famous wrestler cum actor Dara Singh and hence was labelled as a stunt actress.

She first caught director's attention when she played a role of a vamp in the movie Mere Sanam released in the year 1965.Her hit songs,Yeh Hai Reshmi and "Aye Dushman Jaan" in the movie Patthar Ke Sanam showed her sex appeal.

Her popularity rose when she was seen in the lead opposite Dilip Kumar in the film Ram Aur Shyam in the year 1967.The film went one to become a huge hit of its time.It was then that she received her first Filmfare nomination for the Best Supporting Actress.She appeared in movies like Yeh Raat Phir Na Ayegi,Mere Humdum Mere Dost ,Sawan Ki Ghata in a supporting role with Sharmila Tagore in the lead.

Mumtaz made the whole nation dance to her tune when she paired up with her then boyfriend Shammi Kapoor in the hit song,"Aaaj Kal Tere Mere" in the movie "Bhrahmachari"(1968).
Mumtaz became a full fledged star with the movie Do Raaste starring Rajesh Khanna.Shashi Kapoor who had earlier refused to work with her,wanted her in his next movie "Chor Machaye Shor"
Mumtaz starred in movies with many popular actors of their time like Jeetendra,Rajesh Khanna,Dharmendra,Sanjeev Kumar,Feroz Khan.

She retired from acting after her film Aaina in the year 1977 which bombed at the box office.She later on married millionaire Mayur Madhvani and returned to the big screen after 12 long years in the movie "Aandhiyan" in the year 1989 which too was a big flop.She then decided to quit acting for good.

She received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966.She was honoured for her "Achievement in Indian Cinema" by IIFA in Bangkok.

Biography Mumtaz - The Big Chase

Mumtaz was born on July 31, 1947 in Bombay, India. She is a renouned veteran bollywood actress. Mumtaz originally of Iranian origin was born to Abdul Saleem Askari and Sardar Shadi Habib Agha. She entered Bollywood at the tender age of twelve.

She started as an extra in films in the early 1960's. She accepted small roles in big films like Mujhe Jeene Do and big roles in small budgeted stunt films like Boxer, Samson, Tarzan, and King Kong. In the 1960s, she starred in as many as 16 action films with freestyle wrestler Dara Singh and was tagged and streotyped as a stunt film heroine.

She first gained attention in a supporting role as a vamp in the A grade color hit film Mere Sanam (1965). Finally, she gained major attention when she played one of Dilip Kumar's leading ladies in Ram Aur Shyam (1967). The film became one of the top hits of the year, and
she received her first Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actress. Suddenly, Mumtaz was flooded with offers, but still not for major leading lady roles. She supported Sharmila Tagore in several films in the late 1960s, such as for Saawan Ki Ghata, Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi, and Mere Humdum Mere Dost. She had a memorable song and dance number ("Aaj kal tere

mere") with her then-boyfriend Shammi Kapoor in the hit
film Brahmachari (1968).

It took Raj Khosla's blockbuster Do Raaste (1969) starring the phenomenon Rajesh Khanna to finally make Mumtaz a full-fledged star. Earlier, Shashi Kapoor had refused to work with her because she was a "stunt film heroine" in Saccha Jootha, now wanted her to be his heroine in Chor Machaye Shor.

Mumtaz had no problems acting sexy and due to her great looks, easily had several more hit films. She acted in over a hundred films in a career that spanned just 12 years. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for one of her favorite films Khilona in 1970. Mumtaz starred in
many movies with Feroz Khan and her other popular pairing have been with Jeetendra and Rajesh Khanna. She has also acted with Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar and other top heroes of her era. She was proud of her work in her other favorite films Tere Mere Sapne for director Vijay
Anand, as well as Roop Tera Mastana, Aap Ki Kasam, and Aaina.

She quit acting after her appearance in Aaina (1977) for marriage to a millionaire and only returned for one final film appearance 12 years later in the 1989 film Aandhiyan, which flopped and she turned down other film offers. In 1996, she received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.

In June 2008, she was honored for her "Achievement in Indian Cinema" by the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) in Bangkok.


Mumtaz married millionaire Mayur Madhvani on May 29, 1974. They have two daughters Natasha and Tanya. Natasha, the elder daughter, married actor Fardeen Khan, son of Feroz Khan, in a lavish ceremony, in December 2005. Mumtaz had acknowledged that she has successfully battled cancer and that she and her husband have overcome personal problems in their marriage.

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