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Mumtaz

Indian film actress · India · On the map · Actors · Born 1947 · age 79

Mumtaz Askari Madhvani, known mononymously as Mumtaz is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Initially starting out as a child actor and later appearing in B-grade films, she established herself as one of the leading and highest-paid actresses of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Mumtaz is read about 750 times a day, in 39 languages.

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2011“”I am bored to talk of my films. I cannot even bear to see most of them.”In their words7 December 2011November 1966 (quoted in Filmfare

“On her passion for acting: "I used to feel a sort of emptiness before I started acting but not any longer... If I were not an actress, I’d have gone crazy.”In their words7 December 2011December 1966 (quoted in Filmfare

“Women are meant to be loved and not understood.”In their words7 December 2011November 1970 (quoted in Filmfare

“My kids were in boarding school. I was a bit bored of just jet setting from one country to another. So I came to India to do Aandhiyaan for a lark.”In their words7 December 2011March 1994 (quoted in Filmfare

2004Indian IdolSeries1977AainaFilm, Shalini R. Shastri1976NaginFilm, Rajkumari1975Prem KahaniFilm, Kamini S. Sinha / Kamini D. Kumar1974Aap Ki KasamFilm, Sunita Bhatnagar1973Bandhe HaathFilm, Mala1972Apna DeshFilm, Chanda1971Ek Nari Ek BrahmachariFilm, Neena1969Aadmi Aur InsaanFilm, Rita1968BrahmachariFilm, Roopa Sharma1967Boond Jo Ban Gayee MotiFilm1966Pyar Kiye JaaFilm, Meena Priyadarshini1965KaajalFilm, Jharna1963Mujhe Jeene DoFilm1958Sone Ki ChidiyaFilm1947Born31 July 1947

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Filmfare Awards
IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award

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Known for portraying feisty, vivacious women on screen in romantic and action dramas, Mumtaz is the recipient of a Filmfare Award and was honoured the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.

Country
India
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
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Born 1947 · age 79