Mumtaz

Birthday: Jul 31, 1947
Birthplace: Bombay, India

Bio: Mumtaz entered the film scene as a cherubic young girl of 14-15 years of age in the '60s. Too young to be cast as leading lady, she started with bit roles and quickly graduated to lead roles in low budget movies. She was extremely versatile, beautiful and charming, and stole everybody's heart with her captivating looks and inspired performances in each of her… More Bio: Mumtaz entered the film scene as a cherubic young girl of 14-15 years of age in the '60s. Too young to be cast as leading lady, she started with bit roles and quickly graduated to lead roles in low budget movies. She was extremely versatile, beautiful and charming, and stole everybody's heart with her captivating looks and inspired performances in each of her films.

Mumtaz was sensitive and was quick to understand and translate every nuance hinted at, onto the screen. Even in her brief roles against established actresses, she was the one who got noticed more and lingered in viewers memories for longer periods. She acted in more than 100 films during a short career span of 14 years, and there is not even a single film in which her performance could not be termed as excellent. In her very first film with significant banner and role, Khilona (1970), she won the most coveted Filmfare award in 1970. She has also been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by Filmfare in 1997. Whatever a role called for - negative or positive, serious or light, urbanite or rustic, majestic or pauper, innocent or vile, gentle or venomous, coy or flaunting, Mumtaz adapted seemingly effortlessly. The public adulation for her is still strong, even after more than two decades of retirement.