Bohot sharafat se... Actor Mumtaz recalls Yash Chopra's marriage proposal

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Actor Mumtaz reminisced about the time when she rejected a marriage proposal by the late film-maker Yash Chopra. She said Chopra was very dignified and respectful towards her while expressing his desire to marry her. Mumtaz, however, said she had other priorities she needed to focus on in her life.The veteran, while recalling the filmmaker's marriage proposal, in an interview with Radio Nasha said, "Yash ji used to genuinely like me very much. He was an assistant at that time under his brother, BR Chopra. He used to like me. I'm not saying I was very beautiful; I was reasonable, so he used to like me. I was young and he was an assistant. Unhone bohot sharafat se, tameez se mujhe shaadi offer kari (He, very decently and respectfully, proposed marriage to me). He said, 'Moti Moti (Hindi playful jibe at obesity), I love you', and I said, 'No, I want to focus on work, I want to get somewhere'."advertisementShe recalled the kind of man Chopra was. Mumtaz, who later got married to businessman Mayur Madhvani, shared that Chopra was extremely respectful of his conduct. "Bohut hi acche insaan the. Unke jaisa accha insaan aur director bohut kum hai. Unka beta Aditya bhi ab accha director hai. Par unone bohut izzat se mujhe shaadi offer ki thi, aisa nahi ki line maar rahe hai. Voh bohot shareef insaan the. Fir jab unhone shaadi ki, toh main unki shaadi mein bhi gayi. (He was a very good person. There are very few good people and directors like him. His son Aditya is also a good director now. But, he had very respectfully proposed marriage to me - it wasn't like he was hitting on me. He was a very decent man. Later, when he got married, I even attended his wedding). We were very, very good friends."advertisement
Mumtaz got married to Madhvani in 1974. She has two daughters with him. The veteran actor took a 13-year sabbatical from acting post marriage. She also recently spoke about refusing to play Shah Rukh Khan's mother in an interview with Vicky Lalwani for his YouTube channel. She said, "I will only play a mother to an actor who is 20 years younger than me, and only if I look good on screen."Mumtaz is known for her roles in classic Hindi films such as 'Ram Aur Shyam' (1967), 'Brahmachari' (1968), 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' (1971) and 'Apradh' (1972).Must Watch