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NDTV
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Why Shah Rukh Khan's First Crush Mumtaz Refused To Play His Mother On Screen
Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. She states she only portrays a mother if the actor is 20 years younger. Mumtaz emphasizes the importance of her on-screen appearance in roles. Mumtaz admires Jane Fonda for her portrayal in cinematic roles. New Delhi: Mumtaz was one of the reigning Bollywood actresses of the 1960s and 1970s. Recently in a conversation with Vickey Lalwani, the actress revealed why she would not agree to play Shah Rukh Khan's mother on screen. Mumtaz spoke about her rule that to play someone's mother on the big screen, the age gap has to be of 20 years. She said, "I'll only play a mom to an actor who is 20 years younger than me, and that, too, provided I look good on screen." She further revealed how she got married at a very young age, and that appearances matter a lot for her at this juncture, when she is picking and choosing scripts she would like to be a part of. On being further probed about why Mumtaz would not be ready to be Shah Rukh Khan's mother onscreen when veteran actresses like Jaya Bachchan have already done it, she said, "That's Jaya's decision." She further added, "Tell Shah Rukh I'll work with him if I can look like I actually do. But he'll say no. Why should I have grey hair? He's very intelligent, very smart, and a lovely person. Just because he likes me doesn't mean he'd cast me if I don't look the part." Mumtaz expressed her admiration for Hollywood legend Jane Fonda and her performance in Mother-in-Law. She said, "Her character didn't want to accept a girl who was ' gareeb ' (poor). She had the freedom to look and dress the way she wanted. That's something I'd like too." For the unversed, years ago, Shah Rukh Khan confessed at a press meet that his first two crushes were Mumtaz and Saira Banu, calling them the most beautiful women in the world. Some of Mumtaz's most popular films include Bandhan, Aadmi Aur Insaan, Sachaa Jhutha, Khilona, Tere Mere Sapne, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Chor Machaye Shor, Aap Ki Kasam, Roti, and Prem Kahani.
Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Yash Chopra asked Mumtaz to marry him ‘1000 times', but she friend-zoned him: ‘Aye moti, I love you yaar, marry me'
Veteran actor Mumtaz admitted that the late filmmaker Yash Chopra, founder of the Yash Raj Films banner, was smitten by her back in the day. He was working as an assistant to his brother, BR Chopra, who produced a few films that Mumtaz starred in. She said in an interview that he would also show up at her house, and would propose marriage to her on a regular basis. But she was never romantically attracted towards him, she said, as she emotionally recalled his passing. Yash Chopra died in 2012, just before the release of his final film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan. In an interview with journalist Vickey Lalwani, she was asked if the reports of Yash Chopra pursuing her were true. She said, 'Not once, he must've asked me 1000 times. But I was not in love with him, so how could I have married him? I'm exaggerating about 1000 times, but he told me several occasions, 'Aye moti, I love you yaar, marry me'. But, you see, to have such a close relationship with anybody, you have to fall in love with the person. You have to be close to the person, and for that, you have to have chemistry. If you don't have the chemistry, how can you live together as a married couple? I never had that chemistry with him.' Also read – Rajesh Khanna would've been alive had he married Anju Mahendru; sudden wedding with Dimple Kapadia was shocking, unexpected: Mumtaz She said that she liked him as 'a director and producer', but it never went beyond that. 'As a human being, he was one of the best people to be around. He would always make people laugh on set. I wept when he passed away. I was in London at the time. He'd called me a little while earlier and told me to watch his new film. He said to me, 'Promise you'll watch it'. I said yes. But he was gone. It was very sad, because he was a nice person.' Through tears, Mumtaz continued, 'He was such a wonderful person. I don't know why he died so young. I don't know what illness he had. I'm sure his family must've tried their best, but they couldn't save him. His daughter-in-law Rani met me at a party, and she was telling me, 'Yash ji wanted you to visit the studio. When will you come? I'll give you a round.' I really wanted to see it, because it was his last wish. But it would be inappropriate to call and ask for a tour now.' She said that Yash Chopra would show up at her house when she was out for work, and that her mother would say that he's a nice man. 'His wife was a nice person too. I've been to their house a few times. She entertained us very well. She was a very nice person,' Mumtaz said. She worked with Yash Chopra's brother, BR Chopra, on two films, Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) and Hamraaz (1967). In the same interview, she admitted that she was very attracted to Rajesh Khanna and Shammi Kapoor, but she couldn't pursue relationships with them for different reasons.
