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Veteran actress Mumtaz decided to suddenly leave films on her career peak. At that time she was one of the highest fees actresses, but she quit acting after marriage and gave priority to the family.
Mumtaz married businessman Mayur Madhwani in 1974. Mumtaz had admitted that his in -laws did not like him to work in films even after marriage.
Mumtaz said in a conversation with Vicky Lalwani,
At the time of my marriage, the Madhwani family said that it cannot work now. At that time I was the most money -taking actress. Who used to take 7.5 lakh rupees for a film? But when he refused, I quit work.
They have two daughters Natasha and Tanya from the wedding of Mumtaz and Mayur Madhwani.
The journey of Mumtaz became a mother was not easy
Mumtaz had to mold herself in Mayur Madhwani’s traditional Gujarati family. Mumtaz said,
I learned to make dal-dhokli, udhiya and khandvi. Today I am fine cook.
However, when the children came to talk, the road was not easy. Mumtaz had told,
I was miscreated many times. At the time of Natasha, I was lying in bed for six months, only staring at the roof. So my children mean a lot to me.
Everything was not good in Mumtaz’s wedding. Her husband had a relationship with another woman.
Mumtaz was born on 31 July 1947.
According to the report of the Indian Express, Mumtaz had accepted that I could not break my marriage due to a small mistake. My husband is not flirt. That is handsome, a mistake was made. I thought it better to support him instead of leaving him.
In a conversation with Pinkvilla, Mumtaz had said that often men’s affairs are hidden. My husband had only one.
Mumtaz further said that he convinced me that he had liked a girl in America, but he also said that he would never leave me. I respect his honesty.
Mumtaz was so hurt by her husband’s infidelity that she too had come to India and had a small affair.
Mumtaz said,
After that I started feeling alone. I was a little proud, sad. So I came to India. When there are thorns all around and some bring a rose, the person gets drowned, but it was nothing special, it was just a small phase which ended soon.
Mumtaz is also a breast cancer surveir and appeared in the documentary ‘1A minutes’ made on it.
Mumtaz started his career with the 1961 film ‘Stree’. Mumtaz, who has done about 100 films in her career, has also received the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1970 for the film ‘Toy’.
Mumtaz has also been a wonderful dancer with the actress in her time. Audiences always liked his dance performance in his films.
Mumtaz is originally from Iran. He has acted in many hit films like ‘Brahmachari’ (1968), ‘Ram Aur Shyam’ (1967), ‘Man and Mana’ (1969) and ‘Toy’ (1970).
In 1990, Mumtaz tried a comeback with the film ‘Antheiya’, but the film did not run at the box office. After this, he did not return to films again.