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Time of India
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Mumtaz Shares her condition for Bollywood comeback: ‘Buddhi ka role toh karne waali nahi hoon'
Bollywood actress enthralled audiences with her performances on the silver screen during the 1960s and 1970s. She has now opened up about the possibility of returning to cinema and the kind of roles she would like to play. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The actress emphasised that she is not willing to play a mother's role in a film. Mumtaz about her come back In a recent conversation with Instant Bollywood, Mumtaz addressed the kind of roles she would be open to taking up. She made it clear that she is not interested in conventional, age-based roles that do not align with her self-image. 'Main filmon mein buddhi ka role toh karne waali nahi hoon. Aur jaisi main lagti hoon vaisa role offer hua nahi. Jab hoga tab sochungi. I want a role that fits my looks. Mujhe vaise offer nahi aaye jaise mujhe chahiye. Main kisi ki maa ka role karne waali nahi hoon. No,' she stated. Veteran actress Mumtaz opens up about her extra-marital affair: 'It was just a temporary phase' Netizens react The video went viral online, and fans had mixed reactions to her statement. 'OMG, I so want to see Mumtaz ma'am back on screen,' one fan commented on the video, while another praised, 'Love her honesty and bindaas attitude.' Another wrote, 'She looks awesome even at this age.' Social media was full of praise for her confidence at this stage in life. Mumtaz's career Mumtaz began her film career as a child artist in the late 1950s with Lajwanti and Sone Ki Chidiya. She went on to appear in 'Ram Aur Shyam' (1967), 'Mere Hamdam Mere Dost' (1968), and 'Brahmachari' (1968). She stepped away from films in 1976 after starring in Nagin. Her brief return in 1990 with 'Aandhiyan' marked her final film appearance before she settled down in London with her husband, businessman Mayur Madhvani . In 2010, she made an appearance in Namrata Singh Gujral's docudrama '1 a Minute'.
India Today
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Veteran actor Mumtaz, SRK's first crush, says no to playing his mother in films
Veteran actor Mumtaz has declined the idea of playing Shah Rukh Khan's mother on screen, stating her strict criteria for accepting roles. The actor, who ruled the silver screen in the 60s and '70s, shared her thoughts on age-appropriate roles and her current approach to selecting to journalist Vickey Lalwani, Mumtaz 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." Married at a young age and now selective about her roles, Mumtaz added that appearance remains one of the main factor in any project she Shah Rukh Khan, has previously confessed to having a major crush on Mumtaz. At a press event in 2011, he revealed, 'My first two crushes have been Mumtaz ji and Saira ji. Now I address them with a 'ji'. I always felt that they were the most beautiful ladies in the world.' When reminded of SRK's comment, Mumtaz acknowledged it warmly, though she believed he may have said it 'in a playful manner.' Still, when asked if she would ever consider playing his mother in a film, her response was clear: 'No.'Pressed further about veteran actors like Jaya Bachchan having already played maternal roles with leading stars, Mumtaz replied firmly, 'That's Jaya's decision.'She 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."advertisementThe actor also shared her interest in Hollywood icon Jane Fonda's role in Monster-in-Law, noting how Fonda's character retained her style and agency. "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," she was last seen in the film 'Aandhiyan' in 1990. The film also starred Shatrughan Sinha, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Madhushree. Must Watch
Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Mumtaz refused to marry Shammi Kapoor as Kapoor family didn't let bahus work: Didn't want women of the house wearing...
Actor Mumtaz famously left Bollywood at her peak after her marriage to businessman Mayur Madhvani. The actor has said that her in-laws forbade her from working in films after marriage. Curiously enough, she had earlier cancelled her wedding with superstar Shammi Kapoor due to the same condition. (Also read: Meet Kapoor family's only graduate who 'beat' Raj Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor at age 67, quit films to become a teacher) In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Mumtaz admitted that she and Shammi Kapoor wanted to marry each other in the late 60s after starring in Brahmachari. 'Shammi Kapoor was a very good-looking man, and I liked him. There is nothing to hide, nothing to deny. There was a 17-to 18-year difference between us, but I didn't care. I wanted to marry him. Whoever he married is a very nice person, a very good human being, a good housewife. But Papa ji (Raj Kapoor) was very strict in those days. There was a rule till he was alive, that ghar ki bahu kaam nahi karegi (daughter-in-law won't work). It was as straightforward as that,' she said. Mumtaz added that the rule had been enforced by the Kapoor family patriarch Prithviraj Kapoor. This rule also meant that Mumtaz missed out on being cast in Mera Naam Joker. Even after doing look tests, Raj Kapoor told Mumtaz he couldn't cast her as the role required wearing short clothes and if she was to marry into the family, it would be 'disastrous'. Even as Mumtaz told him that she and Shammi had cancelled their plans, Raj Kapoor didn't budge. 'The rule was enforced by Prithviraj ji, he never wanted that bahu log kaam karein. He was an old-fashioned man. Raj ji said, 'If you get married in between the movie, and you're wearing such short clothes, it would be disastrous'. He was right. The Kapoor family is highly respected to this day. They wouldn't want women of the house wearing loose clothes and jumping in the air. There was a rule, and they were right,' she added. Mumtaz eventually married Mayur Madhvani in 1974 and bid adieu to films soon after. After her 1976 release, Nagin, she took a long sabbatical. The actor attempted a comeback in 1990 with the film Aandhiyan. It also starred Shatrughan Sinha, Prosenjit Chatterjee, and Madhushree. However, the film failed, and Mumtaz never returned to Bollywood again.
Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Mumtaz's in-laws forbade her from acting when she was making Rs 7.5 lakh per film, was the highest paid actor: ‘I quit too soon'
Although it's been 35 years since she appeared in a movie, Mumtaz still holds a place in the hearts of Bollywood audiences. One of the most celebrated female actors of all time in Hindi cinema, she was once even the highest-paid actress. However, while at the top of her game, Mumtaz bid adieu to cinema in the mid '70s to focus on her family and appeared only once since then, in the 1990 film Aandhiyan. Nevertheless, the veteran actor recently revealed that she quit acting not by choice but owing to pressure from her in-laws, who forbade her from pursuing a film career after marriage. At the pinnacle of success, Mumtaz tied the knot with Ugandan millionaire Mayur Madhwani in 1974 and moved to London, cutting ties with cinema. 'At the time of my marriage, the Madhwani family said that I couldn't continue working. So I quit my job and got married at a time when I was the highest-paid actress. Who else charged Rs 7.5 lakh per film? Yet, when they said I can't work anymore, I left the job,' she said during a chat with journalist Vickey Lalwani. She continued, 'However, I know that I quit too soon. But my parents themselves told me, 'Look, Mumtaz, the film business is such that, even if not today, once you reach 40 or 50, you will start receiving only a particular type of role. Now that you're getting to be part of a good family, why not?' My family members were not selfish people who kept pushing me to keep working to bring in more money. My mother was a very orthodox person, hailing from Iran. I actually respect my family for letting go of a girl who was making crores at that time,' she said, adding that people still remember her because she left at the zenith of her professional life. Recalling turning down the offer to do Ramesh Sippy's Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), penned by Salim–Javed, Mumtaz shared that she rejected the project because the remuneration offered to her was not up to the mark. 'Ramesh Sippy ji offered me very little money. So, I said I won't work at this price. Even today, when they call me to work in TV, I don't accept jobs that offer just Rs 2-3 lakh. I have a fixed price. I am not being rude. But if they want me and believe that I am worth it, then pay properly.'
