MUMTAZ'S FILMI DESTINATION

Mumtaz is not just a name but it has got highly importance in Indian film industry due to her work. She worked with the famous  stars of her time like Dharminder, Jatinder, Sanjay Khan, Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Dev Anand and Shishi Kapoor. But her memorable performance was seen in film “Khilona” which hero was Sanjeev Kumar. She won “Film Fair Best Actress” for this movie. Mumtaz was a beautiful actor as well as a fantastic dancer. She made people cry when she wanted. She introduced herself as a all-rounder actress. According to Indian cinema, Mumtaz was declared as the most watchable actress. She was nominated for the 50 biggest heroin of India by “Film Fair Magazine”. It is said that Rekha used to be call Mumtaz her roll model. In 1997, she won the award of “Film Fair Lifetime Achievement Award”. There is a fascinating incident in Mumtaz’s life that she refused to work with Amitabh Bachchan in her earlier life because he was assumed as unsuccessful hero that time.

                                                    She’s now 65-year-old and spending a wonderful life. She came to Mumbai few days ago and gave an interview which is given below:

                 Mumtaz was listed as the most glamorous heroin of Indian film industry in her time. But now, according to Mumtaz glamorous word is so simple. She said glamorous is just a word it has been made famous by people because an actress only seen glamorous  on the screen. Acting is very hard task to perform and Mumtaz left acting very early. She debuted her career as a child star and became a successful heroine. “Aap Ki Qasam” and “Do Raste” are her most famous movies. She married a businessman Medhar Madhuwani when she was 26 and farewell acting. Mumtaz says, “I don’t regret about  leaving acting but I sometime remember those set days and shooting. When we used to take lunch into the shades of tress and it rained and we ran for a shelter. Mumtaz says, “I don’t feel sad about my acting because my most of the time used to spend in London and I’m the queen of my kingdom.”

                  Mumtaz told her acting career, “when I work in my first movie “Ghera Daag” in 1963 so my age was just 12 that time. After it I acted in many movies  and I worked with Dara Singh. After “Raam and Shaam” 1967 and “Do RAste” I became famous and I got a chance to prove myself. Mumtaz refused to work with one person and she doesn’t blame him for that because she used to do supporting roles and he was very big actor. Mumtaz said, “I remember Vi Shanta casted me in her movie  “Bond Jo Band Gai Moti” 1967 but Jatinder who was the hero of the movie refused to work with me. It’s shocking that Vi Shanta said to Jatinder that if he wants to leave the film so he can because heroine won’t be changed. Like that Jatinder agreed to work with me. Same happened with Shishi Kapoor, he also denied to work with me. One day, I met him at Mehboob studio and I asked him the reason then he said you’re not understanding.  Then I said to him, “You’ll see one day we’ll both work together and at last we got together in “Chor Machae Shor” 1974!”

                                 Another incident was befallen to Mumtaz which she tells, “When I was offered to do the role so story writer told director that I won’t be able to do this role, my story will be ruined. But filmmaker L.V Parshad told him, ‘I don’t need your story!’ Kinds of incidents were happened with me. Rajesh Khanna was used to counted in Mumtaz’s best friends. Last time, when she came to India so she knew that Rajesh is sick. She immediately called Dimple Kapadia to know about Rajesh but before they two meet each other she has to leave country and there Rajesh left the world. Mumtaz is so relaxed with her life and she has no intentions to come back in film industry again like other actresses. She says, “I feel very happy when people recognizes me and ask me why don’t I work in movies now? I answer them what will I do in movie now what kind of role will I play. If I was having financial problems so may be I would have come back in film industry but I’m thankful to God I’ve everything now. In the starting of her career she did 14 movies with famous wrestler Dara Singh. Dara Sindh revealed, “When most of the actresses denied to work with me till then Mumtaz worked with me. Mumtaz’s mother was my wrestling fan and she used to come to watch my wrestling. That’s how I met her and in 1963 we got together in a movie “Folad”. Dara says, “Mumtaz is so beautiful but she never gets proud about her beauty. She’s a wonderful actress though.”

                            Their relation became more strong when Dara Singh’s brother S.Randhwa and Mumtaz’s sister Malika got married with each other. After it Mumtaz got more famous. Dara Singh expresses, “I’m very happy when she became more popular and famous of her time but I’m sad about one thing that people took her away from me!”